The current pandemic, COVID-19, brought about by the coronavirus strain SARS-CoV-2 has been ongoing around the world for over 18 months now. When the pandemic took the world by surprise, there was a limit on the number and types of tests available. However, as...

By Liam Critchley | 28-07-2021

Power conversion is an essential function in many applications, from infotainment systems to battery-powered IIoT sensors. Several basic switching mode topologies are commonly used for DC/DC and AC/DC power conversion. The specific type used depends on the vol...

Educational | By Mark Patrick | 27-07-2021

The modern-day world is very familiar with local epidemics' impact and how these localised outbreaks can turn into global pandemics. Several different airborne pathogens can cause severe epidemics and threaten public health, including pathogens that can cause...

By Liam Critchley | 26-07-2021

Recently, researchers from the University of Wisconsin have created an implantable device that can speed up bone repair while being entirely dissolvable in the human body. What challenges do implantable electronic devices face, what have the researchers accomp...

By Sam Brown | 23-07-2021

Broadcom has recently been sued by the FTC over monopoly charges and agreed to a settlement promising to change its sales tactics. What exactly did Broadcom do that upset the FTC? Why are silicon giants often in the spotlight for some form of corruption or bad...

Semiconductors | By Robin Mitchell | 22-07-2021

Recently, it was announced that Nexperia is in the process of acquiring the UK’s largest semiconductor fabrication plant Newport Wafer Fab. What is the value of this acquisition, what capabilities does the wafer plant have, and how does this acquisition demons...

Semiconductors | By Robin Mitchell | 21-07-2021

The recent announcement of Windows 11 and Intel’s development of increased hardware security demonstrate how hardware security will continue to grow in importance. What challenges does software security face, how are Intel and Windows 11 taking advantage of ha...

Security | By Sam Brown | 20-07-2021

Over the years, computers and data science methodologies have increased significantly within the chemical sciences (and the more expansive application areas associated with chemicals). A lot of this has centred around theoretical chemistry, molecular simulatio...

By Liam Critchley | 20-07-2021

Side-channel attacks on semiconductor technology are nothing new and were first documented in the mid-1990s by cryptography expert Paul Kocher. Back then they were extremely tricky to perform well because measuring equipment had nowhere near the sophistication...

Semiconductors | By Paul Whytock | 14-07-2021

Intel and AMD have recently announced that they will be the first customers of TSMCs 3nm process that is about to enter risk production. Why is Intel looking towards TSMC for 3nm devices, what details are known about TSMCs 3nm, and why are process node numbers...

By Robin Mitchell | 13-07-2021

Recently, researchers from Stanford have demonstrated a new flexible artificial skin that integrates up to 40,000 transistors per square cm of material. What challenges do flexible electronics face, what have the researchers demonstrated, and could this be the...

By Sam Brown | 12-07-2021

IoT technology has begun to mature, but the release of newer devices is seeing many older devices either discarded or resold. What historic problems have IoT devices faced, why are older IoT devices a potential security threat, and how can engineers combat the...

IoT | By Robin Mitchell | 12-07-2021