NIST Issues New Quantum Crypto Standards for Cyberspace

NIST, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology, has finally published a trio of new standards for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) in an attempt to get ahead of the coming cryptography crisis that’s forecast for the time when quantum computers get powerful enough to crack current RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) public-key encryption standards.  Although the RSA algorithm was published in 1977 and predates the Internet by a decade or … Read More → "NIST Issues New Quantum Crypto Standards for Cyberspace"

Building the Next Generation of Wireless Systems with AI-Native Technologies

This week my guest is Dr. Houman Zarrinkoub – Principal Product Manager of Wireless Communications at MathWorks. Houman and I investigate why the adoption of AI native technologies is necessary for the development of next-generation wireless standards, the steps involved in designing and integrating an AI-native wireless system and the common hurdles that engineers face when integrating AI into their wireless system design … Read More → "Building the Next Generation of Wireless Systems with AI-Native Technologies"

Unobtainium is where you find it: What happens when you can’t source an old IC?

If you’ve designed electronic systems for a while, or if you’ve repaired vintage electronic equipment, no doubt you’ve run into the fascinating term “unobtainium.” Here’s Wikipedia’s definition of the term:

“Unobtainium originally referred to materials that do not exist at all, but can also be used to describe real materials that are unavailable due to extreme rarity or … Read More → "Unobtainium is where you find it: What happens when you can’t source an old IC?"

Adiuvo Engineering’s Leonidas Spartan 7 Tile makes it easy for you to drop an FPGA into your design

By the time you read this article, you should be able to get Adiuvo Engineering’s new Leonidas Spartan 7 Tile. It went on sale for pre-order in August for £150.00. Unlike FPGA development boards, Adiuvo’s Leonidas Spartan 7 Tile is designed to be used as a component in a larger design. The 59x59mm … Read More → "Adiuvo Engineering’s Leonidas Spartan 7 Tile makes it easy for you to drop an FPGA into your design"

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Infineon and Mouser introduction to Reliable Solid State Isolators
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Infineon
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and Daniel Callen Jr. from Infineon explore trends in solid state isolator and relay solutions, the benefits that Infineon’s SSI solutions bring to the table, and how you can get started using these solutions for your next design. 
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Posted on Oct 15 at 9:53am by JK
Nice story. Wow! Evergreen Aviation. I haven’t heard that name in a while! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_International_Aviation) I assume you’re familiar with their background and what an interesting guy their founder Del Smith was? When Air America closed down it was Evergreen that bought ...
Posted on Oct 15 at 7:49am by Max Maxfield
I just received another email from Zeke saying: "I just made a new video recapping and summarizing the Desktop Satellite Tracker -- Here is the link: https://youtu.be/ZUq9QKSz3T8"
Posted on Oct 14 at 10:46am by Tacitus
You wax eloquent as always my friend, on what, “...tis a consummation devoutly to be wish’d…”. I shall therefore send a “slightly evil” minion (Operations and Maintenance),to you to ring out further details (all the really evil minions (Design), are required by law to remain in California - ...
Posted on Oct 11 at 8:57am by Max Maxfield
"Wow! Could these be used with the “Hofstadter-Moebius Loop” logic system that operates my fully-automated, Trebuchet (that fires GPS-drone aimed, canard-guided projectiles made of FRP inside red Georgia clay, and shaped to look like a full-sized, 1955 Buick Roadmaster)?" Well, Duh!
Posted on Oct 10 at 7:53am by Tacitus
“...They are targeted at things like home appliances …that play a critical role in their target system applications ” Wow! Could these be used with the “Hofstadter-Moebius Loop” logic system that operates my fully-automated, Trebuchet (that fires GPS-drone aimed, canard-guided projectiles made of FRP inside red Georgia clay, and shaped to ...
Posted on Oct 9 at 11:38am by Karl Stevens
Finally! He put the driver on the tile, leaving the FPGA and memories where they were. I was always a waste of FPGA resources to have unused drivers. Now we need a design tool that takes conditional assignments as input and produces the assignment sequences for debug like the compile/...
Posted on Oct 8 at 7:21am by Karl Stevens
Unfortunately because Verilog could be simulated, management overlooked this simple fact and forced designers to use HDL for design entry!! Yes, I have VScode. C# is the most popular language supported and I have found that C# is very useful for design entry. In many ways it is like opening ...
Posted on Oct 8 at 6:45am by Karl Stevens
Thanks, I totally agree.
Posted on Oct 7 at 5:51am by Max Maxfield
D stands for "description" as in "Hardware Description Language"
Posted on Oct 4 at 12:39pm by Karl Stevens
While we are here, what does the "D" in HDL stand for?
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XENSIV™ MEMS Microphones Qualified According AEC-Q103
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Infineon
MEMS based microphone technology can bring a variety of benefits to automotive applications. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with James Sterling from Infineon about the components included in a MEMS microphone system, the roles that frequency and sensitivity play in microphone enhanced automotive systems, and the benefits that Infineon’s XENSIV™ automotive qualified microphones bring to interior and exterior automotive applications.
Oct 15, 2024
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On Board Charger Solutions Enable Vehicle Electrification
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and onsemi
On board charging modules are a key component for a variety of electric cars today and the device selection and topology for these chargers depends on target efficiency, cost and power density. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and Kevin Keller from onsemi explore the design considerations for on board chargers, the power requirements needed for these kinds of designs, and the role that packaging plays in the development of on board charging solutions.
Oct 2, 2024
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ForgeFPGA™: Low Density FPGA Solutions from Renesas
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Renesas
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and Matthew Leonard from Renesas explore the benefits that ForgeFPGAs, low density FPGA solutions from Renesas, bring to a variety of applications including computing and storage, wearables, consumer electronics and more. They also investigate the LUT structure of these low density FPGAs, how these solutions can be utilized for drone sensor aggregation and how Renesas is breaking barriers of entry for FPGA solutions with their ForgeFPGAs.
Oct 1, 2024
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Pairing Gate Drive to EliteSiC
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and onsemi
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and Bob Card from onsemi investigate the role that gate drivers and switches play in high-power mega trend applications. They also explore the benefits that silicon carbide switches bring to these applications, how gate drive is calculated and how onsemi is furthering innovation in wide band gap drivers and switches.
Sep 30, 2024
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Choosing the Ideal Semiconductor Technology for your Topology
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Infineon
Wide band gap semiconductor materials are great choices for next generation power converter switches. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and Matthew Reynolds from Infineon explore the benefits and tradeoffs of GaN, silicon junction or Silicon carbide power switching technology, the importance that body diode performance plays in these solutions and how you can take advantage of gallium nitride, silicon carbide, and silicon junction wide band gap power solutions in your next design.
Sep 27, 2024
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ECK Series DC Contactors
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and John Hamilton from TE Connectivity chat about the what, where, and how of DC Contactors. They also explore the benefits that these solutions can bring to a variety of e-mobility, warehouse automation and battery management applications, and how you can get started using a TE Connectivity ECK DC Contactor in your next design.
Sep 26, 2024
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