EE Times News
An Introduction to Software Prototyping: Unlocking SoC Software Verification with proFPGA CS
Published: August 14, 2026, 3:22 pm
Discover how the Veloce™ proFPGA CS platform delivers a flexible, modular architecture that scales across the full spectrum of SoC software verification needs.
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Intel at a Memory Crossroads, Again
Published: August 14, 2026, 1:01 pm
The CPU specialist heeds a memory comeback while memory chips transform from commodity to AI gold rush.
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Semiconductor Equipment Shifts To Build-to-Print Manufacturing
Published: August 14, 2026, 10:56 am
Semiconductor equipment OEMs look to build-to-print for greater capacity.
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Smartphone Makers Squeezed by Soaring Chip Costs
Published: August 13, 2026, 6:47 pm
Chip costs are gutting smartphone margins; expect pricier iPhones and fewer cheap phones.
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Enabling Robot Operating Systems—Introducing the ADI Trinamic Motor Controller ROS1 Driver
Published: August 13, 2026, 4:14 pm
Robot Operating System (ROS) drivers were developed on Analog Devices prod ucts so that they can be readily used within a ROS ecosystem. This article will give an overview on how to use and integrate these drivers in their applica tions, products, and systems (for example, autonomous navigation, safety bubble maps, and data collection robots); […]
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Hackaday News
Twin Guitar-Playing Robots Will Work for Tab
Published: August 15, 2026, 5:00 am
Remember Animusic? They were these incredible animated music videos with original tunes being played by computer-generated robots. Well, the MegCell Pulse might be the coolest robots-playing-music thing we’ve seen since …read more
Large-Scale Pokémon Eviction Looms with Pokémon Bank Server Shutdown
Published: August 15, 2026, 2:00 am
After the Nintendo 3DS handheld console saw most its online services including the online store (eShop) taken offline not too long ago, it was only a matter of time before …read more
Submersible drone analyzes ice
Published: August 14, 2026, 11:00 pm
Doing anything on a frozen lake can carries some amount of risk. Nevertheless, every year events ranging from car racing to ice skating are held on them. As such, proper …read more
Automatic Naptime with BabyBjorn Bouncing Servo
Published: August 14, 2026, 8:00 pm
Any parent with a baby and deep pockets– or friends with deep pockets– will probably sing the praises of the BabyBjorn rocking sling chair. A simple spring-loaded sling seat allows …read more
Uninvasive EEG Interface Could Be Used To Play Games
Published: August 14, 2026, 6:00 pm
These days, most of us interface with our computing devices in the same old-fashioned ways—via keyboards, mice, and touchscreens. The idea of a more direct brain-to-machine interface remains appealing to …read more
Adafruit Blog News
Gemma Translator – Live Translating Offline on a Raspberry Pi 5 #piday #raspberrypi
Published: August 14, 2026, 10:48 pm
This open source translator was built by a team at google. It is an experiment to build a fully offline translator. All the parts are off the shelf and easy to find: a Raspberry Pi 5, portable battery pack, tiny touchscreen display, mini speaker, and micro keyboard with a knob to select languages. It’s all […]
John Park’s CircuitPython Parsec: Fruit Jam Library – NeoPixels
Published: August 14, 2026, 5:23 pm
#circuitpythonparsec Use the Fruit Jam Library peripherals module to light on-board NeoPixels. Try out the code example To learn about CircuitPython:
Low-Tech Buzzing Operation Game #BackToSchool #BackToSchool2026
Published: August 14, 2026, 3:28 pm
Low-Tech Buzzing Operation Game Build a buzzing gameboard that teaches simple circuits — great for kids and classes! This version uses mainly everyday household and recycled materials, and it’s easy for kids to build themselves. There’s no programming involved — just a simple paper circuit, basic components, and 3V coin battery for power. August is […]
The Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter: subscribe for free
Published: August 14, 2026, 2:02 pm
The Python for Microcontrollers Newsletter is the place for the latest news involving Python on hardware (microcontrollers AND single board computers like Raspberry Pi). This ad-free, spam-free weekly email is filled with CircuitPython, MicroPython, and Python information that you may have missed, all in one place! You get a summary of all the software, events, projects, and the latest hardware worldwide once a week, no […]
Make a LEGO Synthesizer or a Color Sensing Music Player with our AS7341 10-Channel Light / Color Sensor Breakout
Published: August 14, 2026, 2:00 pm
The Adafruit AS7341 10-Channel Light / Color Sensor Breakout is a multi-channel spectrometer, which is a special type of light sensor that is able to detect not only the amount of light present but also the amounts of light within different wavelengths. This means that you can use it to detect much better than […]
Electronics Weekly News
How To: Develop Edge AI on a Raspberry Pi with LiteRT and Gemma
Published: August 14, 2026, 3:54 pm
This is an interesting one from Google's Developer blog: an example project on Edge AI using a Raspberry Pi along with LiteRT and Gemma.
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Standards and AI will shape-shift EDA
Published: August 14, 2026, 3:52 pm
As AI and machine learning are getting more and more integrated into the EDA workflows, there are new challenges emerging around areas such as interoperability, data exchange, trust, and reproducibility. […]
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Google joins OpenROAD EDA initiative
Published: August 14, 2026, 2:01 pm
Google is joining the OpenROAD Initiative (ORI) as a principal member, for its open source electronic design automation (EDA). As is customary, Google’s Technical Program Manager, Aaron Cunningham, is joining […]
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CHIIPS #37 – CHIIPs with DVCon’s Mark Burton
Published: August 14, 2026, 1:37 pm
Don't miss the latest episode of our Electronics Weekly podcast, CHIIPS. It features Mark Burton - DVCon's technical programme chair.
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President Bush, Qualcomm, the CTIA, Broadcom and the ITC square up
Published: August 14, 2026, 1:24 pm
19 years ago the tech industry was up to its old trick of roping in the government to fight its battles. ‘The CTIA Wireless Association in the US has backed […]
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