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Nisshinbo Micro Devices Expands High-Voltage IC Lineup for Next-Gen Automotive 48 V Systems
Published: July 20, 2026, 4:00 pm
Addressing the new challenges posed by the shift to 48 V automotive power supplies with Nisshinbo Micro Devices
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Powering the Automotive Revolution: From Zonal Architecture to 48V
Published: July 20, 2026, 1:30 pm
Explore how Monolithic Power Systems 48V automotive solutions, including the MPQ5884-AEC1, support safer, smarter, and more efficient zonal architecture.
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Photonics Components – The Eyes and Ears of the Future Unmanned System and Connected Soldiers
Published: July 20, 2026, 1:25 pm
Discover how optoelectronics plays a central role in sensing and data generation, including light-based distance measurement for UAVs and robotic platforms.
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Post-Quantum Cryptography Incorporated into SoCs via eFPGA
Published: July 20, 2026, 12:00 pm
Unlike hard-wired security engines, PQC algorithm mapped into eFPGA fabric claims to avoid costly silicon re-spins.
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RISC-V Europe Summit 2026: Beyond Embedded Electronics
Published: July 20, 2026, 7:42 am
The recent RISC-V Europe Summit in Bologna reflected the open standard's evolution toward data center, edge AI, and space applications.
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Hackaday News
Old SSDs Find New Life as Game Cartridges
Published: July 20, 2026, 3:30 pm
Game companies might not like physical media much anymore, but gamers sure do. There’s nothing like pawing over your collection to find what to play, and inserting a cartridge with …read more
Launching Rockets is Hard, Bring them Back is Harder
Published: July 20, 2026, 2:00 pm
Since the first V2 rocket sailed above the Kármán line back in 1944 and right up until the modern era, the trajectory of most space-bound rockets was more or less …read more
Earth-like LHS 1140b May Feature the First Atmosphere Found on Exoplanet
Published: July 20, 2026, 11:00 am
Finding another planet outside of our solar system that can comfortably be called ‘Earth-like’ is one of those discoveries that — if confirmed — would be a major event. The …read more
Could Reticulum Power a Post-Internet Network?
Published: July 20, 2026, 8:00 am
These days, it is easy to think you always have access to the Internet. But some wonder if — in spite of its ARPANET, nuclear-war-planning heritage — you can actually …read more
Seven Ways to Install Magnets Into Your 3D Prints
Published: July 20, 2026, 5:00 am
Magnets are awesome, so it’s no wonder we love to add them to our 3D prints. Doing so in a way that will actually last is harder, with thermal creep …read more
Adafruit Blog News
Making 3D printable circuit board solder paste stencils
Published: July 20, 2026, 4:18 pm
A stencil is a thin plate with openings matching the solder pads on your PCB. Place it on the board, spread solder paste with a squeegee, then position your SMD components before reflow. The result: precise and uniform paste deposits, much faster than using a syringe. Stenchill allows one to upload circuit board design Gerber […]
The Zilog Z80 has turned 50
Published: July 20, 2026, 3:53 pm
David Oberhollenzer posts how the Zilog Z80 processor was officially launched 50 years ago, in July of 1976, less than 4 years after the last human had walked on the moon. It was decades closer to WWII than to the present day, roughly at a halfway point between the Kennedy assassination and the fall of the […]
Accessing i.MX RT1060 registers from within C/C++
Published: July 20, 2026, 3:41 pm
imxrt1060-regs is a new and more modern way to access and modify registers on i.MX RT1060 microcontrollers. This library supplies a new and more modern way to access and modify registers. It uses modern C++ features to avoid defines, macros, and other avoidable mistakes. Check out Shawn Silverman’s work on GitHub.
A DIY Media Center built for my blind uncle
Published: July 20, 2026, 2:45 pm
Michael Holz wanted to build a media center with physical buttons and rotary switches that offer great tactile feedback for his blind uncle. I used two 11-position rotary switches designed in a way that allows you to easily feel their exact position. There is also a toggle switch to flip between Bluetooth and speaker output, […]
The ANSITerm Arduino library
Published: July 20, 2026, 2:33 pm
ANSITerm by Nick Tracy is an Arduino library that sends ANSI/VT-style escape sequences to a terminal via any Stream (e.g., Serial), letting you clear the screen, position the cursor, colorize text, draw boxes/tables, and (where supported) handle mouse clicks. Features (high level) Screen & cursor control: clearScreen(), setCursorPosition(), resetFormatting() Colors: 8-bit palette index, #RRGGBB / #RGB hex, CSS names, and RGB triplets via setTextColor() / setBackgroundColor() […]
Electronics Weekly News
Modular test architecture is driving force for Emerson
Published: July 20, 2026, 2:56 pm
The modular system, based on NI technology combines a high-performance FPGA core, for processing real-time data, and interchangeable SerDes interface devices which can be swapped according to the configuration requirements […]
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SWISSto12 $70m raises Series C for HummingSat development
Published: July 20, 2026, 1:52 pm
SWISSto12, the Swiss manufacturer of satellite and payload systems, has closed its $70 million Series C funding round. The capital raise follows the award of $84.8 million from the European […]
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European space funding bucks global trends
Published: July 20, 2026, 9:38 am
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released its latest Space Economy Report covering the year 2025. It gives an overview of the developments shaping Europe’s space sector. Its findings include […]
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Xi sets out China’s AI stall
Published: July 20, 2026, 6:08 am
Chinese president Xi Xinping told the World AI Conference in Shanghai at the weekend: “As ancient Chinese observed: ‘A man of wisdom adapts to changes. A man of knowledge acts […]
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Semi stocks falling
Published: July 20, 2026, 5:24 am
Semiconductor company shares have lost over $3tn in value since June. The SOX is 20% lower than its June high and the iShares Semiconductor ETF is down 15% from June. […]
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