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STMicroelectronics simplifies high-efficiency two-port USB-PD adapters with ST-ONEMP digital controller

“STMicroelectronics is extending its highly integrated and power-saving ST-ONE family of USB Power Delivery (USB-PD) digital controllers by introducing the ST-ONEMP, which supports two power outputs. The ST-ONEMP builds on the market-first ST-ONE architecture combining …

STMicroelectronics unveils world’s first MCU Edge-AI Developer Cloud

“STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is continuing to expand its solutions for embedded AI developers and data scientists with a new, industry-first set of tools and services to get edge …

Study: Superconductivity switches on and off in “magic-angle” graphene

“A quick electric pulse completely flips the material’s electronic properties, opening a route to ultrafast, brain-inspired, superconducting electronics. With some careful twisting and stacking, MIT physicists have revealed a new and exotic property in “magic-angle” graphene: superconductivity that can …

The research team of BIT has made progress in the design of electrolyte for lithium battery ultra-fast charging and low-temperature battery

“In order to meet the higher demand for energy storage equipment of electric vehicles and special equipment, it is extremely important to design lithium-ion batteries with high energy density and long cycle life. Ultra-fast charging (XFC) and low-temperature performance are …

Thin, Lightweight Layer Provides Radiation Barrier for Perovskites in Space, Protection From Elements on Earth

“An ultrathin protective coating proves sufficient to protect a perovskite solar cell from the harmful effects of space and harden it against environmental factors on Earth, according to newly published research from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National …

To decarbonize the chemical industry, electrify it

“Researchers urge industry and the research community to explore electrification pathways to reduce chemical industry emissions. The chemical industry is the world’s largest industrial energy consumer and the third-largest source of industrial emissions, according to the International Energy Agency …

Toshiba Releases Automotive 40V N-channel Power MOSFETs with New High Heat Dissipation Package that Supports Larger Currents for Automotive Equipment

“Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has launched automotive 40V N-channel power MOSFETs, “XPQR3004PB” and “XPQ1R004PB,” that use the new L-TOGL™ (Large Transistor Outline Gull-wing Leads) package and feature a high drain current rating with low On-resistance. Shipments start …

Turning a $10 kitchen scale into a WiFi smart scale for Home Assistant

“Over the years I’ve seen a few posts on Reddit demonstrating the use of a load cell with an internet-connected microcontroller as a weight-based filament sensor for 3D printing. I decided to embark upon a similar project, retrofitting a …

Understanding the x86’s Decimal Adjust after Addition (DAA) instruction

“I’ve been looking at the DAA machine instruction on x86 processors, a special instruction for binary-coded decimal arithmetic. Intel’s manuals document each instruction in detail, but the DAA description doesn’t make much sense. I ran an extensive …

World Wide Web Consortium is now a public-interest nonprofit organization

“Growing from a strong foundation built at MIT CSAIL and other academic hosts, W3C will continue its mission of developing standards for an open and equitable web. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which leads development of the technical standards …