International

First programmable microprocessor

50 years of Intel 4004

This year is special for Intel, as well as for the entire semiconductor industry: the 4004 microprocessor is celebrating its 50th anniversary. It is the first commercially available programmable microprocessor.

Magna

Battery housing for the all-electric F-150 Lightning

The all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning will be launched in spring 2022. Magna's...

Liquid-cooled charging for e-cars

This makes the charging process as fast as refueling

Engineers at Ford and researchers at Purdue University have developed a liquid-cooled...

Wireless Sensing

S-Band FMCW Radar with MIMO Antenna Array Beamforming

A radar can be used to locate a buried object. Therefor the radar should operate at low...

NFC-WLC Wireless Charging Standard

Optimize Designs in the Face of Size, Cost and Performance

NFC wireless charging answers a growing need in the market for technology to charge...

Wireless Audio Connectivity

Bluetooth LE Audio

Based on Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) Bluetooth LE Audio has been created to...

New RISC-V processor family

From microcontroller to multicore processor

The latest announcement of a strategic partnership with Renesas opened the door for...

Dr. Michael Töpper, IZM

“We stand at the forefront in packaging!”

Panel Level Packaging promises a significant reduction in the cost of ICs. In an...

Board test and inspection systems

“AI is a long way from becoming mainstream”

Many suppliers of inspection systems are promoting the buzzword “Artificial...

Faster, more accurate, more economical

Fully automated soldering robot

A cobot cell and a mobile workstation combine to become a soldering robot for selective...