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Modeling, Simulation and The Future of Vehicle-to-Grid Technology

by Amelia Dalton - October 31, 2025

Let’s talk about V2G! My podcast guest this week is Dr. Graham Dudgeon from MathWorks and we are talking all about vehicle-to-grid technology and how V2G technology can help with the complex management of the grid. Graham and I also discuss the biggest benefits of bidirectional power converters and how simulation, advanced control design, and automated code generation can help you develop bidirectional power converters.

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Model-Based Design Is Transforming System Development

by Max Maxfield - October 30, 2025

As I’ve mentioned on occasion, my degree is in Control Engineering. Well, that’s what we used to call it deep in the mists of time (circa the late 1970s) when I was a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed student—although the years, it must be said, have not been kind.

The idea was to have a core of math, accompanied by electronics, mechanics, hydraulics, … Read More → "Model-Based Design Is Transforming System Development"

Will ECS-DoT Be the Processor-of-Choice for Battery-Powered AI at the Edge?

by Max Maxfield - October 28, 2025

We live in exciting times. Sometimes I’m unsure just how much more excitement I can take. I can imagine one day talking to my grandchildren, saying something like, “I remember the days before AI,” and hearing them gasp in astonishment and disbelief.

I know what you’re thinking. When you first ran your orbs over the title of this column, I could … Read More → "Will ECS-DoT Be the Processor-of-Choice for Battery-Powered AI at the Edge?"

Is It Time to Bring PCB Assembly (PCBA) In-House?

by Max Maxfield - October 21, 2025

I’ve said it before, and I’ll doubtless say it again—I’m constantly amazed by how the metaphysical theme of the “interrelatedness of all things” that permeates the Dirk Gently books by Douglas Adams manages to manifest itself in my own humble journey through the cosmos.

For example, just a few weeks ago (at the time of this writing), I was … Read More → "Is It Time to Bring PCB Assembly (PCBA) In-House?"

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industry news
October 30, 2025
LR 16 Click board from MIKROE designed for low-power, long-range wireless connectivity for IoT and industrial applications
Digi International Announces Digi XBee 3 Global LTE Cat 4 Cellular Modem for IoT Applications
Magnachip Launches 650V Super Junction TOLL Package Products with Integrated Kelvin Source
EMASS Advances ECS-DoT Deployment Through Collaboration with Arrow Electronics
Abaco Systems Launches NVB2000xX and NVB500xX XMC Graphics and GPGPU Cards Featuring NVIDIA RTX Pro™ Blackwell Architecture
NXP Improves Battery Health Monitoring with EIS Capable Battery Management Chipset
October 29, 2025
Silicon carbide power modules in new EasyPACK™ C package enhance efficiency and lifetime of industrial applications
New High Current Pogo Pin Models Boast Ratings up to 25 Amps
New QSMP-23 module offers cost-optimised STM32 MPU platform to boost machine learning edge computing
Alpha Data unveils industry-first COTS solutions built on AMD Versal™ RF adaptive SoCs
Curtiss-Wright Expands NVIDIA-Accelerated GPU Family with 6U VPX Module for AI at the Edge
Curtiss-Wright Introduces New PacStar 431 Edge AI Module Accelerated by NVIDIA IGX Thor
October 28, 2025
Samtec Expands Offering of Slim, High-Density AcceleRate® HD Array Connectors
EIZO Announces Development of NVIDIA Jetson Thor 3U VPX SBC
Ruggedized 6 Watt DC/DC Converters with Ultra-Wide 8:1 Inputs
High-Accuracy Time Transfer Solution Provides Sub-Nanosecond Time Transfer Up To 800 km Using Long-Haul Optical Networks
October 27, 2025
ROHM Develops Breakthrough Schottky Barrier Diode Combining Low VF and IR for Advanced Image Sensor Protection
GaN flyback converters simplify design and silence audible noise
ASML Honors TRUMPF for New EUV Laser
ASRock Industrial Leads the Future of Secure Edge AI Platforms
SEGGER Flashers get FPGA programming capabilities with Flasher BitStreamer
Next Generation System-on-Chip Magnetic Hollowshaft Encoder: The New iC-MUE.
TriLite Unveils Trixel® 3 Cube — the Next Generation of Miniaturized Projection Displays for AR and Automotive Applications
Septentrio launches mosaic-G5 T timing module
October 23, 2025
Newark launches The DevKit HQ for embedded evaluation boards, kits, tools
VSORA Launches Europe’s Most Powerful AI Inference Chip
Silicon Labs Unveils the Next Evolution of IoT Development with the Simplicity Ecosystem
Ainekko Launches AI Foundry, Bringing Open-Source Principles and ‘Do-Ocracy’ to AI Hardware
Microchip Adds Highly Integrated Single-Chip Wireless Platform Designed for Advanced Connectivity, Touch and Motor Control
NFC Forum Launches Certification to Support Extended Range of Contactless Connections
October 22, 2025
NextSilicon’s Maverick-2 Powers AI and HPC Breakthroughs with up to 10x Performance Boost at Less Than Half the Power
Renesas Adds Two New MCU Groups to Blazing Fast RA8 Series with 1GHz Performance and Embedded MRAM
New MEMS-based MultiGBASE-T1 FIUs from Pickering ramp up test system bandwidth, throughput & operational life
Curtiss-Wright Expands PacStar Modular Radio Center with new Tactical Radio Gateways to Expand Mission-Critical Radio Interoperability at the Tactical Edge
October 21, 2025
NXP’s AI-Enabled i.MX 952 Applications Processor Advances Automotive HMIs and In-Cabin Sensing
Ceva Introduces Wi-Fi 7 1×1 Client IP to Power Smarter, More Responsive AI-Enabled IoT Devices and Emerging Physical AI Systems
Microchip Adds Highly Integrated Single-Chip Wireless Platform Designed for Advanced Connectivity, Touch and Motor Control
Allegro MicroSystems Unveils Industry’s First Production-Ready 10 MHz TMR Current Sensor, Enabling Optimal Protection and Control of Wide Bandgap Power Electronics
Knowles Corporation Unveils MM60 MEMS Microphone at EUHA, Setting New Standard for AI-Optimized Hearing Aids
New VPX Chassis Manager from LCR Embedded Systems Allows Open Source In-field Code Upgrades; Manufactured in the USA
Altus Adds Breakthrough Automated Inline Laser Depaneling System to its Line-Up
Onspring Ushers in the Next Era of GRC with New Intelligent AI Capabilities
Axelera Announces Europa AIPU, Setting New Industry Benchmark for AI Accelerator Performance, Power Efficiency and Affordability
October 20, 2025
ST introduces new image sensors for industrial automation, security and retail applications
Infineon presents XENSIV™ TLE4971/TLI4971, the most accurate coreless magnetic current sensor on the market
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Applications of Infineon Solid State Isolators
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Infineon
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Jaidev Dalvi from Infineon and Amelia Dalton explore the host of benefits that Infineon solid state isolators can bring to your next design. They also investigate the mechanics of solid state isolators, how they differentiate from mechanical relays and how you can get started using Infineon solid state isolators.
Click here for more information about Infineon Technologies Solid State Isolators (SSIs)
Oct 29, 2025
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The power of shift-left DRC verification with Calibre nmDRC Recon

Sponsored by Siemens Digital Industries Software

Accelerate IC design verification with Siemens’ Calibre nmDRC Recon, reducing runtimes by focusing on local checks earlier in the flow. This approach enhances productivity, simplifies debugging and cuts time-to-market.

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discussion
Inside the RISC-V Hardware Wars: A Streetfighter’s Unfiltered Take
Posted on Nov 1 at 8:27am by Karl Stevens
A sure sign of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. RISC -V is the third release of the same basic ISA. Several years and still no chips. Just wars. Open source, yes. Can just anyone design a CPU -- not so far. Can just ...
Why Universities Want RISC-V
Posted on Oct 29 at 9:00am by Max Maxfield
"By now there should be RISC-V ‘s everywhere." I'm certainly seeing them popping up all over the place, like in the ECS-DoT featured in my previous column: https://www.eejournal.com/article/will-ecs-dot-be-the-processor-of-choice-for-battery-powered-ai-at-the-edge/
Inside the RISC-V Hardware Wars: A Streetfighter’s Unfiltered Take
Posted on Oct 29 at 8:57am by Max Maxfield
The memory is the first thing to... whatsit :-)
Why Universities Want RISC-V
Posted on Oct 29 at 8:50am by Karl Stevens
This article was written in 2020. By now there should be RISCV 's everywhere. It was born because of open source, not because it offered a solution to a problem. The problem is memory access time. What is needed is a new approach using embedded memory blocks. RISC has been called "...
TI’s new power-management solutions enable scalable AI infrastructures
Posted on Oct 27 at 2:11am by powermeter
With the continuous advancement of AI technology, people's lives are becoming increasingly intelligent, and electricity management is becoming increasingly standardized. The emergence of smart meters has brought people convenient electricity management. Compared with traditional meters, smart meters eliminate the need for manual meter reading and allow users to monitor electricity ...
Inside the RISC-V Hardware Wars: A Streetfighter’s Unfiltered Take
Posted on Oct 26 at 5:34am by JK
I'm afraid it's just another geezer on too much medication. Got no sense of humor huh? Didn’t I meet you in 1984 at Bell Labs? :<) (I always forget to add the emoticon...)
Inside the RISC-V Hardware Wars: A Streetfighter’s Unfiltered Take
Posted on Oct 25 at 3:43pm by Beercandyman
Who are the Tiny Tube startups? Or are you trying to be funny?
Inside the RISC-V Hardware Wars: A Streetfighter’s Unfiltered Take
Posted on Oct 23 at 11:14am by Max Maxfield
"So, who are the Mobile IP Giants (MIPGs) alluded to in this column?" Well, I can't speak for Jonah or Yuning, but I'd guess at companies like ARM, Huawei, and Qualcomm
Inside the RISC-V Hardware Wars: A Streetfighter’s Unfiltered Take
Posted on Oct 23 at 10:52am by JK
Fortunately, Mr. Yuning’s scorn has ignored those of us in the nascent nano “Tiny Tube” startups (it's obvious that smaller vacuum tubes mean less power consumption, so we expect a bright (well, glowing anyway) future at the AI data centers! While the sockets are a real pain to make, ...
Is It Time to Bring PCB Assembly (PCBA) In-House?
Posted on Oct 23 at 10:17am by Max Maxfield
"...we proceed with confidence that each device we specify is actually used on our boards ..." That's a good point -- did you see my column on Cybord (https://www.eejournal.com/article/ai-based-pcba-machine-vision-solution-ensures-supply-chain-integrity/)? That company was founded by someone who almost lost a billion-dollar deal because his manufacturer had substituted ...
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High-Performance RF Microwave Cable Assemblies
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Samtec
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Matthew Burns from Samtec and Amelia Dalton explore the benefits of Samtec’s Nitrowave™ cable technology. They also investigate the innovative interlayer composition of Nitrowave™ cables, the variety of RF design and development services that Samtec offers, and how you can get started using Nitrowave™ cable technology for your next design.
Click here for more information about Samtec Nitrowave™ High-Performance RF Cable Assemblies
Oct 27, 2025
9,154 views
Arduino NANO R4
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Renesas
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Carlos Rodriguez from Arduino, Chris Semanson from Renesas and Amelia Dalton explore how the Arduino NANO R4 solution can help you streamline your next embedded design process. They explore benefits of the RA4M1 microcontroller at the heart of this solution, and how you can get started using the Arduino NANO R4 for your next design.
Click here for more information about Arduino ABX00142 Nano R4 Evaluation Board
Oct 27, 2025
7,835 views
Veloce proFPGA CS First to Market with VP1902
Sponsored by Siemens Digital Industries Software
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Oz Levia from Siemens and Amelia Dalton explore the trends pushing a need for hardware-assisted verification, how modularity can speed up system design, and the benefits that the Veloce proFPGA CS platform can bring to your next design.
Click here for more information about Veloce proFPGA CS
Oct 7, 2025
48,813 views
Designing for R-290: Overcoming HVAC Component Challenges
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Littelfuse
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Paul Kramarz from Littelfuse and Amelia Dalton explore the what, where and how of R-290. They investigate the testing methods utilized for this kind of refrigerant and how Littelfuse is further innovation in this arena.
Click here for more information about Carling Technologies ST Sealed Toggle Switches
Oct 2, 2025
50,405 views
Simplifying Position Control with Advanced Stepper Motor Driver
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and STMicroelectronics
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Jiri Keprda from STMicroelectronics and Amelia Dalton explore the benefits of the powerSTEP01 is a system-in-package from STMicroelectronics. They also examine how this solution can streamline overall position control architecture, the high level commands included in this solution and the variety of advanced diagnostics included in the powerSTEP01 system-in-package.
Click here for more information about the STMicroelectronics powerSTEP01 Controller
Jan 21, 2025
30,988 views
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