CHIP Computer Project: CPU Temperature Monitor with OLED display SSD1306
https://www.electronics-lab.com/chip-computer-project-cpu-temperature-monitor-oled-display-ssd1306/
Today educ8s.tv is going to connect an OLED display to the CHIP 9$ computer in order to monitor its CPU temperature in real time. I received the CHIP single board computer about a year ago. It is an impressive board, it costs $9 and it offers a 1GHz CPU, 256MB of RAM wifi Bluetooth and […]
Memory upgrade for ESP8266
https://www.electronics-lab.com/memory-add-esp8266/
Pete show us how to upgrade your ESP8266 with 32Mbit memory chip. Some time ago I passed comment in here about converting an ESP-01 to 32Mb (or 4MB). And here it is in the flesh – a 32Mb ESP-01 – and also – at last – Sonoff Upgrades. Now, why would you want to do […]
Inside the tiny RFID chip that runs San Francisco’s race
https://www.electronics-lab.com/inside-tiny-rfid-chip-runs-san-franciscos-race/
Ken Shirriff teardowns an RFID chip used to track the time each runner took to run the race. At the beginning and end of the race, the runners cross special mats that contain antennas and broadcast ultra high frequency radio signals. The runner’s RFID chip detects this signal and sends back the athlete’s ID number, […]
World’s First 1,000-Processor Chip
https://www.electronics-lab.com/worlds-first-1000-processor-chip/
by Andy Fell: A microchip containing 1,000 independent programmable processors has been designed by a team at the University of California, Davis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The energy-efficient “KiloCore” chip has a maximum computation rate of 1.78 trillion instructions per second and contains 621 million transistors. The KiloCore was presented at the 2016 […]
200 chip definitions everyone should know
https://www.electronics-lab.com/200-chip-definitions-everyone-should-know/
Andreas Olofsson @ parallella.org has compiled a long list of acronyms used in the chip industry. If you would like to be an expert on IC field, take your time and check it out. Given how important chips are to modern society EVERYONE should understand and appreciate how they are made. Every field has its […]
Hack-proof RFID chips claimed by MIT
https://www.electronics-lab.com/hack-proof-rfid-chips-claimed-by-mit/
Researchers at MIT has announced a new RFID chip that is almost impossible to hack and it could mean that an identity thief couldn’t steal your credit card number by sitting next to you. The researchers’ new chip uses a bank of 3.3-volt capacitors as an on-chip energy source. But it also features 571 1.5-volt […]
Microchip to Buy Atmel for Nearly $3.6 Billion
https://www.electronics-lab.com/microchip-to-buy-atmel-for-nearly-3-6-billion/
Microchip Technology to Buy Atmel for Nearly $3.6 Billion @ The New York Times. Microchip Technology agreed to acquire a fellow chipmaker, the Atmel Corporation, for about $3.6 billion, part of a wave of mergers and acquisitions within the semiconductor industry. Chip makers have been combining to cut costs and build scale for their […]
C.H.I.P. vs Pi Zero: Which Sub-$10 Computer Is Better?
https://www.electronics-lab.com/c-h-i-p-vs-pi-zero-which-sub-10-computer-is-better/
David Scheltema @ makezine.com compares the C.H.I.P computer with Pi Zero to find our which is the best option for your next project: Now that there are two capable, sub-$10 computers for Makers — the $5 Pi Zero and the $9 C.H.I.P. — the debate will rage online over which board is faster, cheaper, and the […]
Wafer pooling: low-cost prototyping service for ICs
https://www.electronics-lab.com/wafer-pooling-low-cost-prototyping-service-for-ics/
AMS is providing a fast and cost effective IC prototyping service. by Clemens Valens @ elektormagazine.com: The Full Service Foundry division of ams AG announced its fast and cost-efficient IC prototyping service, known as Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) or shuttle run. The prototyping service combines several designs from different customers onto a single wafer to offer […]
Fully reprogrammable optical chip developed
https://www.electronics-lab.com/fully-reprogrammable-optical-chip-developed/
by Graham Pitcher @ newelectronics.co.uk: Researchers from the University of Bristol and NTT in Japan have developed an optical chip that can process photons in an infinite number of ways. According to the team, the fully reprogrammable chip marks a ‘new era of research’ for scientists and engineers at the cutting edge of quantum technologies. Dr Anthony […]