Inside Electronics

The use of chiplets to create advanced systems-on-chip (SoCs) can deliver cost-effective solutions with better performance and lower power consumption, compared to monolithic chips. However, without proper standards and regulations, variations in chipsets could lead to incompatibility issues that can stifle development. Recently, Arm introduced the Chiplet System Architecture (CSA), providing a set of partitioning and connectivity standards for chiplets to align the industry. 
In this podcast we talk to Eddie Ramirez, VP of Infrastructure Business at Arm, about the chiplet ecosystem and the things the company is doing in the space. 

We sat down with Daan Kuitenbrouwer, Co-Founder at Delft Circuits, to talk about the company’s effort in that direction. Delft’s Cri/oFlex superconducting cables replace conventional wiring inside cryostats, delivering higher channel density, lower thermal load, and proven reliability at scale in quantum and cryogenic systems. 

Sometimes it seems that we are on the verge of adequately commercializing autonomous driving, and then it seems like it'll never happen. We talk about the application space and the technology required with Dr. Stefan Poledna, co-founder, CTO, and CEO of TTTech Auto.

AI and data center growth are putting unprecedented pressure on memory infrastructure, and the industry is feeling the effects. In this episode of Inside Electronics, host Alix Palture speaks with Brian Watson, Marketing Manager for Customized Memory Solutions at Winbond, about the challenges created by the rapid shift toward HBM and DDR5, the ongoing shortage of DDR4, and why legacy memory technologies remain essential for many real-world designs.
Brian shares how Winbond helps customers bridge supply gaps, support long product lifecycles, and deliver performance through solutions like Cube architecture for applications that need bandwidth without the HBM price point. If you want a clear look at the memory pressures shaping AI, data centers, and the broader engineering landscape, this episode is for you.

With the advance of wide-bandgap power semiconductors in the marketplace, many are starting to feel that the time is getting short for silicon-based power electronics. However, the fundamental structure of the silicon power MOSFET remained largely unchanged, and there is still a window of opportunity to develop next-generation devices that can leverage the maturity and expertise of the silicon processing industry. 
One such company, iDEAL Semiconductor, has redefined the legacy structure with its SuperQ advanced REduced SURface Field (RESURF) Silicon Power MOSFET architecture. 

Enterprise and Data Center SSD Form Factors (EDSFF) include E1 and E3 that have supplanted the conventional M.2 and 2.5-in form factors like U.2 in high end servers. M.2 slots are often found on motherboards but server removable drives are now dominated by EDSFF that support the latest PCI Express-based NVMe interfaces that provide massive throughput. In this episode, Sebastien Jean, Chief Technology Officer at Phison Electronics, about the history and evolution of drive form factors and how flash memory has changed the form factor design. 

For more than six decades, Cinch Connectivity Solutions has addressed the demanding requirements of applications such as space exploration, delivering reliable, cost-effective solutions by leveraging its global team of expert engineers, manufacturing, and sales support. Cinch Connectivity Solutions’ CIN::APSE provides high-reliability, high-performance solderless, high-density interconnects for board-to-board, flex-to-board, and component-to-board applications.

This episode of Inside Electronics explores how a “power renaissance” is reshaping electronic design, with capacitors playing a central role. Host Alix Paultre speaks with Eduardo Drehmer, VP of Product Marketing at TDK Electronics, about rising power demands from AI, data centers, and electric vehicles, and how this pushes efficiency, thermal management, and reliability to the forefront.
Alix and Eduardo explain how multilayer ceramic, aluminum electrolytic, and film capacitors each evolve to manage higher voltages, large surge currents, and harsh automotive environments while maintaining long lifetimes.
They also highlight TDK’s broad portfolio, from board-level MLCCs to capacitors used in fusion power projects and discuss how automotive reliability standards now influence industrial designs. The discussion closes on global manufacturing, supply stability, and safety challenges in EV batteries, with TDK and DigiKey partnering to make the latest capacitor technologies widely accessible.

The Greater Sacramento Economic Council (GSEC) recently spent time in Europe visiting various cities and attending major trade shows in Germany to build bridges and expand contacts in the electronics industry. In this podcast, we talk to Troels Adrian, EVP of the Greater Sacramento Economic Council, about the council’s efforts as well as some of their success stories. 

This episode of Inside Electronics features Alix Paultre, Editor at Large for Electronic Design, and Dr. Hugo Guzman, Product Marketing Manager-Integrated Circuits at Littelfuse. Alix and Hugo discuss how smart solid-state relays (SSRs) are reshaping residential, commercial, and industrial building automation.
As engineers pack more HVAC controls, access systems, smart thermostats, sensors, and wireless modules into existing infrastructure, they must meet tight EMC, EMI, safety, and form-factor constraints while often working without a dedicated C‑wire. Hugo contrasts legacy electromechanical relays—bulky, noisy, prone to contact wear, arcing, and limited lifetime—with SSR-based designs that offer silent operation, predictable switching behavior, and improved reliability in inductive-load environments.
Hugo also explains how Littelfuse’s smart SSRs integrate application-specific intelligence, such as load-powered operation and latching for C‑wire–less smart thermostats (CPC1601M), minimizing quiescent current and extending battery life in retrofit designs.
For video doorbells and access control, the CPC2501M adds controlled handling of chime inrush currents up to 5 A for a few milliseconds, while maintaining continuous power to both chime and camera from a compact QFN package. Throughout the episode, Alix and Hugo emphasize how these smart SSRs help designers achieve smaller, safer, and more energy-efficient building automation systems that comply with stringent 24/7 reliability and safety standards.