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32 Bits That Changed Microprocessor Design

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We were trying to design something that could carry both voice and computation into the future. AT&T Archives and History Center At the time, CMOS technology was seen as a promisingbut riskyalternative to the NMOS and PMOS designs then in use. CMOS, with its hybrid design, offered the potential for both speed and energy savings.

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2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 joins growing group of electric 3-row crossover SUVs

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The house has been a design icon since it opened, and its use underscored the upscale market targeted by the electric three-row SUV from one of the world’s most ambitious carmakers. It’s a square but design-forward three-row utility vehicle with high-design interiors and the brand’s mix of user-friendly interfaces and advanced tech.

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REE Automotive’s modular REEcorners enable an unprecedented amount of flexibility in EV design

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Taking the EV skateboard chassis to another level The so-called skateboard chassis is a staple of modern EV design. To a large extent, vehicles are designed around their propulsion systems. When a certain American startup designed its second-generation vehicle, it put the battery pack on the bottom, in a flat platform.

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Tesla launches low-voltage connector standard to simplify EV transition

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In post on its blog on Monday, Tesla officially launched the Low-Voltage Connector Standard (LVCS), which is a group of six standardized EV connectors meant to simplify the manufacturing of EVs and help accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

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In Georgia Techs design, supercritical carbon dioxide quenches the arc. Led by Lukas Graber , head of Georgia Techs plasma and dielectrics lab, the research group will run its 72-kV prototype AC breaker through a synthetic test circuit at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee beginning in late April.

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Airbus is Working on a Superconducting Electric Aircraft

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One of the greatest climate -related engineering challenges right now is the design and construction of a large, zero-emission, passenger airliner. The plane would be a single-aisle airliner, designed to succeed Airbuss A320 family of aircraft, the highest-selling passenger jet aircraft on the market, with nearly 12,000 delivered.

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Prototype Computer Uses Noise to Its Advantage

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But they have amended their design, getting rid of tricky-to-scale inductors. They now plan to create their next design in silico, rather than on a printed circuit board, and expect their next chip to come out later this year. How far this technology can be scaled remains to be seen.

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