Robin Mitchell

Robin Mitchell is an electronic engineer who has been involved in electronics since the age of 13. After completing a BEng at the University of Warwick, Robin moved into the field of online content creation, developing articles, news pieces, and projects aimed at professionals and makers alike. Currently, Robin runs a small electronics business, MitchElectronics, which produces educational kits and resources.

Intel to use RISC-V in their Nios FPGA processor

Intel recently announced that it would be using RISC-V in its next generation of Nios V soft IP microcontrollers for FPGAs. Why is RISC-V being introduced by multiple vendors, what

RISC-V | 11-10-2021

Neuromorphic design could help reverse engineer biological neural nets

Recently, Samsung Electronics published a paper that describes a method for copying a neural net and pasting the design into memory without the need for understanding the neural ne

08-10-2021

Researchers develop a smart cane to aid those with visual impairments

Being blind is a challenging disability when considering that almost all daily activities use sight in one form or another. Researchers have recently developed a prototype of an in

08-10-2021

BFree – A whole lot of nothing

Recent reports are mentioning the development of a battery-free technology to help devices operate without the need for batteries. What exactly is being said, why is it a lot of hy

07-10-2021

Codasip Announces UK Hiring for RISC-V Development

Recently, RISC-V development Codasip announced that it will be looking to hire 100 engineers in the UK to continue its development with RISC-V IP cores. Who is Codasip, why are the

RISC-V | 05-10-2021

Researchers develop a method for creating unique IDs in chips

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology have recently developed a unique doping technology for creating unique IDs on semiconductors. What challenges do

04-10-2021

Hydrogen for heating – How can hydrogen help the renewables industry?

It is a well-known fact that the renewables industry faces challenges with energy availability, and the million-dollar question is what green technology will help to act as an ener

Environment | 01-10-2021

Another cause of the semiconductor shortage comes to light – Old technology

A recent report has brought to light another key reason for the automotive semiconductor shortage; old technology. How has this factor helped reduce automotive IC supplies, why can

Semiconductors | 30-09-2021

Pre-Crime – How AI may be used to predict crime before it happens

Police in the US has been utilising a software tool called ShadowDragon to create profiles and look for links to criminality in people of key interest. However, recent reports show

AI | 29-09-2021