What Are Chips, Modules, and Development Boards? Understanding Their Relationships with ESP32 as an Example

What Are Chips, Modules, and Development Boards? Understanding Their Relationships with ESP32 as an Example

Click the blue text to follow us In hardware and embedded development, the terms chip, module, and development board are often mentioned. What are they, and what is their relationship? In this article, we will use Espressif’s ESP32 as an example to explain the relationship among these three. Overall, from chips to modules to development … Read more

US Stock Market Performance on November 14: Divergence with Semiconductor Stocks Rising and Chinese Concept Stocks Declining

On local time November 14, the US stock market showed a mixed performance, with the three major indices diverging in their trends and market sentiment remaining complex.At the close of trading on that day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 0.65%. As an important indicator reflecting the performance of large-cap blue-chip stocks in the … Read more

Don’t Be Deceived by the Word ‘Chip’! The Intricacies Inside Are Transforming Your Life.

Don’t be deceived by the word “chip”! When you hear this term, do you immediately think of something “mysterious” and “incomprehensible”? But the smartphones you touch every day, the TVs you watch, the navigation systems you use, and even the shared bicycles downstairs all hide its presence. This seemingly unremarkable object is actually the “heart” … Read more

Differences and Relationships Among Domestic Sensors, Chips, MCUs, MPUs, and Modules

Differences and Relationships Among Domestic Sensors, Chips, MCUs, MPUs, and Modules

Abstract: In electronic and intelligent systems, many people tend to mix the terms “sensor”, “chip”, “microcontroller”, and “module”, but they are essentially different levels of “functional units” or “components”, each with its own role, combining to form complex systems. The simplest understanding is: Sensor = the component that “perceives the world” Chip = “functional block … Read more

Exciting News! Domestic GPU Manufacturer on the Brink of Bankruptcy Achieves Successful 5nm Tape-Out!

Exciting News! Domestic GPU Manufacturer on the Brink of Bankruptcy Achieves Successful 5nm Tape-Out!

Reading Good Books Together Recently, two domestic GPUs have made new progress, namely the new generation “Fuxi” architecture chip from Xiangdi and the 7G100 chip from Lishuan Technology. The New Generation “Fuxi” Architecture Chip from Xiangdi Has Completed Tape-Out Verification On September 3, Anfu Technology stated on its interactive platform that the new generation “Fuxi” … Read more

ACROVIEW Programmer Supports Lierda’s IoT Module NT26-KCN

ACROVIEW Programmer Supports Lierda's IoT Module NT26-KCN

As a leader in the chip programming field, ACROVIEW has announced the expansion of its compatible chip model list alongside the release of its new programming software. Lierda’s IoT module NT26-KCN is among the newly added models and is now supported by the ACROVIEW universal programming platform AP8000. The NT26-KCN is an LTE Cat.1 bis … Read more

Japan Successfully Tapes Out 2nm, Taiwan Establishes 1.4nm Process Plant

Japan Successfully Tapes Out 2nm, Taiwan Establishes 1.4nm Process Plant

Japan’s Rapidus has successfully taped out a 2 nanometer GAA test chip, with plans for mass production in 2027, utilizing ASML‘s EUV tools for manufacturing. This node has achieved all the required electrical characteristics set initially, with the IIM-1 fab expected to produce about 25,000 wafers per month. By 2027, Rapidus aims to fall behind … Read more

Two Go Routing Libraries – Chi and HttpRouter

Two Go Routing Libraries - Chi and HttpRouter

In Go language web development, choosing the right routing library is crucial. Chi and HttpRouter are both lightweight routing solutions favored by developers, each with its own characteristics suitable for different scenarios.Among them, Chi is a feature-rich modular router built on the standard library net/http, known for its modular design and strong middleware support. It … Read more