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[From the last episode: We looked at leakage current that happens when transistors aren’t totally off.] We’ve talked before about the simplicity of – on or off – and how that’s something of an oversimplification due to leakage. We also saw the assertion that, with a physical , if there’s […]

[From the last episode: we looked at the concept of dynamic power – which applies to CMOS even though static power is zero. (Or is it?…)] So far, we’ve seen a pretty ideal world where, with the mere flip of a transistor , we can go from consuming no energy […]

[From the last episode: We looked in more depth at voltage and current, and that the direction that electrons flow is actually opposite to the direction that current is said to go.] We saw before that voltage is like potential energy. As long as there’s no current, that energy remains […]

[From the last episode: We looked at an IoT example involving fleets of semi-trailers.] We’re now going to look at energy and how electronics fit into the overall global energy story. Whether it’s about saving money on electricity at home, making data centers more efficient, using fewer batteries (or charging […]