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The Importance of Power Electronics in IIoT for Smart Manufacturing

The Importance of Power Electronics in IIoT for Smart Manufacturing

Next-generation manufacturing relies on a continuous flow of data and, therefore, reliable power for advanced control, operational efficiency, and predictive maintenance.


Improving Battery Life in IoT Smart Camera Designs

Improving Battery Life in IoT Smart Camera Designs

The wireless connectivity side eats up a huge portion of the power budget in an IoT smart home security camera design. Learn how to keep power low as smart cameras add more processing intelligence.


New MOSFET Models To Simplify Your 3D Thermal Fluid Analysis Simulations

New MOSFET Models To Simplify Your 3D Thermal Fluid Analysis Simulations

Learn how to use a simplified MOSFET model for CFD thermal analysis with step-by-step instructions and guidelines on how to interpret the simulation results.


Selecting a MOSFET for Buck-Boost DC-DC Converters in Car USB PD Designs

Selecting a MOSFET for Buck-Boost DC-DC Converters in Car USB PD Designs

Selecting the right power MOSFET for your DC-DC converter can improve efficiency and minimize heating. Learn the tradeoffs associated with MOSFET on-resistance and gate charge for an H-bridge buck-boost DC-DC converter design.


Understanding the Challenges of Image Signal Processing Calibration

Understanding the Challenges of Image Signal Processing Calibration

Calibrating your image signal processor is a complex engineering task, but it's critical for digital image quality. Learn about these nuances and about the resources available to help you tackle these challenges.


System Challenges of Generative AI Inference Acceleration

System Challenges of Generative AI Inference Acceleration

When you look under the hood of generative AI processing, the system design challenges are many. Learn how efficiency, power consumption, and memory issues all come into play.


Provisioning Challenges and the Internet of Things

Provisioning Challenges and the Internet of Things

Provisioning presents some tricky challenges for IoT system developers. Learn the ins and outs of various provisioning options, including cloud-based approaches.


Solving EV System Design Challenges in Today’s Evolving Market

Solving EV System Design Challenges in Today’s Evolving Market

In a dynamic and rapidly evolving EV market, system designers need to keep up with industry-wide trends.


How Will Angstrom-Scale Chips Advance the Electronics Industry?

How Will Angstrom-Scale Chips Advance the Electronics Industry?

Angstrom-scale ICs will require innovation across the entire semiconductor ecosystem: This will include advances in both the hardware (transistors, power distribution, and connection of multi-die systems) and tools (EDA tools with AI/ML and silicon life-cycle management).


Developing Thermal Design Guidelines for Power MOSFETs in a Chassis

Developing Thermal Design Guidelines for Power MOSFETs in a Chassis

Detailed simulations of the thermal behavior of MOSFETs in a closed chassis allow the development of guidelines for improving system design for MOSFET placement in conjunction with the use of fans, grills, and heatsinks.


Understanding and Minimizing Switching Noise Jitter (SNJ)

Understanding and Minimizing Switching Noise Jitter (SNJ)

Switching noise jitter (SNJ) is an important concept to digest and a tricky problem to manage. Learn the background of SNJ and how employing innovative filtering technology can smooth the way.


Understanding the Compute Hardware Behind Generative AI

Understanding the Compute Hardware Behind Generative AI

Generative AI tools like ChatGPT have had a huge impact in numerous sectors of society. As engineers, it’s helpful for us to understand the computing technology that makes it possible.


LPDDR Flash: Enabling Automotive Electrical and Electronic (E/E) Architectures

LPDDR Flash: Enabling Automotive Electrical and Electronic (E/E) Architectures

As vehicles shift to being autonomous and fully connected, automotive E/E architectures are transforming to meet these evolving requirements.


Sensor Technology Tackles Air Quality Challenges in the Industrial Realm

Sensor Technology Tackles Air Quality Challenges in the Industrial Realm

As we better understand the dangers of poor indoor air quality, engineers are looking to sensor technologies for detection and monitoring.


The Microcomputer Compensated Crystal Oscillator Is Finally Ready for Space

The Microcomputer Compensated Crystal Oscillator Is Finally Ready for Space

The latest advances in radiation-hardened digital components have enabled the development of MCXOs that, for the first time, can replace larger, high-power-consuming OCXOs in low-earth orbit (LEO) New Space applications.


GaN HEMT Circuit Topologies for High-resolution LiDAR

GaN HEMT Circuit Topologies for High-resolution LiDAR

Learn about gallium-nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) and how they can be used in LiDAR (light detection and ranging) applications.


PCB Stackup Basics and Using Fusion 360’s Stackup Manager

PCB Stackup Basics and Using Fusion 360’s Stackup Manager

The way your PCB’s layers are arranged has huge implications for the board’s efficiency. Learn the basics of PCB stackups, and how Fusion 360’s stackup tool helps manage your PCB’s layering strategy.


Debugging Common I2C and SPI Problems with Advanced Oscilloscopes

Debugging Common I2C and SPI Problems with Advanced Oscilloscopes

There are a host of tricky challenges that emerge when debugging complicated I2C and SPI errors. Learn how leveraging key features of today’s advanced oscilloscopes can smooth the way.


SMD LED Considerations for Lighting and Indicator Applications

SMD LED Considerations for Lighting and Indicator Applications

When developing lighting and indicator devices, surface mounted diode (SMD) LEDs offer a variety of benefits. Learn the options available—including multi-color SMD LEDs—and the advantages they provide.


Improve Signal Integrity by Reducing PCB Trace Impedance Variation

Improve Signal Integrity by Reducing PCB Trace Impedance Variation

Achieving better signal integrity in a PCB design can be a challenge. Learn how PCB trace impedance variation plays a role, and how advanced tools can help smooth the way.