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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.

May 18, 2023 by Ronald Stephens, Q-Tech Corporation

How to Reduce Noise in Low-Voltage Amplifier Designs

This article compares the noise performance of two different amplifiers and optimizes noise performance through the use of passive filtering.

September 29, 2020 by Daniel Miller, Texas Instruments

A Teardown of the Hitachi SJ Series P1 Variable Frequency Drives

This teardown looks at the inner workings of the Hitachi SJ P1 Variable Frequency Drive, an inverter for industrial applications.

April 13, 2020 by Nilo Mitra

An Overview of Driver Circuits for Piezo Transducer Buzzers

This article covers the advantages and disadvantages of several common driver circuit design techniques for piezo transducer buzzers.

April 07, 2020 by Ryan Smoot, CUI Devices

How to Select the Right Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor

Learn the characteristics of aluminum electrolytic capacitors and tips on how to properly select one for use in electrical designs.

October 15, 2019 by Norton Brissac, TDK Electronics

Understanding Capacitor Leakage to Make Smart Things Run Longer

Analyzing the leakage current from capacitors in the circuit of smart devices and selecting alternative components to reduce leakage could allow smart devices to last longer.

April 23, 2019 by Axel Schmidt, KEMET

Bel Fuse Circuit Protection 0AD Series Family of Fuses

The Bel Fuse 0AD family of fuses are small fuses with very high AC and DC voltage ratings and interrupting ratings. The fuses leverage advanced materials and processing to shrink the fuse size without sacrificing electrical performance or physical integrity.

February 01, 2019 by Bel Fuse

Resolving the Signal Part 10: How Clock Signals Affect Precision ADCs

Part 10 of the Resolving the Signal series covers how clocks affect precision ADCs, touching on clock jitter, clock intermodulation and best PCB layout practices for clocking.

November 06, 2018 by Bryan Lizon, Texas Instruments

Resolving the Signal Part 5: Understanding Effective Noise Bandwidth in Precision Delta-Sigma ADCs

Part 5 of this 12-part series continues to explore effective noise bandwidth as it relates to delta-sigma ADCs and system-level design by stepping through a simple example using a two-stage filter to understand how to calculate the ENBW and how system changes affect the ENBW.

May 22, 2018 by Bryan Lizon, Texas Instruments

Resolving the Signal Part 4: Understanding Effective Noise Bandwidth in Precision Delta-Sigma ADCs

Part 4 of this “Resolving the Signal” article series covers noise in delta-sigma ADCs focuses on understanding basic effective noise bandwidth (ENBW) topics.

April 11, 2018 by Bryan Lizon, Texas Instruments

Using a Silego GreenPAK to Build a Temperature Sensing System

In this project, we'll test how the Silego GreenPAK can be used to build a temperature-sensing system.

October 11, 2017 by Tijana Uzelac, Silego Technologies

Understanding and Eliminating 1/f Noise

This article defines 1/f noise and goes over ways to reduce or eliminate it in precision measurement applications.

June 05, 2017 by Robert Kiely, Analog Devices

Understanding Switching Regulator Output Artifacts Expedites Power Supply Design

Understanding these artifacts allows designers to successfully integrate switching regulators in a wider range of high-performance, noise-sensitive applications.

January 10, 2017 by Aldrick Limjoco, Analog Devices

Ferrite Beads Demystified

Learn how to get the most out of ferrite beads in your designs.

December 26, 2016 by Aldrick Limjoco, Analog Devices

The Twelve Cardinal Rules of Fuseology

As designs become smaller, faster and more complex, so do circuit protection decisions. Learn more about circuit protection with this guide.

December 14, 2015 by Bharat Shenoy, Littelfuse