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Altera Introduces New FPGA Line at Its Innovators Day Conference

Altera Introduces New FPGA Line at Its Innovators Day Conference

The Agilex 3 line includes small form-factor FPGAs with AI and an integrated MCU.


News Sep 24, 2024 by Duane Benson
Designing Next-Gen Smart Meters That Outsmart Electrical Hazards

Designing Next-Gen Smart Meters That Outsmart Electrical Hazards

Smart meters should be designed to avoid damaging electrical transients. Learn how to make use of the right circuit protection, sensing, and power control components to improve your meter design.


XP Power CCP550 AC-DC Power Supplies | New Product Brief

XP Power CCP550 AC-DC Power Supplies | New Product Brief

XP Power CCP550 AC-DC Power Supplies are compact, high-density solutions ideal for low-profile installations requiring efficient and quiet operation. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Siemens LOGO! 8.4 Logic Module | Featured Product Spotlight

Siemens LOGO! 8.4 Logic Module | Featured Product Spotlight

Siemens LOGO! 8.4 Logic Modules are compact, versatile controllers designed for a wide range of automation tasks. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


AMD Brings Small, Low-Cost FPGAs to ADAS and Digital Cockpits

AMD Brings Small, Low-Cost FPGAs to ADAS and Digital Cockpits

AMD says the new Artix Ultrascale field programmable gate arrays maintain advanced capabilities while shrinking component size and cost.


News Sep 23, 2024 by Duane Benson
Building a Resistor Color Code Calculator and Ohmmeter Using Arduino

Building a Resistor Color Code Calculator and Ohmmeter Using Arduino

For this project, I built a handheld resistor color code calculator and ohmmeter using the ATmega328 microcontroller and a 1.8-inch color LCD display.


Amphenol / SV Microwave D38999 High-Frequency Coaxial Contacts | New Product Brief

Amphenol / SV Microwave D38999 High-Frequency Coaxial Contacts | New Product Brief

Amphenol / SV Microwave D38999 High-Frequency Coaxial Contacts provide exceptional electrical performance from DC to 65GHz, making them ideal for demanding applications in military and aerospace embedded systems. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Infineon’s CO2 Sensor Precisely Monitors Indoor Air Quality

Infineon’s CO2 Sensor Precisely Monitors Indoor Air Quality

The new sensor leverages photoacoustic spectroscopy to precisely detect carbon dioxide levels in a compact package.


News Sep 20, 2024 by Jake Hertz
The 150-Year-Old Principle at the Root of Secure Silicon and Software

The 150-Year-Old Principle at the Root of Secure Silicon and Software

Learn how open source silicon can provide better security than traditional measures like obscurity, but only if employed correctly, managed well, and backed with appropriate resources.


Phoenix Contact ArcZero Series DC Connectors | Featured Product Spotlight

Phoenix Contact ArcZero Series DC Connectors | Featured Product Spotlight

Phoenix Contact ArcZero Series DC Connectors offer robust protection against hazardous electric arcs and enable safe connection and disconnection under load. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Upgraded Power Modules Improve Efficiency of Solar Power Generation

Upgraded Power Modules Improve Efficiency of Solar Power Generation

Onsemi’s upgraded silicon and silicon carbide F5BP Power Modules offer more power density and efficiency.


News Sep 19, 2024 by Mike Falter
ETH Zurich Researchers Unlock the Key to One-Way Sound Waves

ETH Zurich Researchers Unlock the Key to One-Way Sound Waves

While sound waves usually travel in two directions, researchers at ETH Zurich have discovered how to guide—and amplify—sound waves in one direction without losing energy.


News Sep 18, 2024 by Liam Critchley
u-blox LENA-R8 Multi-Mode LTE CAT 1bis Modules | New Product Brief

u-blox LENA-R8 Multi-Mode LTE CAT 1bis Modules | New Product Brief

u-blox LENA-R8 Multi-Mode LTE CAT 1bis Modules provide global LTE CAT 1bis connectivity with support for fourteen LTE and four 2G bands, streamlining logistics for IoT devices worldwide. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Understanding the Transformer-Coupled Current-Switching Class D Amplifier

Understanding the Transformer-Coupled Current-Switching Class D Amplifier

In this article, we’ll learn about the transformer-coupled current-switching Class D amplifier. Once we understand its operation, we'll compare its performance with two voltage-switching Class D configurations.


Infineon Makes First 300mm Power GaN Wafer With Existing Manufacturing Tools

Infineon Makes First 300mm Power GaN Wafer With Existing Manufacturing Tools

The 300-mm gallium nitride (GaN) wafer production will bend the cost curve for power-dense, wide-bandgap devices, bringing them closer to cost parity with silicon.


News Sep 17, 2024 by Mike Falter
Calling All Engineers: The 2024 All About Circuits Engineering Survey

Calling All Engineers: The 2024 All About Circuits Engineering Survey

The quality of our All About Circuits content comes from understanding our audience (that's you!) and your interests. Please complete this survey to update us on the electronics industry, and you might just win one of several Amazon card prizes!


News Sep 17, 2024 by Dale Wilson
NI Unveils Bus-Powered USB DAQ Device That Revs Up Measurement Performance

NI Unveils Bus-Powered USB DAQ Device That Revs Up Measurement Performance

Announced today, the new DAQ blends high-performance data capture with robust software support.


News Sep 17, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Allegro Unveils Current Sensors Boasting ‘Superior Magnetic Sensitivity’

Allegro Unveils Current Sensors Boasting ‘Superior Magnetic Sensitivity’

The new sensors leverage tunnel magnetoresistance sensing to sharpen sensitivity and precision.


News Sep 16, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Remembering John B. Goodenough, Inventor of the Lithium-Ion Battery

Remembering John B. Goodenough, Inventor of the Lithium-Ion Battery

Dr. Goodenough received a Nobel Prize at the age of 97 for his contributions to making the Lithium-ion battery a reality.


News Sep 16, 2024 by Duane Benson
A Cortex-M Microcontroller-Enabled Electronic Timer: A Radio Shack Remix

A Cortex-M Microcontroller-Enabled Electronic Timer: A Radio Shack Remix

In this Radio Shack Classic Circuits Remix, we add modern microcontroller functionality to the vintage Electronic Timer project for the Science Fair 65-in-1 kit.


Projects Sep 15, 2024 by Don Wilcher