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KYOCERA-AVX OCXO Oscillator | New Product Brief

KYOCERA-AVX OCXO Oscillator | New Product Brief

KYOCERA AVX's OCXO Oscillators offer a versatile selection, featuring multiple package sizes suitable for various mounting applications and characterized by minimal aging rates. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Amphenol BrightConnX™ FLT Series Terminal Block | New Product Brief

Amphenol BrightConnX™ FLT Series Terminal Block | New Product Brief

Amphenol Commercial BrightConnX™ FLT Series Terminal Blocks offer a streamlined solution for discrete wire connections to PCBs in LED modules and other applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


How to Estimate and Enhance the Dynamic Range of a Vector Network Analyzer

How to Estimate and Enhance the Dynamic Range of a Vector Network Analyzer

This article explains how to estimate the dynamic range a vector network analyzer (VNA) needs for a given measurement, then discusses four techniques for boosting the dynamic range to the required level.


Rugged MOSFETs Bring More Control and Reliability to Automotive Systems

Rugged MOSFETs Bring More Control and Reliability to Automotive Systems

Three MOSFET products bring down on-resistance, package sizes, and noise—improving both low- and high-voltage automotive performance.


News Feb 16, 2024 by Arjun Nijhawan
OpenTitan Partners Release First Open-Source Chip to Commercial Market

OpenTitan Partners Release First Open-Source Chip to Commercial Market

The latest hardware RoT chip is community-accessible, ensuring security (perhaps paradoxically) through transparency.


News Feb 16, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Allegro Microsystems Launches High-Bandwidth Current Sensors for EVs

Allegro Microsystems Launches High-Bandwidth Current Sensors for EVs

Both current sensors are designed to improve efficiency in GaN and SiC power converters.


News Feb 15, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Toshiba TPD4163K/TPD4164K Monolithic Silicon Power ICs | Featured Product Spotlight

Toshiba TPD4163K/TPD4164K Monolithic Silicon Power ICs | Featured Product Spotlight

Toshiba TPD4163K and TPD4164K Monolithic Silicon Power ICs represent cutting-edge DC brushless motor drivers engineered with high-voltage PWM control capabilities. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Introspect Technology Introduces LPDDR5/LPDDR5X Protocol Analyzer

Introspect Technology Introduces LPDDR5/LPDDR5X Protocol Analyzer

The analyzer's package-on-package interposer design enables shorter cables and active probing with measurements at 8,533 MT/s or more.


News Feb 15, 2024 by Duane Benson
Nuvoton’s New Microprocessors Target Industrial HMI Applications

Nuvoton’s New Microprocessors Target Industrial HMI Applications

The MPU is built on 64/32-bit Arm Cortex-A35 cores, packing a computing punch in modern user interfaces.


News Feb 14, 2024 by Aaron Carman
Understanding the Significance of Dynamic Range and Spurious-Free Dynamic Range

Understanding the Significance of Dynamic Range and Spurious-Free Dynamic Range

In this article, we investigate two metrics used to characterize the performance of RF test and measurement systems.


Generative AI Meets Its Computing Match in Nvidia’s New GPU

Generative AI Meets Its Computing Match in Nvidia’s New GPU

The company’s new GPU builds on Nvidia RTX technology for improvements in AI, graphics, and compute.


News Feb 13, 2024 by Jake Hertz
AMPHENOL AEROSPACE Five Black Zinc-Nickel Circular Connector | New Product Brief

AMPHENOL AEROSPACE Five Black Zinc-Nickel Circular Connector | New Product Brief

The Amphenol Aerospace Series Five Black Zinc-Nickel Circular Connectors represent a significant advancement in connector technology tailored for military and aerospace applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


TDK LAMBDA RGC Series DC-DC Buck-Boost Converters | New Product Brief

TDK LAMBDA RGC Series DC-DC Buck-Boost Converters | New Product Brief

The TDK-Lambda RGC Series Non-Isolated DC-DC Buck-Boost Converters provide a versatile power solution tailored for fanless conduction-cooled applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Siemens Rolls Out Multi-Discipline Simulation Tool for EV Designs

Siemens Rolls Out Multi-Discipline Simulation Tool for EV Designs

The new software solution can predict e-machine performance, including that of axial flux electric drive units.


News Feb 13, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Quantum Computing: Sci-Fi Technology Requires Real-World Engineering

Quantum Computing: Sci-Fi Technology Requires Real-World Engineering

As CTO of IBM Quantum, Oliver Dial leads the development of the world’s most advanced quantum computers. He discusses the challenges of building quantum ICs, operating them at cryogenic temperatures, the future of quantum computing, and more.


New DC-DC Converters Pack Big Performance in Small Packages

New DC-DC Converters Pack Big Performance in Small Packages

In this roundup, we highlight three new DC-DC converters that emerged in the last few months, each driven by package and performance improvements.


News Feb 12, 2024 by Darshil Patel
Silicon Labs and Arduino Team Up to Democratize Matter

Silicon Labs and Arduino Team Up to Democratize Matter

Matter-over-Thread applications are now more accessible to Arduino's developer community of 33 million.


News Feb 12, 2024 by Jake Hertz
PANASONIC HE-R Power Relay | New Product Brief

PANASONIC HE-R Power Relay | New Product Brief

Panasonic HE-R Power Relays are robust, high-capacity relays designed for charging stations and industrial equipment. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Using a Raspberry Pi Pico to Enhance a Vintage Radio Shack Microcomputer Kit

Using a Raspberry Pi Pico to Enhance a Vintage Radio Shack Microcomputer Kit

In this project, we’ll use a Raspberry Pi Pico to build an adjustable clock with an LED display. We’ll then integrate the clock with a Radio Shack Science Fair Microcomputer Trainer programmed to function as a 7-bit binary counter.


Projects Feb 11, 2024 by Don Wilcher
Jay W. Forrester and the Invention of Magnetic Core Memory

Jay W. Forrester and the Invention of Magnetic Core Memory

During his long and remarkably productive career, Jay Forrester accumulated an impressive list of innovations and achievements in electrical engineering, social science, and business management.


News Feb 09, 2024 by Robert Keim