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What is DrMOS—the IC Powering Next-Gen Processors?

What is DrMOS—the IC Powering Next-Gen Processors?

Integrated powertrain devices go back at least as far as 2004 when Intel wrote the specification for DrMOS, a high-efficiency high-current IC for powering next-gen processors.


News Sep 30, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
A Closer Look at MARSIS, the Radar that Discovered Lakes on Mars

A Closer Look at MARSIS, the Radar that Discovered Lakes on Mars

This week, the European Space Agency discovered underground lakes of liquid water on Mars. What circuit-level hardware made this discovery possible?


News Sep 30, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Finding Statistical Relationships with Correlation Coefficients

Finding Statistical Relationships with Correlation Coefficients

The Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients are standard techniques for inferring causation by calculating the strength of a linear or monotonic relationship between two variables.


STMICROELECTRONICS STM32 L5 Ultra-Low-Power MCUs | New Product Brief

STMICROELECTRONICS STM32 L5 Ultra-Low-Power MCUs | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


PHOENIX CONTACT AXC F 2152 PLCnext Controller | Featured Product Spotlight

PHOENIX CONTACT AXC F 2152 PLCnext Controller | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


Non-Idealities in VLSI Circuits

Non-Idealities in VLSI Circuits

This article discusses VLSI (very-large-scale integration) circuits and the sources of non-idealities that affect MOS transistors.


Musical Internet of Things Connects Music Lovers in an Age of Distancing

Musical Internet of Things Connects Music Lovers in an Age of Distancing

At a time of physical distancing, the applications of Musical Internet of Things are ever more relevant.


PHOENIX CONTACT Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) Connectors | New Product Brief

PHOENIX CONTACT Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) Connectors | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Double the Protocols, Cut the Board Space: How Multi-Protocol SoCs are Simplifying IoT Design

Double the Protocols, Cut the Board Space: How Multi-Protocol SoCs are Simplifying IoT Design

Silicon Labs and STRATIS announced a collaboration to connect smart apartment complexes. What tech underlies this news?


News Sep 29, 2020 by Jake Hertz
How to Reduce Noise in Low-Voltage Amplifier Designs

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.


Molex Mini-Fit Sigma Sealed Power Connectors | Tech Specs

Molex Mini-Fit Sigma Sealed Power Connectors | Tech Specs

This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


new products Sep 29, 2020 by TTI, Inc
Understanding Contrast, Histograms, and Standard Deviation in Digital Imagery

Understanding Contrast, Histograms, and Standard Deviation in Digital Imagery

Statistical techniques can help us to analyze the distribution of light and dark tones in an image.


Where Do Lithium-Ion Batteries Stand in 2020?

Where Do Lithium-Ion Batteries Stand in 2020?

Some of the leading players in Li-ion battery development—like Tesla—along with research universities are making notable strides in this energy-efficient technology.


News Sep 28, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau
New and Upgraded Oscilloscopes May Be Useful Options in Lab and at Home

New and Upgraded Oscilloscopes May Be Useful Options in Lab and at Home

New oscilloscopes with larger bandwidths, faster sampling rates, and quicker rise times prove that T&M doesn't have to slow down amidst the pandemic.


Transimpedance Amplifier: Op-Amp-Based Current-to-Voltage Signal Converter

Transimpedance Amplifier: Op-Amp-Based Current-to-Voltage Signal Converter

In this video we’ll study an op-amp-based current-to-voltage converter. This widely used circuit is a simple and effective means of converting the output of a current source into a typical voltage signal.


Electronic Face Masks are a Fashionable High-Tech Trend

Electronic Face Masks are a Fashionable High-Tech Trend

Engineers are finding ways to innovate face masks with electronics—whether for air filtration, an LED smile, or language translation.


News Sep 26, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
Ep.10 | NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick on Critical Engineering in Aerospace Technology

Ep.10 | NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick on Critical Engineering in Aerospace Technology

This week in the Lobby, we speak with an astronaut and electrical engineer about the importance of designing next-generation spacecraft with humans in mind.


Podcasts Sep 25, 2020 by Dave Finch
New “4D Imaging Radar” for Automotive Industry in the Works. Is the Name Accurate?

New “4D Imaging Radar” for Automotive Industry in the Works. Is the Name Accurate?

This week, Xilinx and Continental announced the auto industry’s first "production-ready" 4D imaging radar. But do 4D radars actually exist beyond the theoretical?


News Sep 25, 2020 by Jake Hertz
What are the Challenges of Electric Heavy-Duty Vehicles?

What are the Challenges of Electric Heavy-Duty Vehicles?

With bigger vehicles come bigger problems with electrification.


News Sep 25, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
Researchers Combine Transistor and Cooling System on a Single Chip

Researchers Combine Transistor and Cooling System on a Single Chip

Semiconductor chips with integrated microfluidic cooling systems could lead to efficiencies that are currently impossible to achieve outside the lab.


News Sep 24, 2020 by Luke James