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Omron EE SX Series Photomicrosensors | Tech Specs

Omron EE SX Series Photomicrosensors | Tech Specs

Omron’s EE-SX Series Photomicrosensors, also known as Optical Switches are a low-cost, high-speed non-contact solution for presence, absence, and position detection with different body shapes and outputs to address nearly any application.


new products Dec 14, 2018 by TTI, Inc
How to Make Your Umbrella into a Weather Station with a Particle Photon

How to Make Your Umbrella into a Weather Station with a Particle Photon

Want to get to-the-minute, location-specific weather information delivered right to your own Adafruit IO dashboard? It's time to assemble your very own SmartBrella.


Projects Dec 13, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Nordic Semiconductor nRF9160 Development Kit | New Product Brief

Nordic Semiconductor nRF9160 Development Kit | New Product Brief

Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF9160 Development Kit makes cellular-connected IoT development easy.


How to Choose the Right Driver IC for Stepper Motors

How to Choose the Right Driver IC for Stepper Motors

This article discusses features and functionality offered by integrated circuits that simplify the task of controlling a stepper motor.


Resolving the Signal Part 11: Understanding How Power-Supply Noise Affects Delta-Sigma ADCs

Resolving the Signal Part 11: Understanding How Power-Supply Noise Affects Delta-Sigma ADCs

Part 11 of the Resolving the Signal series explores how power supplies contribute to unwanted noise, how to measure and quantify that noise, and how noise ends up impacting system performance.


Picking Apart a New Switching Regulator from Analog Devices, the LT8361

Picking Apart a New Switching Regulator from Analog Devices, the LT8361

This article will take a look at the Analog Devices LT8361, a low IQ switching regulator supporting boost, SEPIC, and inverting topologies.


News Dec 11, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
Molex Easy On FCC/FPC Connectors | Tech Specs

Molex Easy On FCC/FPC Connectors | Tech Specs

Molex Easy-On FFC and FPC connectors are designed for tight packaging applications, with pitch as tight as 0.2 millimeters in low-profile, shallow-depth housing.


new products Dec 11, 2018 by TTI, Inc
RECOM Power RFB, RFM, & RFMM 1W DC/DC Converters | New Product Brief

RECOM Power RFB, RFM, & RFMM 1W DC/DC Converters | New Product Brief

RECOM Power RFB, RFM, and RFMM are 1W DC/DC Converters designed to provide power isolation and voltage matching in cost-sensitive applications, including industrial and embedded control systems.


Guide to USB-C Pinout and Features

Guide to USB-C Pinout and Features

This introductory article will look at some of the most important features of the USB-C standard.


Fast Screening for Next-Gen Memory Chips: A Look at Intermolecular, a Silicon Valley Fab Company

Fast Screening for Next-Gen Memory Chips: A Look at Intermolecular, a Silicon Valley Fab Company

Here is the profile of a fab that provides composition screening and stack engineering services for new materials used in the next-generation memory devices.


News Dec 10, 2018 by Majeed Ahmad
JAE Electronics DX07 Series I/O Connectors | New Product Briefs

JAE Electronics DX07 Series I/O Connectors | New Product Briefs

JAE’s DX07 series waterproof USB Type-C receptacles achieve IPX8 waterproofing using a unique design and insert molding process.


Choosing the Right Motor-Driver IC

Choosing the Right Motor-Driver IC

This article provides some practical guidance on how to evaluate integrated circuits intended for controlling brushed DC motors.


Space Probe Digs Deep into Mars’ Surface, Uncovering the Planet’s Secrets

Space Probe Digs Deep into Mars’ Surface, Uncovering the Planet’s Secrets

As much an engineering feat as a scientific endeavor, NASA is test-driving multiple exciting new innovations for the first time.


News Dec 06, 2018 by Gary Elinoff
Make Your Own Home Brewing Sensor Kit with the Gentleman Maker’s Adafruit IO SmartBrewer

Make Your Own Home Brewing Sensor Kit with the Gentleman Maker’s Adafruit IO SmartBrewer

Have a party coming up in the next few weeks that you want to make extra posh? Try making your own extra-special brew with the Gentleman Maker's SmartBrewer! Make sure you have an Adafruit IO account ready to go and your Particle Photon on hand.


Projects Dec 06, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Vishay T55 vPolyTan Polymer Capacitors | Tech Specs

Vishay T55 vPolyTan Polymer Capacitors | Tech Specs

Vishay’s T55 series of vPolyTan™ Polymer Tantalum Chip Capacitors go as low as 7 milliohms, have very low internal resistance, and can handle ripple current as high as 5.66 amps RMS.


new products Dec 06, 2018 by TTI, Inc
ISSI 8Gb DDR3 SDRAM | New Product Brief

ISSI 8Gb DDR3 SDRAM | New Product Brief

ISSI 8Gb DDR3 SDRAM provides high-speed data transfer for automotive, industrial, and commercial applications.


Clock Signals in FPGA Design: Data Path Maximal Clock Rates and the Xilinx PERIOD Timing Constraint

Clock Signals in FPGA Design: Data Path Maximal Clock Rates and the Xilinx PERIOD Timing Constraint

This article will discuss the Xilinx Period timing constraint that allows us to describe the characteristics of the clock signal that will be used with an FPGA design.


STMicroelectronics Introduces High-Dynamic Range Image Sensors for Automotive Driver Monitoring

STMicroelectronics Introduces High-Dynamic Range Image Sensors for Automotive Driver Monitoring

Someday soon, your car may watch you drive. These two new image sensors are designed for computer vision in automotive environments.


News Dec 05, 2018 by Gary Elinoff
Designing Smart Meters with Circuit Protection, Sensing, and Power Control Capabilities

Designing Smart Meters with Circuit Protection, Sensing, and Power Control Capabilities

This article offers an overview of the various component options for smart meter design and how they can improve the operation of the meters into which they are designed.


Introduction to MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems)

Introduction to MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems)

This article explores basic characteristics and common applications of a technology that has been incorporated into a wide variety of high-performance electronic devices.