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What Is an FPGA? An Introduction to Programmable Logic

What Is an FPGA? An Introduction to Programmable Logic

Learn about a hardware-based approach to performing calculations, routing digital signals, and controlling embedded systems using programmable logic and FPGAs.


Overvoltage Protection for Harsh Industrial Environments: An Analog Devices RS485/RS422 Transceiver

Overvoltage Protection for Harsh Industrial Environments: An Analog Devices RS485/RS422 Transceiver

LTC2879X is an Analog Devices RS485/RS422 transceiver which offers robust operation in industrial environments up to 175°C.


News Aug 13, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
Silicon Labs Si533x Clock Buffers | New Product Brief

Silicon Labs Si533x Clock Buffers | New Product Brief

Silicon Labs Si53300 series of low-jitter fanout clock buffers can drive multiple clock output formats from any differential or single-ended input format.


Learn RF Design: Choosing the Right RF Transceiver IC

Learn RF Design: Choosing the Right RF Transceiver IC

Learn about integrated circuits that can help you to design customized RF communication systems.


Protect Your Summer Harvest with the Gentleman Maker’s Raspberry Pi and Arduino Dog Corrector

Protect Your Summer Harvest with the Gentleman Maker’s Raspberry Pi and Arduino Dog Corrector

In this episode of the Gentleman Maker, we're using a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino Uno to stave off the onslaught of dogs trying to eat every single plant in our garden.


Projects Aug 09, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
LeddarTech Releases 3D Solid State LiDAR System-on-Chips to Automotive Partners

LeddarTech Releases 3D Solid State LiDAR System-on-Chips to Automotive Partners

LeddarTech has announced that it has released engineering samples of its LCA2 3D Solid State LiDAR (SSL) sensors to an undisclosed automotive partner for evaluation.


News Aug 09, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Bourns PQ Series Power Inductors | Tech Specs

Bourns PQ Series Power Inductors | Tech Specs

Bourns PQ Series inductors are built with low winding resistance flat wire and a low loss ferrite core that combine for extremely low DC and AC losses for saturation currents from a few amps to over 100 amps.


new products Aug 09, 2018 by TTI, Inc
Omron Electronics D6T Series MEMS Thermal Sensors | New Product Brief

Omron Electronics D6T Series MEMS Thermal Sensors | New Product Brief

Omron D6T Series MEMS Thermal Sensors are designed for non-contact temperature sensors and presence detection.


Utilizing Open Source Hardware in Academic Environments

Utilizing Open Source Hardware in Academic Environments

In this article, the author explores and explains his team's process of choosing and utilizing the open-source hardware platform RISC-V in an academic environment.


History of the ISA: Digital Equipment Corporation

History of the ISA: Digital Equipment Corporation

ISAs come in several different flavours. Many are proprietary (think AMD), while others are paving the way for open source (think RISC-V). To help get a feel for what’s out there, here’s a brief primer on the history, evolution, and characteristics of a select few, starting with ISAs developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC).


News Aug 08, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Using Low EOFF SiC Cascodes in Soft Switching LLC and PSFB Circuits

Using Low EOFF SiC Cascodes in Soft Switching LLC and PSFB Circuits

This article looks at soft-switch converters such as LLC and PSFB types and the low switching energy loss EOFF.


Intel SSD DC P4510 Series | New Product Brief

Intel SSD DC P4510 Series | New Product Brief

Intel SSD DC P4510 Series are NVMe-based SSDs that are built to increase server agility and utilization in cloud storage applications.


What Is Embedded System Design? Defining an Electrical Engineering Field

What Is Embedded System Design? Defining an Electrical Engineering Field

Could you concisely define "embedded system design" off the top of your head? This article looks at the essential characteristics of an increasingly prominent specialization within the field of electrical engineering.


Perovskite Solar Cells Show Promise as Researchers Mitigate Challenges with Production

Perovskite Solar Cells Show Promise as Researchers Mitigate Challenges with Production

Solar panels have continued to increase in efficiency and are becoming cost-competitive against non-renewable sources of power. While silicon-based solar systems have been the most accessible so far, perovskite-based cells may steal the spotlight in coming years.


News Aug 06, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Grayhill Touch Encoder Development Kit | New Product Brief

Grayhill Touch Encoder Development Kit | New Product Brief

Grayhill’s TE Series Touch Encoder Development Kit provides users an intuitive interface with tap, swipe, and turn capabilities, allowing designers to save space and replace multiple input devices, such as switches, keypads, pushbuttons, and displays.


Wireless RF Energy Harvesting: RF-to-DC Conversion and a Look at Powercast Hardware

Wireless RF Energy Harvesting: RF-to-DC Conversion and a Look at Powercast Hardware

This article looks at the technology and the sample kits that Powercast provides users who want to learn more about the technology.


Arm Announces Pelion IoT Platform, Combining Mbed Device Management with Data Management

Arm Announces Pelion IoT Platform, Combining Mbed Device Management with Data Management

Arm just announced a new "device-to-data" IoT platform, Arm Pelion, to combine Mbed's IoT device management with a new generation of Arm data management and connectivity tools.


News Aug 02, 2018 by Kate Smith
ASICs Wanted: The BM1387 and the Hardware Designed for Cryptocurrency Mining

ASICs Wanted: The BM1387 and the Hardware Designed for Cryptocurrency Mining

Cryptocurrencies have been in and out of the news for a while now. Because "mining" is the only source of new cryptocurrency units, complex ASIC devices such as the BM1387 have been created to aid in the mining process. Here's a look at some ASICs that aims to make mining faster and more effective.


News Aug 02, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Omron D6T Series MEMS Thermal Sensors | Tech Specs

Omron D6T Series MEMS Thermal Sensors | Tech Specs

Omron provides true presence detection, rather than just motion detection, with their D6T MEMS Thermal Sensors.


new products Aug 02, 2018 by TTI, Inc
Semtech SX1261 Development Kit | New Product Brief

Semtech SX1261 Development Kit | New Product Brief

Semtech SX1261 development kits are based on Semtech’s SX1261 low-power, long-range LoRa transceivers for many IoT applications, including smart cities, building automation, agriculture, and healthcare applications.