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Electronic Design Automation Beyond ICs: CIDAR Labs’ EDA Programs for Designing Genetic Circuits

Electronic Design Automation Beyond ICs: CIDAR Labs’ EDA Programs for Designing Genetic Circuits

Ever wonder what it would be like to alter your DNA? Researchers at Boston University and MIT are working on genetic circuit design automation that might allow you to do just that.


News Aug 01, 2018 by Donald Krambeck
TDK TPLC553030 Series Automotive Transponder Coils | Featured Product Spotlight

TDK TPLC553030 Series Automotive Transponder Coils | Featured Product Spotlight

TDK’s TPLC553030 Series Automotive Transponder Coils are small, high sensitivity 125 kHz transponder coils for TPMS and other automotive applications, such as keyless entry and immobilizers.


Introduction to the Two-Cavity Klystron Amplifier

Introduction to the Two-Cavity Klystron Amplifier

Klystron amplifiers are used in a variety of industries, including satellite systems, television broadcasting, radar, particle accelerators, and in the medical field. In this article, we'll learn about the two-cavity klystron's unique build and the concept of electron bunching.


The Quantum Race: Roundup on Quantum Cryptosecurity, Programming Languages, and Development

The Quantum Race: Roundup on Quantum Cryptosecurity, Programming Languages, and Development

The space race of the cold war saw the US and Russia develop a wide range of aerospace technologies. But a new race is about to begin, mostly among corporations, and the winner will unlock the power of the quantum computing realm.


News Jul 31, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Infineon PROFET+ 2 Protected High-Side Power Switches | New Product Brief

Infineon PROFET+ 2 Protected High-Side Power Switches | New Product Brief

Infineon Technologies PROFET+ 2 Protected High-Side Power Switches enable higher efficiency, more compact designs with extensive integrated protection to drive resistive, inductive, and capacitive loads up to 65 W per channel.


Considerations for Adding Reset Capability to an FPGA Design

Considerations for Adding Reset Capability to an FPGA Design

This article will look at some of the consequences of adding a reset input to an FPGA design.


Power Storage for Renewables: The History of Batteries and the Advent of the Virtual Power Station

Power Storage for Renewables: The History of Batteries and the Advent of the Virtual Power Station

With renewable energies on the rise there is a growing need for high capacity energy storage and one possible solution are “virtual power plants”. What is a virtual power plant?


News Jul 30, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
STMicroelectronics USB Type-C & Power Delivery Portfolio | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics USB Type-C & Power Delivery Portfolio | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics USB Type-C and Power Delivery Portfolio allow designers to seamlessly integrate all the benefits of USB Type-C for applications such as AC adapters, smart plugs, power hubs, displays, and more.


Skyworks Solutions IoT Front End Modules | New Product Brief

Skyworks Solutions IoT Front End Modules | New Product Brief

Skyworks’ SKY66119 is a 460 MHz transmit/receive front-end module that provides high performance and a simpler design for a variety of applications.


Hardware Assessment: OPB9000 Reflective Light Sensor from TTElectronics

Hardware Assessment: OPB9000 Reflective Light Sensor from TTElectronics

The OPB9000 is a reflective light sensor from TTElectronics with programmable output and sensitivity levels.


Projects Jul 27, 2018 by Mark Hughes
FLiDAR – How Floating LiDAR Aims to Help the Wind Energy Industry Fix Costly Problems

FLiDAR – How Floating LiDAR Aims to Help the Wind Energy Industry Fix Costly Problems

LiDAR has recently taken off with engineers integrating it into anything they can whether it is robotics or astronomy. But FLiDAR, or Floating LiDAR, presents some real opportunities for solutions in areas that are otherwise difficult and costly to solve.


News Jul 27, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Silicon Labs Si540 & Si545 Ultra Series Crystal Oscillators | Featured Product Spotlight

Silicon Labs Si540 & Si545 Ultra Series Crystal Oscillators | Featured Product Spotlight

Silicon Labs Si540 and Si545 Ultra Series Crystal Oscillators are ultra-low jitter, low phase noise crystal oscillators for any frequency from 200 kHz to 1500 MHz.


PCB Layout Tips and Tricks: Minimizing Decoupling Inductance

PCB Layout Tips and Tricks: Minimizing Decoupling Inductance

This article examines some subtle details associated with the high-frequency performance of decoupling capacitors.


Build a PWM Controller for PC Fans with GreenPAK

Build a PWM Controller for PC Fans with GreenPAK

This article shows how to build a 12 V PC fan PWM controller with GreenPAK ICs.


3M 100G QSFP28 Direct Attach Copper Cable Assemblies, 9Q Series | Tech Specs

3M 100G QSFP28 Direct Attach Copper Cable Assemblies, 9Q Series | Tech Specs

Based on 3M Twin Axial cable technology, the 3M 9Q series 100G QSFP28 direct attach copper cable assemblies offer rack cable management for data centers.


new products Jul 26, 2018 by TTI, Inc
Renesas Electronics RZ/A Series Embedded ARM Microprocessors | New Product Brief

Renesas Electronics RZ/A Series Embedded ARM Microprocessors | New Product Brief

Renesas RZ/A series microprocessors are high-performance MPUs with an innovative architecture that simplifies system design and shortens time-to-market.


How Do Satellites Communicate with a GPS System? A Look at the GPS Antenna

How Do Satellites Communicate with a GPS System? A Look at the GPS Antenna

Antennas provide the wireless linkage required for any satellite-based system. Here's a look at the many antennas of GPS.


DARPA’s “Olympics-Style” SHRIMP Competition Continues the Robotics Challenge Spirit—with Tiny Robots

DARPA’s “Olympics-Style” SHRIMP Competition Continues the Robotics Challenge Spirit—with Tiny Robots

Following in the footsteps of its DARPA Robotics Challenge, DARPA is planning an "Olympics-style" competition to test the abilities of teeny tiny microrobots.


News Jul 25, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Amphenol SV Microwave 3mm Board-to-Board Interconnects | Featured Product Spotlight

Amphenol SV Microwave 3mm Board-to-Board Interconnects | Featured Product Spotlight

Amphenol SV Microwave’s 3 mm board-to-board interconnects are the lowest-stacked height board-to-board interconnect coax connection system for high-frequency applications, including embedded computing, high-density stacked PCBs, and high-density multiport systems.


Choosing the Right Transistor: Understanding Dynamic MOSFET Parameters

Choosing the Right Transistor: Understanding Dynamic MOSFET Parameters

In this article, we’ll discuss MOSFET characteristics related to transient conditions and switch-mode operation.