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Preparing for the Narrow Band IoT: New CEVA-Dragonfly NB2 Aims to Support Low-Power IoT Devices

Preparing for the Narrow Band IoT: New CEVA-Dragonfly NB2 Aims to Support Low-Power IoT Devices

IoT devices are increasingly reliant on batteries, making the conservation of power even more critical. In response, CEVA has announced their Dragonfly NB2 IoT solution that aims to tackle the emerging field of Narrow Band Internet of Things or NB-IoT.


News Jul 04, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Resolving the Signal Part 7: The Effects of Amplifier Noise on Delta-Sigma ADCs

Resolving the Signal Part 7: The Effects of Amplifier Noise on Delta-Sigma ADCs

This 12-part article series focuses on the impact of noise in delta-sigma ADCs. Part 7 shows how to analyze different amplifiers' effect on the noise of the same ADC.


wolfMQTT Client Library Adds End-to-End Encryption for M2M and IoT

wolfMQTT Client Library Adds End-to-End Encryption for M2M and IoT

WolfSSL recently released the wolfMQTT client library, a security add-on that provides SSL/TLS encryption for the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol.


News Jul 03, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Use the Xilinx System Generator to Implement a Simple DDS

Use the Xilinx System Generator to Implement a Simple DDS

In this article, we’ll discuss implementing a simple direct digital synthesizer (DDS) using the Xilinx System Generator.


“Ultra-Low” Current Consumption: A Battery Charger from STMicroelectronics

“Ultra-Low” Current Consumption: A Battery Charger from STMicroelectronics

This article will look at the most important features of the STBC15 which is STMicroelectronics newly released ultra-low current consumption linear battery charger.


News Jul 02, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
Infineon Technologies TLE925x High-Speed CAN Transceivers | New Product Brief

Infineon Technologies TLE925x High-Speed CAN Transceivers | New Product Brief

Infineon TLE9250 high-speed CAN transceivers are designed for automotive and industrial high speed CAN networks, including ECUs, TCUs, power steering, and chassis control modules.


STMicroelectronics VL53L1X Time-of-Flight Proximity Sensor | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics VL53L1X Time-of-Flight Proximity Sensor | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics VL53L1X is a fast and accurate miniature time-of-flight sensor for many different applications, including robotics, smart buildings, and gesture recognition.


How to Select the Cutoff Frequency of Your Low-Pass Filter

How to Select the Cutoff Frequency of Your Low-Pass Filter

This article provides some tips on how to fine-tune the characteristics of a low-pass filter.


Power Line Communication (PLC) Modem Chips Streamline Smart Meter Design

Power Line Communication (PLC) Modem Chips Streamline Smart Meter Design

An overview of two PLC design solutions shows the progress in the realization of smart grid infrastructure.


News Jun 29, 2018 by Majeed Ahmad
Analog Devices Silent Switcher 2 Regulators | Featured Product Spotlight

Analog Devices Silent Switcher 2 Regulators | Featured Product Spotlight

Analog Devices LT8640S and LT8643S Silent Switcher 2 regulators are step-down regulators that offer a wide input voltage range in a small 24-lead 4mm x 4mm LQFN package commonly used in automotive and industrial applications.


Reverse Polarity Protection: How to Protect Your Circuits Using Only a Diode

Reverse Polarity Protection: How to Protect Your Circuits Using Only a Diode

Connecting power with incorrect polarity is an easy mistake to make. Fortunately, protecting your device from reverse polarity is also quite easy.


Would IBM’s Project Debater Win the AI Box Experiment?

Would IBM’s Project Debater Win the AI Box Experiment?

This past week IBM’s Project Debater, an AI system, debated with Dan Zafrir and Noa Ovadia, humans, on the topics of government subsidy of space exploration, and telemedicine. Each participant provided an opening statement, a rebuttal, and concluding remarks. What was remarkable about Project Debater was that it was able to develop coherent arguments on topics and make jokes.


News Jun 28, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Molex Overmolded Cable Assemblies | Tech Specs

Molex Overmolded Cable Assemblies | Tech Specs

Molex overmolded off-the-shelf cable assemblies for their FiT Family Connectors gives high-quality cable assembly while cutting out the time for designing, tooling, and building a custom assembly.


new products Jun 28, 2018 by TTI, Inc
Vicor DCM3623 Isolated, Regulated DC-DC Converters | New Product Brief

Vicor DCM3623 Isolated, Regulated DC-DC Converters | New Product Brief

Vicor’s DCM3623 are isolated, regulated DC/DC converters using high-frequency zero-voltage switching to provide high efficiency, isolated power conversion for railway, heavy machinery, industrial, and other applications.


RISC-V: Opening a New Era of Innovation for Embedded Design

RISC-V: Opening a New Era of Innovation for Embedded Design

This article explores the benefits behind RISC-V's open-source hardware model, discussing it's longevity, portability, and reliability.


Precise Time-Keeping: The Crystal Oscillator, the Atomic Clock, and the Quantum Clock

Precise Time-Keeping: The Crystal Oscillator, the Atomic Clock, and the Quantum Clock

Time is really important in electronics, being used in other measurements including the volt. Depending on the application, different ways of time-keeping may be required for electronic devices. Here’s a look at a few ways of time-keeping, and their applications.


News Jun 27, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
TDK-Lambda Medical Products | Featured Product Spotlight

TDK-Lambda Medical Products | Featured Product Spotlight

TDK-Lambda’s CUS-M family of medical-grade AC/DC power supplies are high efficiency, high density, low-profile power supplies.


3-Phase Brushless DC Motor Control with Hall Sensors

3-Phase Brushless DC Motor Control with Hall Sensors

This article describes how to control a 3-phase brushless DC motor using a GreenPAK.


Product Brief: New CMOS Imaging Sensor by ams Aims to Be the Future for Machine Vision

Product Brief: New CMOS Imaging Sensor by ams Aims to Be the Future for Machine Vision

ams, an Austrian company which specializes in sensor technology with a special focus on miniaturization and low-power, recently announced the beginning of production for their CMV50000 CMOS image sensor.


News Jun 26, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
AVX Cylindrical SuperCaps | New Product Brief

AVX Cylindrical SuperCaps | New Product Brief

AVX SCC LE Series SuperCapacitors are cylindrical supercapacitors that provide excellent pulse handling thanks to their low ESR design and high capacitance values.