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Microchip Introduces New Line of Microcontrollers with Dual Core Functionality: The dsPIC33CH Family

Microchip Introduces New Line of Microcontrollers with Dual Core Functionality: The dsPIC33CH Family

In the world of power, control monitoring is incredibly important for functional as well as safety reasons. And with the demand rising for GUIs in even the most basic products, it comes as no surprise that current microcontrollers are struggling to meet this demand. Microchip has announced its latest family of devices, the dsPIC33CH, that aims to tackle this!


News Jun 25, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Specifically Designed for Drone and Robotics: Bosch’s New High-Performance Inertial Measurement Unit

Specifically Designed for Drone and Robotics: Bosch’s New High-Performance Inertial Measurement Unit

Get the breakdown on a new Bosch IMU designed for robotics and drone operation and learn a bit about drone design considerations along the way.


News Jun 25, 2018 by Mark Hughes
The Difference Engine, Point-Contact Transistor, and TAT-1: The June 2018 Hardware History Roundup

The Difference Engine, Point-Contact Transistor, and TAT-1: The June 2018 Hardware History Roundup

Learn about three key points in EE history and how they changed the world: the invention of the Difference Engine, the introduction of the first point contact resistor, and the laying of the first transatlantic cables.


News Jun 24, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
TDK Corporation EPCOS Series B82806D Pulse Transformers | New Product Brief

TDK Corporation EPCOS Series B82806D Pulse Transformers | New Product Brief

EPCOS B82806D pulse transformers are designed for 60 W PoE++ applications, as well as for use in active clamp forward converters and switch-mode power supplies.


NXP Semiconductors Rapid IoT Prototyping Kit | New Product Brief

NXP Semiconductors Rapid IoT Prototyping Kit | New Product Brief

NXP’s Rapid IoT Prototyping Kit integrates a powerful MCU, wireless connectivity, security, and multiple sensors in a compact, user-friendly modular package.


I2C Design Mathematics: Capacitance and Resistance

I2C Design Mathematics: Capacitance and Resistance

This article looks at the mathematical calculations used to size the pull-up resistors and determine the maximum length of circuit traces.


Developing Voice-Activated Systems: A Low-Power Stereo ADC from Texas Instruments

Developing Voice-Activated Systems: A Low-Power Stereo ADC from Texas Instruments

This article will look at some of the most important features of TLV320ADC3100 which is TI’s newly-released ADC for voice-activated systems.


News Jun 22, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
Phoenix Contact FL Switch 2000 Managed Switches | Featured Product Spotlight

Phoenix Contact FL Switch 2000 Managed Switches | Featured Product Spotlight

Phoenix Contact FL Switch 2000 managed switches are intelligent switches that are designed to improve the robustness and stability of industrial automation networks.


What Is Electrical Noise and Where Does It Come From?

What Is Electrical Noise and Where Does It Come From?

This article provides insight into the fundamental characteristics and origins of the electrical signals that you always have but almost never want.


News Brief: Artosyn Licenses the CEVA-XM4 for AR9X01 AI SoC, Joining Stiff AI Competition

News Brief: Artosyn Licenses the CEVA-XM4 for AR9X01 AI SoC, Joining Stiff AI Competition

Artosyn Microelectronics has recently announced they will be licensing the CEVA-XM4 intelligence vision process to the company’s AR9X01 Artificial Intelligence System-on-a-Chip.


News Jun 21, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Amphenol Advanced Sensors Miniature CO2 Module T6713 | Tech Specs

Amphenol Advanced Sensors Miniature CO2 Module T6713 | Tech Specs

Amphenol Advanced Sensors' Telaire T6713 are miniature, energy efficient CO2 modules that provide high accuracy CO2 measurements for applications including indoor air quality monitoring and demand control ventilation.


new products Jun 21, 2018 by TTI, Inc
Basics of Phase Truncation in Direct Digital Synthesizers

Basics of Phase Truncation in Direct Digital Synthesizers

This article will discuss phase truncation in direct digital synthesizers.


A Looming Shortage of Lithium and Cobalt? Depends on Electric Cars, Politics, and Battery Chemistry

A Looming Shortage of Lithium and Cobalt? Depends on Electric Cars, Politics, and Battery Chemistry

Some analysts are predicting that, by 2050, the demand for the metals essential for lithium ion batteries may be in short supply.


News Jun 20, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Molex Squba 1.8mm Sealed Wire-to-Wire Connectors | Featured Product Spotlight

Molex Squba 1.8mm Sealed Wire-to-Wire Connectors | Featured Product Spotlight

Molex’s Squba 1.80mm pitch sealed wire-to-wire connectors are compact connectors designed to be used in sensors, lighting, commercial vehicles and other space-constrained applications that are exposed to dusty, wet environments.


Do Engineers Design Things Anymore? Electrical Engineering in the Age of ICs

Do Engineers Design Things Anymore? Electrical Engineering in the Age of ICs

An engineering career is still a good way to make a living—but for which types of people? AAC's Technical Director Robert Keim reflects on the nature of electrical engineering and how it's changed as technology accelerates.


News Jun 19, 2018 by Robert Keim
Resolving the Signal Part 6: The Effects of Amplifier Noise on Delta-Sigma ADCs

Resolving the Signal Part 6: The Effects of Amplifier Noise on Delta-Sigma ADCs

Part 6 of this 12-part Resolving the Signal series focuses on output- versus input-referred noise, adding an amplifier at the input of an ADC, and low- versus high-resolution ADCs as they relate to amplifier noise.


Towards Better Power Supply Rejection Ratio Performance: ON Semiconductor’s New LDO Regulators

Towards Better Power Supply Rejection Ratio Performance: ON Semiconductor’s New LDO Regulators

Low drop out (LDO) regulators are useful in noise-sensitive situations but, when used with DC-DC converters, their PSRR performance is often lacking. ON Semiconductor has announced the NCP16x series of LDOs that aim to improve PSRR performance.


News Jun 19, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Taiyo Yuden ES Series Fixed Inductors | New Product Brief

Taiyo Yuden ES Series Fixed Inductors | New Product Brief

Taiyo Yuden ES series fixed inductors are high current, surface mount power inductors for choke coils and filters in DC/DC converters for automotive, industrial, and high-reliability applications.


Maxim Integrated DARWIN Family of Ultralow Power Processors | New Product Brief

Maxim Integrated DARWIN Family of Ultralow Power Processors | New Product Brief

Maxim DARWIN MCUs combine deep memory, power efficiency, and security to enable smart IoT products.


A Simple, Compact Power Supply for Analog and Mixed-Signal Systems

A Simple, Compact Power Supply for Analog and Mixed-Signal Systems

This project demonstrates and discusses the performance and functionality of an inductorless ±5 V power-supply circuit.


Projects Jun 18, 2018 by Robert Keim