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Sensirion’s “World’s Smallest Flow Sensor” for Taking Accurate Differential Pressure Measurements

Sensirion’s “World’s Smallest Flow Sensor” for Taking Accurate Differential Pressure Measurements

Sensirion announces their new SDP3x series of "the world's smallest differential pressure sensors," which allow for more integration and application possibilities.


News May 18, 2018 by Nick Davis
Considerations for FPGA Implementation of Linear-Phase FIR Filters

Considerations for FPGA Implementation of Linear-Phase FIR Filters

This article will review considerations for efficient FPGA implementation of symmetric FIR filters.


u-blox Module Release, STMicro, and Arduino: IoT Communications News Brief Roundup

u-blox Module Release, STMicro, and Arduino: IoT Communications News Brief Roundup

Check out today’s IoT communications roundup to see what’s new on the horizon.


News May 17, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Illinois Capacitor Low ESR Supercapacitor (DGH Series) | Tech Specs

Illinois Capacitor Low ESR Supercapacitor (DGH Series) | Tech Specs

Illinois Capacitor's DGH series supercapacitors offer standard values up to 350 Farads, ESR that is notably lower than competing capacitors, and offers very fast charge and discharge rates.


new products May 17, 2018 by TTI, Inc
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors SFH 2200 & SFH 2240 Photodiodes | New Product Brief

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors SFH 2200 & SFH 2240 Photodiodes | New Product Brief

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors’ SFH 2200 and SFH 2240 are large format photodiodes in a compact package.


Designing a Charge-Pump Bipolar Power Supply

Designing a Charge-Pump Bipolar Power Supply

This article presents and discusses a schematic design for a ±5 V inductorless power supply.


Are You Speaking to a Human? Google Duplex and Third-Gen TPUs Take Text-to-Speech to New Levels

Are You Speaking to a Human? Google Duplex and Third-Gen TPUs Take Text-to-Speech to New Levels

Text-to-speech has been a frustrating area for developers and users alike (and the butt of many tech jokes). But Google's recently demonstrated Duplex, their latest AI text-to-speech engine, shows extraordinary—and somewhat worrying—results.


News May 16, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Capturing 3D Images with Time-of-Flight Camera Technology

Capturing 3D Images with Time-of-Flight Camera Technology

Time-of-flight (ToF) is a relatively new method by which it is possible to gather detailed 3D information. This article looks at ToF cameras and their applications.


Teardown Tuesday: BB-8 by Sphero

Teardown Tuesday: BB-8 by Sphero

In this teardown, we dismantle a BB-8 droid (or, at least, an RC toy version) to see what's inside.


News May 15, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Molex Triple Band (900MHz) Wi-Fi Antenna | Tech Specs

Molex Triple Band (900MHz) Wi-Fi Antenna | Tech Specs

Molex Series 201932 Triple-band Wi-Fi ceramic antennas cover all three Wi-Fi bands, 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, and 5 GHz, providing designers a single solution to connect their devices to Wi-Fi networks on any band.


new products May 15, 2018 by TTI, Inc
NXP Semiconductors OM40002 Development Board for LPC8N04 MCU | New Product Brief

NXP Semiconductors OM40002 Development Board for LPC8N04 MCU | New Product Brief

NXP’s OM40002 is a development board for the NFC-enabled LPC8N04 Arm Cortex-M0+-based MCU.


MCUs Eye Software Add-Ons to Boost IoT Security

MCUs Eye Software Add-Ons to Boost IoT Security

Security is becoming a key beneficiary in the evolution of software development kits (SDKs) in the IoT era.


News May 14, 2018 by Majeed Ahmad
Boosting and Inverting without Inductors: Charge-Pump Power Supplies

Boosting and Inverting without Inductors: Charge-Pump Power Supplies

This article discusses charge-pump DC/DC converters and introduces a design for an inductorless bipolar power-supply circuit.


Maxim Integrated MAX32620FTHR Rapid Development Platform | New Product Brief

Maxim Integrated MAX32620FTHR Rapid Development Platform | New Product Brief

Maxim Integrated’s MAX32620FTHR board is a rapid development platform for battery-powered applications.


Introduction to Distributed Arithmetic

Introduction to Distributed Arithmetic

This article will review the distributed arithmetic which is an interesting method of efficiently implementing multiply-and-accumulate operations.


Switching Regulators with the Size and Simplicity of a Linear Regulator (LDO), from Maxim Integrated

Switching Regulators with the Size and Simplicity of a Linear Regulator (LDO), from Maxim Integrated

Maxim Integrated recently announced their new Himalaya uSLIC power modules: the MAXM17532 and the MAXM15462.


News May 11, 2018 by Nick Davis
TE Connectivity O.C.H. Micro Circular Connectors | Tech Specs

TE Connectivity O.C.H. Micro Circular Connectors | Tech Specs

TE Connectivity’s O.C.H. Micro Circular Connectors meet the mechanical and environmental performance requirements of MIL-STD-810G with typical applications including soldier vest cables, batteries, radios, antennas, and military vehicles.


new products May 11, 2018 by TTI, Inc
Save for Your Own Royal Wedding (of Sorts) with the Gentleman Maker’s Savings Incentivizer

Save for Your Own Royal Wedding (of Sorts) with the Gentleman Maker’s Savings Incentivizer

In this project, we'll use a Raspberry Pi to create a responsive piggy bank that belittles you when you slack on your savings!


Projects May 10, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Sensata P1A Ceramic Capacitive Pressure Sensor | Tech Specs

Sensata P1A Ceramic Capacitive Pressure Sensor | Tech Specs

Sensata’s P1A is designed to reliably and accurately measure pressure in harsh conditions.


new products May 10, 2018 by TTI, Inc
MINMAX’s MIZI03 3W DC-DC Converters and a Look at Standards for Railway Applications

MINMAX’s MIZI03 3W DC-DC Converters and a Look at Standards for Railway Applications

MINMAX has recently introduced the MIZI03 series of converters for railway applications.


News May 10, 2018 by Kate Smith