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DeepCover: Maxim Integrated’s Secure Authenticator with a Host of Security Services

DeepCover: Maxim Integrated’s Secure Authenticator with a Host of Security Services

Maxim Integrated recently announced the DS28E36 IC, which is a secure authenticator that uses Maxim's DeepCover embedded security solutions.


News Feb 23, 2018 by Nick Davis
One Circuit, Three Bode Plots: The Omnifilter

One Circuit, Three Bode Plots: The Omnifilter

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, discusses a filter circuit that allows you to choose between a low-pass, a high-pass, and a band-pass response.


Automatically Connect One of Two Power Supplies: A Dual Channel Prioritized Power Path Controller

Automatically Connect One of Two Power Supplies: A Dual Channel Prioritized Power Path Controller

This article discusses an intelligent power switch that automatically connects one of two input voltage supplies to a common output node.


News Feb 22, 2018 by Nick Davis
EPCOS Power Line Chokes | Tech Specs

EPCOS Power Line Chokes | Tech Specs

Normally, choking is bad, but as is typically the case with RF and EMI, the opposite is true; chokes are essential to many electronic devices, as they suppress common mode noise.


new products Feb 22, 2018 by TTI, Inc
AVX Kyocera Automotive Clock Oscillators | New Product Brief

AVX Kyocera Automotive Clock Oscillators | New Product Brief

AVX Kyocera MC2016K are 1.5 to 80 MHz clock oscillators for automotive applications, including radar, cameras, ethernet, and V2X.


Sequential VHDL: If and Case Statements

Sequential VHDL: If and Case Statements

This article will review two important sequential statements in VHDL, namely “if” and “case” statements.


A New High-Performance Digital MEMS Microphone from Infineon

A New High-Performance Digital MEMS Microphone from Infineon

Here's a breakdown of Infineon's new high-performance digital MEMS microphone that offers power-optimized modes for low-current consumption devices.


News Feb 21, 2018 by Nick Davis
Solid-State LiDAR Is Coming to an Autonomous Vehicle Near You

Solid-State LiDAR Is Coming to an Autonomous Vehicle Near You

Solid-state LiDAR may be the path forward for developing sensing systems for autonomous vehicles.


News Feb 20, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Teardown Tuesday: Steam Link Streaming Gaming Console

Teardown Tuesday: Steam Link Streaming Gaming Console

In this teardown, we disassemble a game-streaming device called the Steam Link.


News Feb 20, 2018 by Nick Davis
Amphenol Solderless Edge Launch Connectors | New Product Brief

Amphenol Solderless Edge Launch Connectors | New Product Brief

Amphenol SV Microwave Solderless Edge Launch Connectors provide fast and easy installation without compromising signal performance, ideal for RF test and measurement boards, rapid prototyping, mil/aero, and high-speed component test.


How to Monitor Current with an Op-Amp, a BJT, and Three Resistors

How to Monitor Current with an Op-Amp, a BJT, and Three Resistors

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, explains the functionality of a clever circuit that accurately measures supply current.


New DARPA Programs Focus on Quantum Coherence, Biological Sensors, and Epigenome Readers

New DARPA Programs Focus on Quantum Coherence, Biological Sensors, and Epigenome Readers

Here’s a look at a few current projects announced by DARPA this year, exploring quantum coherence, biological sensors, and epigenomic readers.


News Feb 19, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Three of the Top FPGA Dev Boards for New Designers

Three of the Top FPGA Dev Boards for New Designers

Looking to get a new FPGA development board? Maybe you aren’t, but this article might persuade you to get one like our previous article did to me.


News Feb 18, 2018 by Donald Krambeck
Digi XBee 3 ZigBee 3.0 RF Modules | New Product Brief

Digi XBee 3 ZigBee 3.0 RF Modules | New Product Brief

Digi International’s XBee3 ZigBee 3.0 RF modules are small, efficient, and secure modules that offer programmability to create smart IoT nodes.


How to Use a Diode as a Thermometer

How to Use a Diode as a Thermometer

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a straightforward circuit that allows you to measure temperature with little more than a diode and a BJT.


Tricking Autonomous Driving Systems Could Be as Simple as Subtly Altering Street Signs

Tricking Autonomous Driving Systems Could Be as Simple as Subtly Altering Street Signs

Recent research indicates that it may be easier to dupe a vision system in an autonomous vehicle than previously thought.


News Feb 16, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
One-Time Programmable Memory in Action: A 3-Channel User-Programmable Clock Generator from IDT

One-Time Programmable Memory in Action: A 3-Channel User-Programmable Clock Generator from IDT

IDT’s new MicroClock programmable clock generator is a 3-channel (3-PLL-architecture), low-power, user-programmable clock, intended for handheld and wearable devices.


News Feb 16, 2018 by Nick Davis
The Why and How of Pipelining in FPGAs

The Why and How of Pipelining in FPGAs

This article explains pipelining and its implications with respect to FPGAs, i.e., latency, throughput, change in operating frequency, and resource utilization.


CUI’s VOF‑180 and VOF‑225A AC-to-DC Power Supplies in 2×4 inch Open Frames

CUI’s VOF‑180 and VOF‑225A AC-to-DC Power Supplies in 2×4 inch Open Frames

In this News Brief, we take a look at CUI’s new high-density AC/DC power supplies housed in low-profile open-frame packages.


News Feb 15, 2018 by Nick Davis
Molex FAKRA RF Connectors | Tech Specs

Molex FAKRA RF Connectors | Tech Specs

Making connections is an important part of life. But connections might be even more important in automotive electronics.


new products Feb 15, 2018 by TTI, Inc