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Adjustable Linear Constant-Current Control: An LED Controller from Diodes Incorporated

Adjustable Linear Constant-Current Control: An LED Controller from Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated announces two new adjustable constant-current LED controllers that accept input voltages ranging from 4.5V to 60V.


News Jan 22, 2018 by Nick Davis
The Everything-as-a-Service Business Model: Making AI, Drones, and Robotics More Accessible

The Everything-as-a-Service Business Model: Making AI, Drones, and Robotics More Accessible

The "as-a-Service" model is changing the way innovators use new technologies—sometimes by giving access to new technologies that would be out of their grasp otherwise.


News Jan 21, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Hirose Electric MF11BMT Series Connectors | New Product Brief

Hirose Electric MF11BMT Series Connectors | New Product Brief

Hirose Electric MF11BMT series connectors are waterproof optical connectors with robust metal shells.


Tales of Project Troubleshooting: Solutions from a Problem-Magnet

Tales of Project Troubleshooting: Solutions from a Problem-Magnet

This article covers the various roadblocks encountered in a new design and how they were troubleshot and overcome.


Working with Fluctuating Input Supplies: A New Tiny DC/DC Buck Regulator from Linear Technology

Working with Fluctuating Input Supplies: A New Tiny DC/DC Buck Regulator from Linear Technology

A new, smaller, and more versatile DC/DC step-down voltage regulator that's designed for noisier applications such as avionics, factory automation, and industrial robotics.


News Jan 19, 2018 by Nick Davis
Designing a Self-Biasing Class C Amplifier

Designing a Self-Biasing Class C Amplifier

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, explores a self-biased class C stage that could be used in an RF power amplifier.


RF Test and Measurement: RIGOL Releases Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer with Time-Dependent Features

RF Test and Measurement: RIGOL Releases Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer with Time-Dependent Features

Today RIGOL announced the release of the RSA5000 real-time spectrum analyzer.


News Jan 18, 2018 by John Spreer
A Temperature-Resistant Hall-Effect Sensor: A Digital-Latch Low-Voltage Sensor from TI

A Temperature-Resistant Hall-Effect Sensor: A Digital-Latch Low-Voltage Sensor from TI

Texas Instruments has announced a new low-voltage digital-latch Hall-effect sensor with a wide operating temperature range.


News Jan 18, 2018 by Nick Davis
Amphenol ICC MUSBR Series USB 3.0 Type A Connectors | Tech Specs

Amphenol ICC MUSBR Series USB 3.0 Type A Connectors | Tech Specs

“Rugged” and “fast” are rarely used to describe the same thing, but they perfectly describe Amphenol ICC’s MUSBR series USB 3.0 Type A connectors.


new products Jan 18, 2018 by TTI, Inc
Analog Devices LT8600-Series High-Voltage Buck Regulators | New Product Brief

Analog Devices LT8600-Series High-Voltage Buck Regulators | New Product Brief

Analog Devices LT8600-series High-Voltage Buck Regulators are high-efficiency step-down regulators with a wide input voltage range and an ultra-low quiescent current burst mode operation.


How to Build Your Own Function Generator Using Analog Devices’ AD9833

How to Build Your Own Function Generator Using Analog Devices’ AD9833

Tired of using your PC or mobile phone as a signal generator? It’s time to upgrade to a standalone one by making it yourself.


Projects Jan 17, 2018 by Cezar Chirila
ams Releases New Data-Logging NFC Sensor Tag

ams Releases New Data-Logging NFC Sensor Tag

Last month, ams released their newest sensor tag, the AS39513, a device that can help monitor the state of temperature-sensitive medical and food products.


News Jan 17, 2018 by Justin Kirkham
First 5G Wireless Standard Released

First 5G Wireless Standard Released

The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) recently released the first version of the 5G standard, finally providing hardware designers and telecommunication providers details to prepare for 5G capable devices.


News Jan 16, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Teardown Tuesday: Vehicle Code Reader and OBD-II Scanner

Teardown Tuesday: Vehicle Code Reader and OBD-II Scanner

In this teardown, we take apart Ancel's vehicle code reader and check engine light scan tool, the AD410, to see if we can find anything interesting.


News Jan 16, 2018 by Nick Davis
Analog Devices HMC8191 and HMC8193 I/Q Mixers | New Product Brief

Analog Devices HMC8191 and HMC8193 I/Q Mixers | New Product Brief

Analog Devices' HMC8191 and HMC8193 are passive I/Q mixers in cost-effective surface mount packages for test and measurement, mil-aero applications, and base stations.


Dev Kits from TDK, Add-On Sensor Systems from Bosch Set the Tone for Sensor Incorporation in 2018

Dev Kits from TDK, Add-On Sensor Systems from Bosch Set the Tone for Sensor Incorporation in 2018

Sensor integration unsurprisingly continues to be important for the future of device design. Bosch and TDK showed this month that they're answering the call with both dev kits for easy prototyping and production-ready sensor solutions.


News Jan 15, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Anatomy of a Security Flaw Announcement: The Strange Timeline of Spectre and Meltdown

Anatomy of a Security Flaw Announcement: The Strange Timeline of Spectre and Meltdown

Here's a look at the unusual way Meltdown and Spectre were revealed to the public and what we can expect going forward.


News Jan 15, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Light Sensors: The Absorption Spectrometer, LIDAR, and Thermal Cameras on Display at CES 2018

Light Sensors: The Absorption Spectrometer, LIDAR, and Thermal Cameras on Display at CES 2018

The 2018 Consumer Electronics Show debuted a variety of sensors. This article looks at LIDAR, microspectrometers, and Infrared cameras.


News Jan 13, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Building a Capacitive Touch Interface with the Texas Instruments MSP430FR2633

Building a Capacitive Touch Interface with the Texas Instruments MSP430FR2633

The MSP430FR2633 is a low-power microcontroller with multiple GPIOs and capacitive touch pins. This project creates a circuit that supports a custom capacitive touch panel with LED and haptic feedback.


Projects Jan 12, 2018 by Mark Hughes
What Is Mobility as a Service? The Future of Autonomous Vehicles

What Is Mobility as a Service? The Future of Autonomous Vehicles

What is "mobility as a service" and what does it mean for autonomous vehicles?


News Jan 12, 2018 by Kate Smith