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Human Brain Interface and Iris Tracking Technology at CES 2018

Human Brain Interface and Iris Tracking Technology at CES 2018

At CES 2018, eye-tracking and human brain interface technologies were displayed.


News Jan 12, 2018 by Mark Hughes
An Op-Amp Limiter: How to Limit the Amplitude of Amplified Signals

An Op-Amp Limiter: How to Limit the Amplitude of Amplified Signals

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, explores the design and functionality of an op-amp-based limiter.


Isolated CAN Transceivers Aimed at Improving the Robustness of Industrial Communications

Isolated CAN Transceivers Aimed at Improving the Robustness of Industrial Communications

Maxim Integrated introduces a new family of isolated CAN transceivers to help increase communication uptimes in the industrial arena.


News Jan 11, 2018 by Nick Davis
CDE THA Thinpack Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors | Tech Specs

CDE THA Thinpack Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors | Tech Specs

CDE’s THA series of capacitors are a lot like me, high energy density and a low profile.


new products Jan 10, 2018 by TTI, Inc
CES 2018 Reveal: Qualcomm’s QC55100 Audio SoC Aims to Make Low-Power Earbuds

CES 2018 Reveal: Qualcomm’s QC55100 Audio SoC Aims to Make Low-Power Earbuds

Qualcomm has announced a new line of SoCs designed to keep earbuds low power and in a smaller form factor.


News Jan 10, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Designed for Aerospace Applications: A Radiation-Tolerant Microcontroller from Microchip

Designed for Aerospace Applications: A Radiation-Tolerant Microcontroller from Microchip

Microchip's ATmegaS64M1 AVR microcontroller offers enhanced radiation protection, an extended temperature range, and increased reliability for space and aerospace applications.


News Jan 10, 2018 by Nick Davis
Intelligence at the Edge Part 3: Edge Node Communication

Intelligence at the Edge Part 3: Edge Node Communication

Connected industrial machines can sense a wide array of information used to make key decisions within the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). A sensor within an edge node can be spatially far removed from any data aggregation point. It must connect through a gateway that links edge data with a network.


Teardown Tuesday: Walabot In-Wall Imaging Sensor by Vayyar

Teardown Tuesday: Walabot In-Wall Imaging Sensor by Vayyar

In this teardown, we take apart Vayyar's Walabot DIY In-Wall Imager to see what we can find.


News Jan 09, 2018 by Nick Davis
What’s So Cool About Crypto Cold Storage? A Look at Blockchain Wallets

What’s So Cool About Crypto Cold Storage? A Look at Blockchain Wallets

Even if you are not interested in cryptocurrencies or blockchain technology, the hardware and systems available to keep these things safe are still interesting and relevant for data security overall.


News Jan 07, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Simplifying VHDL Code: The Std_Logic_Vector Data Type

Simplifying VHDL Code: The Std_Logic_Vector Data Type

This article will review the "std_logic_vector" data type which is one of the most common data types in VHDL.


How to Multiply RF Signals without a Multiplier: The Switching Mixer

How to Multiply RF Signals without a Multiplier: The Switching Mixer

This article introduces an important technique used to perform frequency mixing in modern RF circuits.


Approximating the Human Optical Response: A New Tri-Stimulus Color Sensor from ams

Approximating the Human Optical Response: A New Tri-Stimulus Color Sensor from ams

A new tri-stimulus color sensor is designed for providing color measurements that closely match the human eye's response to visible light.


News Jan 04, 2018 by Nick Davis
TE Connectivity AmbiMate Sensor Module | New Product Brief

TE Connectivity AmbiMate Sensor Module | New Product Brief

TE Connectivity AmbiMate sensor module MS4 series provides air quality monitoring for smart home and building automation in a pre-engineered, compact module that saves design time.


Concurrent Conditional and Selected Signal Assignment in VHDL

Concurrent Conditional and Selected Signal Assignment in VHDL

This article will review the concurrent signal assignment statements in VHDL.


The Hardware Side of Bioinformatics: Protein Sequenator to Raspberry Pi

The Hardware Side of Bioinformatics: Protein Sequenator to Raspberry Pi

Computational biology turned sequencing into a routine laboratory process, and today computer technology helps analyze a wide variety of molecular biology information.


News Jan 03, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
USB Power Delivery: A New USB Power Delivery 3.0 Controller from Dialog Semiconductor

USB Power Delivery: A New USB Power Delivery 3.0 Controller from Dialog Semiconductor

Dialog Semiconductor introduces their new USB power delivery controller that handles interface communications between a power adapter and a mobile device.


News Jan 02, 2018 by Nick Davis
Increasing Data Demands Pushing New Data Storage Technologies

Increasing Data Demands Pushing New Data Storage Technologies

An uptick in interest in cryptocurrencies has also increased interest in fast, high-capacity, and especially secure data storage. Here are some developments in the data storage realm.


News Jan 01, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
STMicroelectronics SensorTile Development Kit | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics SensorTile Development Kit | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics’ SensorTile Development Kit includes the tiny, highly integrated SensorTile and tools for developing connectable sensor nodes.


What Is VHDL? Getting Started with Hardware Description Language for Digital Circuit Design

What Is VHDL? Getting Started with Hardware Description Language for Digital Circuit Design

This article gives some introductory examples for VHDL coding, a hardware description language used in digital circuit design.


STMicro’s Newest Stepper Motor Driver: A 256-Microstep Driver with Integrated Control Logic

STMicro’s Newest Stepper Motor Driver: A 256-Microstep Driver with Integrated Control Logic

STMicroelectronics offers their new microstepping motor driver that includes control logic and a power stage.


News Dec 29, 2017 by Nick Davis