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Amphenol UFS Card Sockets | New Product Brief

Amphenol UFS Card Sockets | New Product Brief

Amphenol UFS card sockets give users the benefits of next-generation UFS cards while also allowing them to use the ubiquitous micro-SD card.


Microsoft Reveals Xbox One X Scorpio SoC Features at Hot Chips 2017

Microsoft Reveals Xbox One X Scorpio SoC Features at Hot Chips 2017

At Hot Chips this week, Microsoft provided some details about their Scorpio SoC, slated to feature in the next X-Box gaming console.


News Aug 23, 2017 by Kate Smith
Get Up to Speed on Bluetooth 5

Get Up to Speed on Bluetooth 5

This article takes a look at the improvements and capabilities of Bluetooth 5.


DFT Leakage and the Choice of the Window Function

DFT Leakage and the Choice of the Window Function

This article will review the use of window functions to alleviate the DFT leakage.


Teardown Tuesday: IR Thermometer

Teardown Tuesday: IR Thermometer

Lets take a look at the insides of an infrared thermometer.


News Aug 22, 2017 by Alex Udanis
Intel, Qualcomm, Google, and NVIDIA Race to Develop AI Chips and Platforms

Intel, Qualcomm, Google, and NVIDIA Race to Develop AI Chips and Platforms

AI labs race to develop processors that are bigger, faster, stronger.


Würth REDEXPERT AC Loss Tool | New Product Brief

Würth REDEXPERT AC Loss Tool | New Product Brief

Würth Electronics REDEXPERT AC Loss Tool helps designers find the ideal power inductors and ferrites for their DC/DC converter, with greater accuracy than traditional Steinmetz models.


Voyager Anniversary Celebration: 40 Years in Space

Voyager Anniversary Celebration: 40 Years in Space

Join us as we celebrate 40 years of the Voyager missions in space!


News Aug 20, 2017 by Mark Hughes
STMicro 1200V SiC Diodes | New Product Brief

STMicro 1200V SiC Diodes | New Product Brief

STMicro's STPSC 1200V silicon-carbide Schottky diodes are high-performance rectifiers for photovoltaic inverters, EV and HEV chargers, motor drives, and other high power applications.


Cybersecurity Workforce Will Be Drastically Inadequate by 2022

Cybersecurity Workforce Will Be Drastically Inadequate by 2022

A shortage of skilled workers threatens to undermine cybersecurity in an increasingly connected society.


Lapis Semiconductor Introduces New Soil Sensor that Links with IoT Infrastructure

Lapis Semiconductor Introduces New Soil Sensor that Links with IoT Infrastructure

Here is how two key facets of the IoT world come together to create a holistic solution.


News Aug 18, 2017 by Majeed Ahmad
STMicro STWLC03 Dual Mode Qi/PMA Wireless Power Receiver | Featured Product Spotlight

STMicro STWLC03 Dual Mode Qi/PMA Wireless Power Receiver | Featured Product Spotlight

STMicroelectronics' STWLC03 is a high-efficiency wireless power receiver IC that supports both Qi and PMA protocols.


Insight into the Results of DFT Analysis in Digital Signal Processing

Insight into the Results of DFT Analysis in Digital Signal Processing

This article attempts to give a deeper insight into the interpretation of DFT (direct Fourier transform) output.


Stewart Harsh Environment RJ45 Jack | New Product Brief

Stewart Harsh Environment RJ45 Jack | New Product Brief

Stewart Connector’s SealJack RJ45 jacks are designed for IP67 applications requiring high-speed communication.


The Importance of Usability When Designing Hardware: Lessons Learned from Developing ProtoBricks

The Importance of Usability When Designing Hardware: Lessons Learned from Developing ProtoBricks

Joe Broms just designed, prototyped, and crowdfunded a hardware product designed to teach kids about digital logic. Here's what he learned about the importance of usability during the design process.


News Aug 15, 2017 by Joe Broms
Transmit LO Leakage—An Issue of Zero-IF

Transmit LO Leakage—An Issue of Zero-IF

There are several advantages to zero-IF architecture that come with their own challenges to overcome. This article discusses the issue of transmit LOL and examines the techniques used to eliminate it.


Teardown Tuesday: Hi-Fi Audio Amplifier with Bluetooth

Teardown Tuesday: Hi-Fi Audio Amplifier with Bluetooth

In this teardown, we examine the Lepy LP-168 Hi-Fi Stereo USB Audio Amplifier with Bluetooth, by NKTECH.


News Aug 15, 2017 by Nick Davis
Semtech TS1310x Neo-Iso Solid State Relays | New Product Brief

Semtech TS1310x Neo-Iso Solid State Relays | New Product Brief

Semtech TS13102 and TS13103 Neo-Iso Solid State Relays are galvanically isolated 60 V relays capable of harvesting energy from the load to extend battery life in IoT devices.


Tales from 80s Tech: How Compaq’s Clone Computers Skirted IBM’s IP and Gave Rise to EISA

Tales from 80s Tech: How Compaq’s Clone Computers Skirted IBM’s IP and Gave Rise to EISA

In the 1980s, Compaq was the first company to produce a portable IBM-compatible machine legally, but they flirted with breaking copyright law in the process.


News Aug 14, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Basic Signal Operations in DSP: Constant-Valued and Alternating Signals

Basic Signal Operations in DSP: Constant-Valued and Alternating Signals

In this article, we’ll discuss a few elementary signal operations by considering one of the signals to be constant-valued.