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Analog Devices ADRF50220 Switches | New Product Brief

Analog Devices ADRF50220 Switches | New Product Brief

Analog Devices ADRF5020 and ADRF5021 silicon switches provide high isolation and low insertion loss from as low as 9 kHz to 30 GHz for signals up to 24 dBm with CMOS and TTL compatible control.


The LimeSDR Mini Open Source, USB, Programmable Software-Defined Radio

The LimeSDR Mini Open Source, USB, Programmable Software-Defined Radio

The popular open source LimeSDR USB stick programmable software-defined radio is about to get a smaller, cheaper little brother.


News Sep 26, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
How to Protect Your Robot with Automatic Collision Detection

How to Protect Your Robot with Automatic Collision Detection

In this article, we’ll develop and test an algorithm for automatically shutting down a robot in response to a collision (or some other violent event).


Projects Sep 21, 2017 by Robert Keim
Analog Devices HMC Connectorized Modules | New Product Brief

Analog Devices HMC Connectorized Modules | New Product Brief

Analog Devices HMC family of RF and microwave connectorized modules are high performance, high reliability, hermetically sealed modules that can be used in prototyping and development to reduce the design time for telecom, test equipment, electronic warfare, aerospace, and radar applications.


When is a Multi-Meter Not Enough? An Introduction to Oscilloscopes

When is a Multi-Meter Not Enough? An Introduction to Oscilloscopes

In this article, we'll discuss when oscilloscopes are a great solution for the time-intensive process of mapping out data on a circuit.


Teardown Tuesday: Gas Leak Detector

Teardown Tuesday: Gas Leak Detector

In this Teardown Tuesday we are going to take a look at the insides of a gas leakage detector. This device is designed to detect the presence of halogen gases.


News Sep 19, 2017 by Alex Udanis
How to Use a Robot to Record and Transfer Audio Signals

How to Use a Robot to Record and Transfer Audio Signals

This article provides detailed information on sampling audio signals and transferring the data to a PC for analysis.


Projects Sep 15, 2017 by Robert Keim
An Introduction to Companding: Compressing Speech for Transmission Across Telephone Systems

An Introduction to Companding: Compressing Speech for Transmission Across Telephone Systems

This article introduces the analog-to-digital conversion required to compress speech for transmission across telephone systems.


Semtech RClamp0512TQ TVS Diodes | New Product Brief

Semtech RClamp0512TQ TVS Diodes | New Product Brief

Semtech RClamp0512TQ TVS diodes are AEC-Q100 qualified and use low-capacitance, surge-rated steering diodes to provide ESD protection for gigabit ethernet and other high-speed interfaces in automotive and industrial equipment.


STMicroelectronics Unveils New Affordable 8-Bit Microcontroller for STM8S001

STMicroelectronics Unveils New Affordable 8-Bit Microcontroller for STM8S001

This News Brief takes a look at the STM8S001 8-bit microcontroller from STMicroelectronics.


News Sep 12, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Intelligence at the Edge Part 1: The Edge Node

Intelligence at the Edge Part 1: The Edge Node

The industrial Internet of Things (IoT) encompasses the broad transformation underway that will make pervasive sensing across connected machines not just a competitive advantage, but an essential fundamental service. The industrial IoT starts with the edge node, which is the sensing and measurement entry point of interest.


WSU Team Designs Schottky Diode that Recycles Excess Heat from Electronics

WSU Team Designs Schottky Diode that Recycles Excess Heat from Electronics

A team from Washington State University has made a Schottky diode that recycles heat from electronics to charge a battery. But will we ever see one in a consumer device?


News Sep 11, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
Incorporating Microphone Functionality into a Robot System

Incorporating Microphone Functionality into a Robot System

In this article, we’ll look at a fairly straightforward circuit that enables a robot or other device to detect sound.


Projects Sep 11, 2017 by Robert Keim
Teardown of Schneider Electric’s Altivar Process ATV630U15M3

Teardown of Schneider Electric’s Altivar Process ATV630U15M3

Take a look at the inner workings of the Altivar Process ATV630U15M3.


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.


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.


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.


Toshiba ESD Protection Diodes | Featured Product Spotlight

Toshiba ESD Protection Diodes | Featured Product Spotlight

Toshiba's next-generation ESD diodes are used for high-speed interfaces and portable devices.


Clock-Noise Impact on RF Signals for Different Receiver Architectures

Clock-Noise Impact on RF Signals for Different Receiver Architectures

This article examines the common assumption that the clock-performance requirement for an RF sampling ADC is much more stringent compared to a heterodyne approach.


Researchers Develop a New Coulomb Transistor Concept

Researchers Develop a New Coulomb Transistor Concept

A research team from the University of Hamburg has invented a way to produce a Coulomb transistor (single electron transistor). The transistor is inexpensive and has varying applications.


News Aug 05, 2017 by Zabrel Holsman