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Op-Amp Basics: Introduction to the Operational Amplifier

Op-Amp Basics: Introduction to the Operational Amplifier

In this video, we will introduce a component that is an essential tool for anyone who designs analog or mixed-signal circuits. This component is called an operational amplifier, or op-amp for short.


Engineers Can Develop Fever-Sensing Technology. But Should We?

Engineers Can Develop Fever-Sensing Technology. But Should We?

Thermal imaging technology has become ubiquitous in industrial and commercial applications. Now, governments and health regulators are recommending temperature checks as a method to combat the spread of COVID-19.


News Jul 06, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons
Introduction to Power Management: Voltage Regulator ICs

Introduction to Power Management: Voltage Regulator ICs

In this video tutorial we will focus on integrated circuits that help us to generate supply voltages for analog, digital, and mixed-signal designs.


RICOH Electronics Buck-Boost DC-DC Converters | Featured Product Spotlight

RICOH Electronics Buck-Boost DC-DC Converters | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


Once 5G Hits, DC-DC Converters May Be RF Power Amplifier’s Saving Grace

Once 5G Hits, DC-DC Converters May Be RF Power Amplifier’s Saving Grace

The most power-hungry component in RF transmitters, the RF power amplifier, is getting some serious attention from design engineers.


News Jul 01, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Common Analog, Digital, and Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits (ICs)

Common Analog, Digital, and Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits (ICs)

This video tutorial provides an overview of integrated circuits that electrical engineers regularly incorporate into their designs.


University at Buffalo Engineers Develop A Transistor That Can Handle 8,000 Volts

University at Buffalo Engineers Develop A Transistor That Can Handle 8,000 Volts

The gallium oxide-based MOSFET, which is about as thin as a single sheet of paper, could help make large and bulky batteries and power systems, such as those used in electric vehicles, smaller.


News Jun 23, 2020 by Luke James
Introduction to Analog and Digital Electronics

Introduction to Analog and Digital Electronics

This video tutorial explores important topics that allow us to divide integrated circuits into two broad categories.


Understanding Types of Lock-In Amplifiers and Related Noise Sources

Understanding Types of Lock-In Amplifiers and Related Noise Sources

This article is a general guideline on the main aspects of commercially-available amplifiers.


Wi-Fi Is a Power Guzzler. New Multi-Protocol Modules May Change the Game of Battery-Based IoT

Wi-Fi Is a Power Guzzler. New Multi-Protocol Modules May Change the Game of Battery-Based IoT

Wi-Fi's high power consumption represents a serious challenge to battery-powered IoT products. But this may no longer be a problem with the digitally-dominant advanced radio architecture of two new modules from Innophase.


News Jun 09, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
An International Team of Researchers Work to Combine a Diode and Resistor Into a Single Device

An International Team of Researchers Work to Combine a Diode and Resistor Into a Single Device

A team of researchers with ties to the University of Central Florida (UCF) has created a new type of molecular circuit switch which could bring a new era of ultra-high-density computing.


News Jun 08, 2020 by Luke James
Bipolar Junction and Field Effect Transistors (BJTs and FETs)

Bipolar Junction and Field Effect Transistors (BJTs and FETs)

This video tutorial introduces two components that have powerfully influenced the field of electrical engineering and human life in general.


How Is the Laplace Transform Used in Circuit Design?

How Is the Laplace Transform Used in Circuit Design?

In this article, we briefly review how the Laplace transform can help us solve circuits involving damped and steady-state sinusoidal signals.


Basic Fundamentals of Lock-In Amplifiers

Basic Fundamentals of Lock-In Amplifiers

This article discusses the theory fundamentals of lock-in amplifiers.


What Is Dynamic Range?

What Is Dynamic Range?

The concept of dynamic range appears frequently in engineering discussions. But what exactly does this term mean? And how does it apply to electronic circuits and systems?


5G Switches Introduced by the University of Texas Claim Improved Battery Life and Processing Speeds

5G Switches Introduced by the University of Texas Claim Improved Battery Life and Processing Speeds

Although COVID-19 has caused a slowdown, the 5G revolution is still well underway with the first pioneer devices capable of accessing next-generation wireless speeds already on shelves worldwide.


News May 31, 2020 by Luke James
The PN Junction Diode and Diode Characteristics

The PN Junction Diode and Diode Characteristics

This video tutorial explores the physical and electrical behavior of an electronic structure formed by placing n-type semiconductor material in contact with p-type semiconductor material.


ADI Makes Big Swing for Industry 4.0 with First Software-Configurable Industrial I/Os

ADI Makes Big Swing for Industry 4.0 with First Software-Configurable Industrial I/Os

Two new I/O solutions bring remote programmability to building control and industrial automation.


News May 29, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Determining Dynamic Range of CCD Image Sensors

Determining Dynamic Range of CCD Image Sensors

This article explains how CCD construction, operating parameters, and external signal-processing circuitry contribute to the maximum variation in luminance that CCD imaging hardware can capture.


Using EMI Shielding to Reduce Radiated Emissions in Electronic Designs

Using EMI Shielding to Reduce Radiated Emissions in Electronic Designs

Learn the basic concepts of EMI shieldings, including types of shielding options and the calculation for determining shielding effectiveness.