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Analog Devices LTC Switching Controllers | New Product Brief

Analog Devices LTC Switching Controllers | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


How to Build an Analog Sensor and Analog Output Using Microchip’s RN487x Bluetooth Module

How to Build an Analog Sensor and Analog Output Using Microchip’s RN487x Bluetooth Module

Learn how to hook up an analog input (potentiometer) and output (LED) using a Microchip BLE module.


Projects Oct 21, 2019 by Aaron Hanson
ROHM’s New Family of 4-Pin Trench-Gate SiC MOSFETs Aims to Reduce Switching Losses

ROHM’s New Family of 4-Pin Trench-Gate SiC MOSFETs Aims to Reduce Switching Losses

The SCT3xxx xR series, available in 650V and 1200V VDS versions, can reduce switching losses by up to 35%.


News Oct 11, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
What Is Brown Out Reset in Microcontrollers? How to Prevent False Power-Downs

What Is Brown Out Reset in Microcontrollers? How to Prevent False Power-Downs

Brown Out Reset is an important function to increase the reliability of a microcontroller after start-up. Normally used to solve problems with the power supply, this article shows how Brown Out Reset can prevent another problem.


Via Configurations for Connecting Decoupling Capacitors

Via Configurations for Connecting Decoupling Capacitors

In this article, we’ll focus on the different via configurations that can be used to connect a decoupling capacitor to the PCB power and ground planes.


Littelfuse Releases New TVS Diode Arrays for Protecting High-Speed Data Lines

Littelfuse Releases New TVS Diode Arrays for Protecting High-Speed Data Lines

The new SP3384NUTG series is designed to shield 10GbE differential data lines from transient electrical hazards.


News Oct 02, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Texas Instruments Evaluation Module Kit | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments Evaluation Module Kit | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Silicon Labs Unveils Automotive Timing Portfolio, Emphasizing Ease of Use for OEMs and Suppliers

Silicon Labs Unveils Automotive Timing Portfolio, Emphasizing Ease of Use for OEMs and Suppliers

SiLabs wants to be the one-stop shop for designers of ADAS and infotainment systems, Ethernet switches, and 5G applications.


News Sep 25, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Understanding Butterworth Filter Poles and Zeros

Understanding Butterworth Filter Poles and Zeros

This article explores the Butterworth low-pass filter, also known as the maximally flat filter, from the perspective of its pole-zero diagram.


Infineon Technologies MERUS Audio Reference Boards | New Product Brief

Infineon Technologies MERUS Audio Reference Boards | New Product Brief

These ICs can output at up to 5 voltage levels instead of 2.


Analog Devices Inc. Smart Energy Harvesting FCI Design | New Product Brief

Analog Devices Inc. Smart Energy Harvesting FCI Design | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Diodes Incorporated Unveils Miniature Automotive MOSFETS for Power Management, DC-DC Converters

Diodes Incorporated Unveils Miniature Automotive MOSFETS for Power Management, DC-DC Converters

The 40V-rated DMTH4008LFDFWQ and the 60V-rated DMTH6016LFDFWQ sport space-saving DFN2020 packages.


News Sep 16, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Taiwan Semiconductor Offers Four New Power MOSFETs for BLDC Motor Control

Taiwan Semiconductor Offers Four New Power MOSFETs for BLDC Motor Control

The dual N-channel devices offer DS breakdown voltages of 40 V and 60 V and current ratings of 25 A to 48 A.


News Sep 15, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Analog Devices Low Power Analog Front End | New Product Brief

Analog Devices Low Power Analog Front End | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Power Integrations’ Low-Noise, 200V AEC-Q100 Diodes Targets Automotive Audio Applications

Power Integrations’ Low-Noise, 200V AEC-Q100 Diodes Targets Automotive Audio Applications

Power Integrations' AEC-Q100-qualified LQ10N200CQ and LQ20N200CQ diodes target automotive audio systems.


News Sep 13, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
ON Semiconductor Offers New Power Over Ethernet Controllers to Support IEEE 802.3bt PoE

ON Semiconductor Offers New Power Over Ethernet Controllers to Support IEEE 802.3bt PoE

The NCP1095 and NCP1096 deliver 90 Watts power-over-internet (POE) in compliance with IEEE's 802.3bt standard.


News Sep 05, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Classical R-C Oscillators: The Bridged-T Network and the Wien Oscillator Network

Classical R-C Oscillators: The Bridged-T Network and the Wien Oscillator Network

Learn more about these two classic oscillator network topologies, including their simulations.


Integrator Limitations: The Op-Amp’s Output Impedance

Integrator Limitations: The Op-Amp’s Output Impedance

In this second part of a series of articles, we investigate the role of the output impedance of a real-life op-amp.


Integrator Limitations: The Op-Amp’s Gain Bandwidth Product

Integrator Limitations: The Op-Amp’s Gain Bandwidth Product

In this first part of a series of articles, we investigate the role of the op-amp’s gain-bandwidth product (GBP).


A Clever Oscillator Circuit You’ve Probably Never Heard of: The Sulzer Network

A Clever Oscillator Circuit You’ve Probably Never Heard of: The Sulzer Network

Learn about the Sulzer network, an alternative to classic R-C networks that is easier to tune over wide frequency ranges.