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Is IDT’s Tx/Rx wireless power solution suitable for applications that require high-precision analog performance?

Is IDT’s Tx/Rx wireless power solution suitable for applications that require high-precision analog performance?

This article reviews the basics of finding Thevenin and Norton equivalents and discusses how to apply Thevenin's theorem…

This article reviews the basics of finding Thevenin and Norton equivalents and discusses how to apply Thevenin's theorem to a practical circuit.

Part 2 in the “How to Make an EFM8-Based Sound Synthesizer” series.

Part 2 in the “How to Make an EFM8-Based Sound Synthesizer” series.

All of our previous circuits dealt with opamps using resistors in the feedback loop. What happens when we start swapping…

All of our previous circuits dealt with opamps using resistors in the feedback loop. What happens when we start swapping out resistors for other passive components?

Basic refresher on instrumentation amplifiers, followed by a several real world applications in which an engineer would…

Basic refresher on instrumentation amplifiers, followed by a several real world applications in which an engineer would find this circuit.

Handling heat in electronics. Which components create heat, which components suffer from heat. Basics of heatsinking.

Handling heat in electronics. Which components create heat, which components suffer from heat. Basics of heatsinking.

This article will go into a bit of the background of FSK and demonstrate writing a simulator in Python.

This article will go into a bit of the background of FSK and demonstrate writing a simulator in Python.

Part 3 in the “How to Make an Ambient Light Monitor” series. The project continues by building an ambient light…

Part 3 in the “How to Make an Ambient Light Monitor” series. The project continues by building an ambient light sensor circuit on a breadboard, digitizing the circuit’s output signals, and interpreting the digitized measurements.

LTSpice possesses several features that can be used to test your design beyond simple transient analysis and AC sweeps.…

LTSpice possesses several features that can be used to test your design beyond simple transient analysis and AC sweeps. This article will go over a few advanced functions.

Introduction to the Arduino SPI Library with example sketch for the LTC1286 12 Bit ADC and the DAC714 16 bit DAC.

Introduction to the Arduino SPI Library with example sketch for the LTC1286 12 Bit ADC and the DAC714 16 bit DAC.

Build an analog booby-trap alarm system with an LM386 amplifier and an NPN transistor. This alarm system is activated by…

Build an analog booby-trap alarm system with an LM386 amplifier and an NPN transistor. This alarm system is activated by a trip sensor that sets off a screeching noise, alerting everyone and scaring off thieves.

Learn about devices and techniques used for in-circuit monitoring of currents and voltages.

Learn about devices and techniques used for in-circuit monitoring of currents and voltages.

The effect of noise and Power Supply Rejection Ratio (PSRR) in Low-dropout (LDO) regulators.

The effect of noise and Power Supply Rejection Ratio (PSRR) in Low-dropout (LDO) regulators.

Learn about various power electronic devices which act as solid-state switches in the circuits, meaning they act as a…

Learn about various power electronic devices which act as solid-state switches in the circuits, meaning they act as a switch without any mechanical movement.