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Active noise control is a principle technology in noise-canceling headphones. But there's a nuanced part of the ANC…

Active noise control is a principle technology in noise-canceling headphones. But there's a nuanced part of the ANC conversation that warrants discussion: adaptive controllers and cancelation paths.

In this article, we will learn how to find the optimal size of a transistor/logic gate present in a larger circuit to…

In this article, we will learn how to find the optimal size of a transistor/logic gate present in a larger circuit to provide the desired performance using the linear delay model.

This video tutorial discusses operating modes and plots that will help you to incorporate bipolar junction transistors…

This video tutorial discusses operating modes and plots that will help you to incorporate bipolar junction transistors into your designs.

Learn all about graphene field-effect transistors or GFETs. We'll cover their construction, as well as the benefits and…

Learn all about graphene field-effect transistors or GFETs. We'll cover their construction, as well as the benefits and challenges of designing with them.

With more people working from home, noise-canceling headphones are ever-more prevalent. What circuitry underlies this…

With more people working from home, noise-canceling headphones are ever-more prevalent. What circuitry underlies this popular technology?

Researchers at the University of Surrey have come up with a new type of transistor that offers linear behavior and huge upside.

Researchers at the University of Surrey have come up with a new type of transistor that offers linear behavior and huge upside.

As an EE, you might wonder how DDR5 can support blazing-fast transfer rates. One factor is an equalization technique…

As an EE, you might wonder how DDR5 can support blazing-fast transfer rates. One factor is an equalization technique called decision feedback equalization (DFE).

In this video we will explore a particularly important application of op-amps, namely, the design of high-performance…

In this video we will explore a particularly important application of op-amps, namely, the design of high-performance filters that do not require inductors.

In this article, we will review the different types of noise that are present in a circuit. We will also discuss how to…

In this article, we will review the different types of noise that are present in a circuit. We will also discuss how to perform an accurate simulation of an EMC filter with LTspice.

In this video, we will continue our discussion of op-amp-based active filters by examining band-pass and band-reject topologies.

In this video, we will continue our discussion of op-amp-based active filters by examining band-pass and band-reject topologies.

This week, the European Space Agency discovered underground lakes of liquid water on Mars. What circuit-level hardware…

This week, the European Space Agency discovered underground lakes of liquid water on Mars. What circuit-level hardware made this discovery possible?

This article discusses VLSI (very-large-scale integration) circuits and the sources of non-idealities that affect MOS transistors.

This article discusses VLSI (very-large-scale integration) circuits and the sources of non-idealities that affect MOS transistors.

This article compares the noise performance of two different amplifiers and optimizes noise performance through the use…

This article compares the noise performance of two different amplifiers and optimizes noise performance through the use of passive filtering.

In this video, we’ll look at some circuits that represent common op-amp applications. We’ll start with the voltage…

In this video, we’ll look at some circuits that represent common op-amp applications. We’ll start with the voltage follower, then we’ll move on to an inverting amplifier, an active filter, and a current-to-voltage converter.

This video explores the frequency response of a realistic op-amp and discusses how this frequency response influences the…

This video explores the frequency response of a realistic op-amp and discusses how this frequency response influences the operation of op-amp-based amplifier circuits.

Autonomous drones and robots utilize small motors. These fast-spinning mini motors require miniature encoders and IC…

Autonomous drones and robots utilize small motors. These fast-spinning mini motors require miniature encoders and IC package sizes. This article shows how an optical sinusoidal encoder provides a higher resolution and increased speeds with a 2x3 mm dual simultaneous-sampling SAR-ADC.

What's going on at the silicon level of Elon Musk's human brain-machine interface?

What's going on at the silicon level of Elon Musk's human brain-machine interface?

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

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

Wi-Fi's high power consumption represents a serious challenge to battery-powered IoT products. But this may no longer be…

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.