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STMicro Rolls All-in-one Motion and Bone-conduction Sensor for Hearables

With its new sensor IC, STMicroelectronics hopes to enable a new class of hearables for applications like true wireless stereo (TWS).

March 06, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Receiving and Sampling Signals in Digital Pulse Amplitude Modulation

The receiver in a digital PAM system must sample and measure the amplitude of a signal that is affected by the frequency response of the transmission channel.

March 05, 2023 by Robert Keim

Reducing Quantization Distortion Via Subtractive and Non-subtractive Dithering

Learn how dithering can suppress both harmonic and non-harmonic spurs and two different types of dithering systems: subtractive and non-subtractive topologies.

February 24, 2023 by Dr. Steve Arar

Eaton EPM7-1V 1W Isolated DC-DC Converter | 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.

February 13, 2023 by Mouser Electronics

Infineon Unveils Tiny MEMS Microphone Touting High SNR, 520 μA Power

Putting its proprietary MEMS technology and clever ASIC design to work, Infineon marries high audio quality and low lower in a tiny microphone device.

February 13, 2023 by Jeff Child

Introduction to Double Date Rate (DDR) Memory

Learn about double date rate (DDR) memory key concepts and applications surrounding this digital communication technique, where two data words are transferred during one clock cycle.

February 03, 2023 by Robert Keim

STMicro Brings Its Free STM32 MCU Edge AI Toolset to the Cloud

The new cloud-based version includes a GitHub-based model resource, and remote access to a “board farm” to remotely benchmark edge-AI models on STM32 MCU boards.

January 31, 2023 by Jeff Child

TRACO Power TMR 12WI Isolated 12W DC/DC Converter Modules | 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.

January 22, 2023 by Mouser Electronics

Oliver Heaviside: The Self-taught Pioneer of Electromagnetism and Vector Calculus

From the coaxial cable to the bounce-back effect of radio waves against the ionosphere, Heaviside’s contributions have stood the test of time.

January 21, 2023 by Biljana Ognenova

Error Analysis in Analog-to-digital Converter (ADC) Applications

Through four different examples, learn about analog-to-digital converter (ADC) system error analysis.

January 20, 2023 by Dr. Steve Arar

Overcome Smart Home Technology Limits Using Sensors and Edge Computing

Designing smart home devices involves numerous challenges. In this article, learn the important limitations of today’s smart home technologies and how sensor fusion helps smooth the way.

January 19, 2023 by Paul Lee, Infineon Technologies

ADC Resolution vs. Accuracy—Sub-range ADCs, Two-step ADCs, and TUE

Learn about characterizing different analog-to-digital converter (ADC) error sources such as resolution and accuracy.

January 08, 2023 by Dr. Steve Arar

DIY Modular Laptop Runs on Raspberry Pi SBC

The crowd funded LapPi 2.0 laptop offering could give the DIY community a new way to learn about personal computers.

January 02, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Understanding ADC Integral Nonlinearity (INL) Error

Learn about the integral nonlinearity (INL) specification and how it relates to analog-to-digital converter (ADC) errors.

December 26, 2022 by Dr. Steve Arar

9 Cool Electronics Projects to Bring You Holiday Joy

On this holiday weekend, enjoy these nine cool electronics projects to make your “C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S” bright.

December 24, 2022 by Jeff Child

ADC Nonlinearity—Missing Codes, Monotonicity, and Nonlinearity Effect on SNR

Learn about eliminating missing codes through averaging, analog-to-digital converter (ADC) monotonicity, and the effect of ADC nonlinearity on the system's signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).

December 18, 2022 by Dr. Steve Arar