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Electronic Component Aging—Long Term Drift (LTD) in a Voltage Reference

Electronic Component Aging—Long Term Drift (LTD) in a Voltage Reference

Learn how manufacturers characterize and estimate the long-term drift (LTD) of a voltage reference for electronic component aging prediction.


Wi-Fi 7 Solutions Gear Up for Next-gen System Designs

Wi-Fi 7 Solutions Gear Up for Next-gen System Designs

With Wi-Fi 7 on the horizon, silicon vendors have already started introducing solutions supporting the new Wi-Fi specifications.


News Sep 10, 2022 by Darshil Patel
Thermocouple Cold Junction Compensation Using Analog Temperature Sensors

Thermocouple Cold Junction Compensation Using Analog Temperature Sensors

Learn how analog circuits can be used to implement cold junction compensation using examples from Analog Devices and Texas Instrument's TMP35 and LM335 temperature sensors, respectively.


Navitas Unveils GaN Half-bridge ICs with MHz Switching

Navitas Unveils GaN Half-bridge ICs with MHz Switching

The company unlocks higher performance, and lowers component count integrating two GaN FETs onto a single IC.


News Sep 07, 2022 by Jake Hertz
AMD Announces Desktop Processors With the “Fastest Core in Gaming”

AMD Announces Desktop Processors With the “Fastest Core in Gaming”

AMD's much-anticipated Ryzen 7000 series is set for release Sept. 27.


News Sep 01, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Ray Dolby, the Engineer Who Revamped Sound Technology

Ray Dolby, the Engineer Who Revamped Sound Technology

Before his name became a brand and a household word, Ray Dolby was a pioneer in noise reduction technology. His innovations revolutionized the audio and entertainment industries.


News Aug 31, 2022 by Lianne Frith
Phoenix Contact CCS C-Line DC Charge Cables | Featured Product Spotlight

Phoenix Contact CCS C-Line DC Charge Cables | Featured Product Spotlight

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


Honeywell MPR MicroPressure Sensors | New Product Brief

Honeywell MPR MicroPressure Sensors | 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.


Electronic Component Aging—the Aging Effects of Resistors and Op-amps

Electronic Component Aging—the Aging Effects of Resistors and Op-amps

Learn about the aging behavior of resistors and amplifiers using temperature calculations and the Arrhenius equation to understand resistor drift, resistor stability, and op-amp drift.


Samsung Employs its V-NAND Tech for Gaming NVMe SSD

Samsung Employs its V-NAND Tech for Gaming NVMe SSD

Designed for gaming and creative applications, Samsung’s new SSD leverages its latest V-NAND technology.


News Aug 26, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Intel GPU Muscles Up for Media Processing and the Visual Cloud

Intel GPU Muscles Up for Media Processing and the Visual Cloud

Optimized for media streaming, Intel’s new GPU family hopes to meet the video processing needs of data centers and the cloud.


News Aug 25, 2022 by Jake Hertz
NVIDIA Shares Details on Grace CPU and Hopper GPU at Hot Chips

NVIDIA Shares Details on Grace CPU and Hopper GPU at Hot Chips

At this year’s Hot Chips conference, NVIDIA shed more light on its newest computing flagship processors.


News Aug 24, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Panasonic EVPBV 6.5mm x 6.2mm SMD Tactile Switches | New Product Brief

Panasonic EVPBV 6.5mm x 6.2mm SMD Tactile Switches | 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.


Nexperia Autosense Voltage Translators | New Product Brief

Nexperia Autosense Voltage Translators | 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.


What is Cold Junction Compensation in Thermocouples?

What is Cold Junction Compensation in Thermocouples?

Learn about the theory behind cold junction compensation in thermocouples using the Seebeck voltage, reference tables, and by finding the hot junction temperature.


Expanded Digi-Key Facility Opens—Boosts Shipping to 81k Boxes Daily

Expanded Digi-Key Facility Opens—Boosts Shipping to 81k Boxes Daily

Digi-Key Electronics opened its new distribution center this week at its headquarters. The new facility triples the location’s shipping rate to 81,000 boxes per day of electronic parts.


News Aug 19, 2022 by Jeff Child
Using the Arrhenius Equation to Predict Electronic Component Aging

Using the Arrhenius Equation to Predict Electronic Component Aging

Learn about calculating the activation energy of the aging process and some of the contradictory opinions about the Arrhenius equation's usefulness when predicting a crystal's aging process.


Not Limited by Wavelength, OmniVision Shrinks Down to “World’s Smallest” Pixel

Not Limited by Wavelength, OmniVision Shrinks Down to “World’s Smallest” Pixel

OmniVision keeps shrinking the pixel size of its complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors by introducing its latest sensor with the "world’s smallest" pixel size.


News Aug 17, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Infineon Achieves 800 MB/s Data Throughput with HYPERRAM 3.0

Infineon Achieves 800 MB/s Data Throughput with HYPERRAM 3.0

Upping the game for low pin count, high throughout DRAM, Infineon’s third generation HYPERRAM device doubles bandwidth to 800 MB/s in a 49-pin BGA.


News Aug 16, 2022 by Jeff Child
MicroLED Devices Integrating Microlenses May Sharpen the AR Experience

MicroLED Devices Integrating Microlenses May Sharpen the AR Experience

MicroLED developer MICLEDI is getting even more granular with microLEDs—now, with integrated microlenses.


News Aug 15, 2022 by Jake Hertz