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Use It Or Lose It? What Should You Do with Non-Functional Pads?

Use It Or Lose It? What Should You Do with Non-Functional Pads?

Circuit board stacks of four or more layers often have through vias that attach to pads on layers where there is no electrical connection. Should those non-function pads stay, or should they go? This article presents the problem and provides resources.


KEMET OHD Series Thermal Guard Sensors | New Product Brief

KEMET OHD Series Thermal Guard Sensors | New Product Brief

KEMET Electronics’ OHD Series Thermal Guard Sensors provide highly reliable, high speed on/off operation based on atmospheric temperature detection or component overheating, providing safety standard conformity and effective thermal threshold control.


Ohmite TKH45 Power Resistors | Tech Specs

Ohmite TKH45 Power Resistors | Tech Specs

The TKH45 series resistors from Ohmite have the same footprint as standard TO-252 resistors but are a smaller size, measuring 0.91 mm thick.


new products Aug 28, 2018 by TTI, Inc
World’s Smallest Single-Atom Transistor Functions at Room Temperature, Sans Semiconductor

World’s Smallest Single-Atom Transistor Functions at Room Temperature, Sans Semiconductor

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany have announced a working single-atom transistor that operates at room temperature without a semiconductor present.


News Aug 23, 2018 by David Jones
Vishay LTO Series Power Thick Film Resistors | Tech Specs

Vishay LTO Series Power Thick Film Resistors | Tech Specs

Vishay’s LTO 30, LTO 50, and LTO 100 are power resistors for use applications like power conversion, high-speed switching, and RF.


new products Aug 14, 2018 by TTI, Inc
Omron Electronics D6T Series MEMS Thermal Sensors | New Product Brief

Omron Electronics D6T Series MEMS Thermal Sensors | New Product Brief

Omron D6T Series MEMS Thermal Sensors are designed for non-contact temperature sensors and presence detection.


Omron D6T Series MEMS Thermal Sensors | Tech Specs

Omron D6T Series MEMS Thermal Sensors | Tech Specs

Omron provides true presence detection, rather than just motion detection, with their D6T MEMS Thermal Sensors.


new products Aug 02, 2018 by TTI, Inc
Choosing the Right Transistor: Understanding Low-Frequency MOSFET Parameters

Choosing the Right Transistor: Understanding Low-Frequency MOSFET Parameters

This article provides an overview of various characteristics and specifications that are relevant to low-frequency MOSFET operation.


Taking a Look at a TG-FS-IGBT: A Trench Gate Field-Stop IGBT from STMicroelectronics

Taking a Look at a TG-FS-IGBT: A Trench Gate Field-Stop IGBT from STMicroelectronics

This insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) can support 1200 V at 8 A. Additional devices can be added in parallel to support higher current demands.


News Jul 17, 2018 by Mark Hughes
TDK-Lambda Medical Products | Featured Product Spotlight

TDK-Lambda Medical Products | Featured Product Spotlight

TDK-Lambda’s CUS-M family of medical-grade AC/DC power supplies are high efficiency, high density, low-profile power supplies.


A Dual Channel DC/DC Converter for Power Supply Designs from Linear Technology

A Dual Channel DC/DC Converter for Power Supply Designs from Linear Technology

The LT8582 is a new dual channel DC/DC converter from Linear Technology.


News Jun 07, 2018 by Mark Hughes
A Replacement to LM75/TMP75 Digital Temperature Sensors: The Texas Instruments TMP1075

A Replacement to LM75/TMP75 Digital Temperature Sensors: The Texas Instruments TMP1075

Texas Instruments announces their new TMP1075, which is a replacement to the industry standard LM75 and TMP75 digital temperature sensors.


News May 22, 2018 by Nick Davis
A Modern Day Icarus: The Parker Solar Probe’s Mission to the Sun

A Modern Day Icarus: The Parker Solar Probe’s Mission to the Sun

How do we design, build, and test a sensitive piece of equipment for millions of times more heat and radiation exposure?


News May 21, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
MINMAX’s MIZI03 3W DC-DC Converters and a Look at Standards for Railway Applications

MINMAX’s MIZI03 3W DC-DC Converters and a Look at Standards for Railway Applications

MINMAX has recently introduced the MIZI03 series of converters for railway applications.


News May 10, 2018 by Kate Smith
Teardown Tuesday: Space Heater

Teardown Tuesday: Space Heater

In this teardown, we dissect a rotating space heater that has two modes of operation: silence and turbo.


News Apr 17, 2018 by Nick Davis
Teardown Tuesday: Immersion Cooker

Teardown Tuesday: Immersion Cooker

In this teardown, we open up an Immersion Cooker, from My Sous Vide.


News Apr 10, 2018 by Nick Davis
Spacecraft Applications: A New Radiation Hardened Digital Temperature Sensor from Texas Instruments

Spacecraft Applications: A New Radiation Hardened Digital Temperature Sensor from Texas Instruments

A new radiation-hardened temperature sensor offers both local and remote digital temperature monitoring.


News Mar 14, 2018 by Nick Davis
How to Make an IoT Teapot | The Gentleman Maker

How to Make an IoT Teapot | The Gentleman Maker

No longer will you have to get off the couch or out of your warm bed to get the pot brewed!


Projects Feb 28, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Teardown Tuesday: Steam Link Streaming Gaming Console

Teardown Tuesday: Steam Link Streaming Gaming Console

In this teardown, we disassemble a game-streaming device called the Steam Link.


News Feb 20, 2018 by Nick Davis
CUI’s VOF‑180 and VOF‑225A AC-to-DC Power Supplies in 2×4 inch Open Frames

CUI’s VOF‑180 and VOF‑225A AC-to-DC Power Supplies in 2×4 inch Open Frames

In this News Brief, we take a look at CUI’s new high-density AC/DC power supplies housed in low-profile open-frame packages.


News Feb 15, 2018 by Nick Davis