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A New High-Performance MEMS Relative Humidity and Temperature Sensor from IDT

A New High-Performance MEMS Relative Humidity and Temperature Sensor from IDT

IDT’s new high-performance MEMS relative humidity and temperature sensor requires no user calibration and comes in four different accuracy levels.


News Jan 24, 2018 by Nick Davis
ams Releases New Data-Logging NFC Sensor Tag

ams Releases New Data-Logging NFC Sensor Tag

Last month, ams released their newest sensor tag, the AS39513, a device that can help monitor the state of temperature-sensitive medical and food products.


News Jan 17, 2018 by Justin Kirkham
What’s So Cool About Crypto Cold Storage? A Look at Blockchain Wallets

What’s So Cool About Crypto Cold Storage? A Look at Blockchain Wallets

Even if you are not interested in cryptocurrencies or blockchain technology, the hardware and systems available to keep these things safe are still interesting and relevant for data security overall.


News Jan 07, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Increasing Data Demands Pushing New Data Storage Technologies

Increasing Data Demands Pushing New Data Storage Technologies

An uptick in interest in cryptocurrencies has also increased interest in fast, high-capacity, and especially secure data storage. Here are some developments in the data storage realm.


News Jan 01, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
High-Accuracy Temperature Sensing: New Digital Temperature Sensors from Sensirion

High-Accuracy Temperature Sensing: New Digital Temperature Sensors from Sensirion

Sensirion asserts that their new series of digital temperature sensors are more accurate, have increased intelligence, and are more reliable than their predecessors.


News Dec 21, 2017 by Nick Davis
Vicor PI3523 Cool-Power ZVS Switching Regulators | New Product Brief

Vicor PI3523 Cool-Power ZVS Switching Regulators | New Product Brief

Vicor PI3523 Cool-Power ZVS Switching Regulators are high-efficiency regulators that integrate the controller, power switches, amplifiers, and support components in a high-density LGA system-in-package.


The Calorimetric Principle at Work: New High-Performance MEMS Flow Sensor Modules from IDT

The Calorimetric Principle at Work: New High-Performance MEMS Flow Sensor Modules from IDT

IDT’s new flow sensors use the calorimetric principle and a special sensor coating to provide robustness and long-term reliability when measuring gases and liquids.


News Dec 04, 2017 by Nick Davis
Handling Fragile and Irregular PCBs in Processing and Testing Machines

Handling Fragile and Irregular PCBs in Processing and Testing Machines

Manufacturers can use fixtures or panels to secure or frame fragile, thin, or oddly shaped PCBs. This allows them to easily fit the boards in the standard assembly or inspection machines.


Teardown Tuesday: Google Home Mini

Teardown Tuesday: Google Home Mini

In this teardown, we inspect the guts of Google’s voice-activated home assistant, the Google Home Mini.


News Nov 14, 2017 by Nick Davis
Bel ABC180 and MBC180 | New Product Brief

Bel ABC180 and MBC180 | New Product Brief

Bel Power Solutions ABC180 and MBC180 series are high efficiency, high density, 180 W power supplies that operate from a universal AC input.


Fans Are Getting New Bearing Designs: New DC Axial Fans from CUI

Fans Are Getting New Bearing Designs: New DC Axial Fans from CUI

An improved bearing system inside a new line of DC axial fans from CUI allows them to offer quieter operation and longer life.


News Oct 16, 2017 by Nick Davis
Texas Instruments TMP116 Digital Temperature Sensors | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments TMP116 Digital Temperature Sensors | New Product Brief

TI’s TMP116 is a low-power, high-accuracy digital temperature sensor that consumes less power and is easier to use than RTDs.


Using a Silego GreenPAK to Build a Temperature Sensing System

Using a Silego GreenPAK to Build a Temperature Sensing System

In this project, we'll test how the Silego GreenPAK can be used to build a temperature-sensing system.


Build a Temperature and/or Humidity Controlled Fan with a Picaxe 08M2 Microcontroller

Build a Temperature and/or Humidity Controlled Fan with a Picaxe 08M2 Microcontroller

A Picaxe 08M2 microcontroller and an HIH6030 sensor team up to easily control a ventilation fan using temperature or humidity or both.


WSU Team Designs Schottky Diode that Recycles Excess Heat from Electronics

WSU Team Designs Schottky Diode that Recycles Excess Heat from Electronics

A team from Washington State University has made a Schottky diode that recycles heat from electronics to charge a battery. But will we ever see one in a consumer device?


News Sep 11, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
Lapis Semiconductor Introduces New Soil Sensor that Links with IoT Infrastructure

Lapis Semiconductor Introduces New Soil Sensor that Links with IoT Infrastructure

Here is how two key facets of the IoT world come together to create a holistic solution.


News Aug 18, 2017 by Majeed Ahmad
How the Voyager Missions’ Plasma Science Investigations Teach Us About Solar Winds

How the Voyager Missions’ Plasma Science Investigations Teach Us About Solar Winds

AAC continues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Voyager spacecraft by looking at the Plasma experiments. In this article, we take a look at the Voyager missions' plasma experiments.


News Jul 30, 2017 by Mark Hughes
“The Earable”: A 3D-Printed, Bluetooth-Enabled Wearable Temperature Sensor

“The Earable”: A 3D-Printed, Bluetooth-Enabled Wearable Temperature Sensor

Researchers from the University of California Berkeley have created a wearable device worn on the ear that can monitor core body temperature in real time.


News Jul 29, 2017 by Zabrel Holsman
Teardown Tuesday: Induction Cooktop

Teardown Tuesday: Induction Cooktop

In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to look at the insides of an induction cooktop!


News Jul 25, 2017 by Alex Udanis
Legislation in Power Supply Efficiencies Calls for Adopting Synchronous Rectifiers in Offline Power

Legislation in Power Supply Efficiencies Calls for Adopting Synchronous Rectifiers in Offline Power

With the introduction of a new set of requirements by the US Department of Energy that became law in February 2016, it has become mandatory for manufacturers to improve the efficiency of old designs to meet DoE Level VI in order to sell them to the US market.