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Toshiba Launches Latest Opto-Isolator for PLC and Industrial Environments

Toshiba Launches Latest Opto-Isolator for PLC and Industrial Environments

Toshiba recently released the TLP2363, a high-speed logic-level output photocoupler for specific digital inputs used often with PLCs and other control technology.


News Feb 11, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
Should You Pursue a Career in Verification Engineering?

Should You Pursue a Career in Verification Engineering?

Before they hit the market, products must be rigorously checked against a long list of criteria.


News Feb 11, 2020 by Biljana Ognenova
Pulse-width Modulation (PWM) Timers in Microcontrollers

Pulse-width Modulation (PWM) Timers in Microcontrollers

This article is the second of a series on microcontroller timers. This article describes a more complex timer called the PWM or pulse-width modulation timer.


Digital Twin Technology and Its Impact on Manufacturing and Business

Digital Twin Technology and Its Impact on Manufacturing and Business

With the rapid shift towards the use of cyber-physical systems in industries (aka Industry 4.0), digital technologies now play crucial roles in several applications.


News Feb 07, 2020 by Ikimi .O
THine Designs Differential Transceiver IC for 4 Gbps of Digital Communication

THine Designs Differential Transceiver IC for 4 Gbps of Digital Communication

The THCS251 IC aggregates 37 data signals into two differential pairs for full-duplex communications.


News Feb 05, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
New Proximity Sensor from Vishay Targets Consumer and Industrial Applications

New Proximity Sensor from Vishay Targets Consumer and Industrial Applications

This article takes a deeper look at the technical concepts at play in a specific proximity sensor, the VCNL36821S from Vishay.


News Feb 02, 2020 by Robert Keim
Historical Engineers: George Boole, Pioneer of Algebraic Logic

Historical Engineers: George Boole, Pioneer of Algebraic Logic

Boole’s work redefined 19th-century mathematics and would revolutionize computer programming over a century later.


News Feb 01, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau
Digilent Analog Discovery Studio | New Product Brief

Digilent Analog Discovery Studio | 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.


Industry’s First Intelligent, Peer-to-Peer Cloud Computing Platform Leans on Open Hardware Security

Industry’s First Intelligent, Peer-to-Peer Cloud Computing Platform Leans on Open Hardware Security

Subutai's P2P hardware computing system is designed for many tasks, including IoT and blockchain.


News Jan 30, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
Digilent’s New Dev Boards Help C and C++ Designers Interface With FPGA

Digilent’s New Dev Boards Help C and C++ Designers Interface With FPGA

Diligent’s Eclypse Z7 and Genesys ZU are designed to speed development for projects based on Xilinx’s Zynq-7000 and Zynq Ultrascale+.


News Jan 30, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Hyundai and Analog Devices Team Up for “Industry’s First All-digital Road Noise Cancellation System”

Hyundai and Analog Devices Team Up for “Industry’s First All-digital Road Noise Cancellation System”

Analog Devices' Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) technology uses a daisy-chain topology and combines power and data into a single twisted pair.


News Jan 29, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
Microchip Technology Ethernet Switches | New Product Brief

Microchip Technology Ethernet 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.


Redriver From Diodes Incorporated Aims for 8Gbps Speeds With Linear Equalizer

Redriver From Diodes Incorporated Aims for 8Gbps Speeds With Linear Equalizer

The PI3EQX12904A supports flexible interfacing and features low-standby power requirements.


News Jan 24, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
New Isolator IC from Analog Devices has Integrated DC-DC Conversion

New Isolator IC from Analog Devices has Integrated DC-DC Conversion

The ADuM642x series offers four independent isolation channels and is suitable for high-temperature industrial environments.


News Jan 24, 2020 by Robert Keim
NXP Semiconductors Crossover Processor | New Product Brief

NXP Semiconductors Crossover Processor | 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.


The Importance of Reliability Verification in AI/ML Processors

The Importance of Reliability Verification in AI/ML Processors

With the adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning in a wide variety of applications, reliability verification of AI/ML processors is critical since failures can have major consequences for the validity and legitimacy of AI/ML technology.


Xilinx Evaluation Kit | New Product Brief

Xilinx Evaluation Kit | 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.


STMicroelectronics Single Phase Metering ICs | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics Single Phase Metering ICs | 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.


Google Coral AI Taps Renesas for Programmable PMICs

Google Coral AI Taps Renesas for Programmable PMICs

Renesas’ ISL91301B PMIC is featured in Google’s Coral devices, including the Mini PCIe Accelerator, M.2 Accelerator, and SoM.


News Jan 15, 2020 by Cabe Atwell
Introduction to Microcontroller Timers: Periodic Timers

Introduction to Microcontroller Timers: Periodic Timers

This article, the first in a series on “timer/counter” functions in microcontrollers, discusses periodic timers.