Integrated powertrain devices go back at least as far as 2004 when Intel wrote the specification for DrMOS, a high-efficiency high-current IC for powering…
Integrated powertrain devices go back at least as far as 2004 when Intel wrote the specification for DrMOS, a high-efficiency high-current IC for powering next-gen processors.
This week, the European Space Agency discovered underground lakes of liquid water on Mars. What circuit-level hardware…
This week, the European Space Agency discovered underground lakes of liquid water on Mars. What circuit-level hardware made this discovery possible?
In this video we’ll study an op-amp-based current-to-voltage converter. This widely used circuit is a simple and…
In this video we’ll study an op-amp-based current-to-voltage converter. This widely used circuit is a simple and effective means of converting the output of a current source into a typical voltage signal.
This Frequent Engineering Question gives a quick overview of a mathematical function that appears frequently in digital…
This Frequent Engineering Question gives a quick overview of a mathematical function that appears frequently in digital signal processing.
Synopsys and Nestwave are combining hardware IP and algorithms to give GNSS receivers in battery-operated IoT devices…
Synopsys and Nestwave are combining hardware IP and algorithms to give GNSS receivers in battery-operated IoT devices extra nap time.
Ultrasound, with nearly a century of technological history, has seen its third major technological breakthrough coming…
Ultrasound, with nearly a century of technological history, has seen its third major technological breakthrough coming out of North Carolina State.
This article explains how to use an NTC or a PTC thermistor with an ADC, along with the various process techniques to…
This article explains how to use an NTC or a PTC thermistor with an ADC, along with the various process techniques to convert ADC measured results into a usable temperature value.
Radar-on-chip systems span a number of industries, from autonomous cars to continuously-measuring medical devices. What's…
Radar-on-chip systems span a number of industries, from autonomous cars to continuously-measuring medical devices. What's the secret to their flexibility?
Autonomous drones and robots utilize small motors. These fast-spinning mini motors require miniature encoders and IC…
Autonomous drones and robots utilize small motors. These fast-spinning mini motors require miniature encoders and IC package sizes. This article shows how an optical sinusoidal encoder provides a higher resolution and increased speeds with a 2x3 mm dual simultaneous-sampling SAR-ADC.
This article gives you essential information on a mathematical technique that plays an absolutely fundamental role in…
This article gives you essential information on a mathematical technique that plays an absolutely fundamental role in system design and signal processing.
Signal switching is vital in test systems, and there are many options to accomplish the task. Here's why reed relay-based…
Signal switching is vital in test systems, and there are many options to accomplish the task. Here's why reed relay-based switching systems may be your best bet.
The usable RF spectrum is a finite resource, and, with enough simultaneous users, congestion can become a serious…
The usable RF spectrum is a finite resource, and, with enough simultaneous users, congestion can become a serious impediment to reliable communication.
This article discusses Bessel’s correction, which helps us to more accurately estimate the standard deviation of…
This article discusses Bessel’s correction, which helps us to more accurately estimate the standard deviation of certain parameters and of long-duration signals.
What's going on at the silicon level of Elon Musk's human brain-machine interface?
What's going on at the silicon level of Elon Musk's human brain-machine interface?
This article discusses three descriptive statistical measures from the perspective of signal-processing applications.
This article discusses three descriptive statistical measures from the perspective of signal-processing applications.
In this article, learn more about the multi-core, DSP acceleration, and co-processing features of the LPC5500 series of…
In this article, learn more about the multi-core, DSP acceleration, and co-processing features of the LPC5500 series of microcontrollers.
Thermal imaging technology has become ubiquitous in industrial and commercial applications. Now, governments and health…
Thermal imaging technology has become ubiquitous in industrial and commercial applications. Now, governments and health regulators are recommending temperature checks as a method to combat the spread of COVID-19.
This video tutorial provides an overview of integrated circuits that electrical engineers regularly incorporate into…
This video tutorial provides an overview of integrated circuits that electrical engineers regularly incorporate into their designs.
This article discusses statistical techniques that we can use to characterize an engineered system or analyze performance data.
This article discusses statistical techniques that we can use to characterize an engineered system or analyze performance data.
With processing demands on data centers higher than ever before, designers should be aware of how hardware- (and…
With processing demands on data centers higher than ever before, designers should be aware of how hardware- (and software-) based AI may have increasing prominence in their designs.