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Touchscreen vs. Button Interface Design: Capacitive and Resistive Touchscreens and Haptics

Touchscreen vs. Button Interface Design: Capacitive and Resistive Touchscreens and Haptics

Learn about some of the most important fundamentals for understanding how interface technologies have evolved.


On the 12 Days of Christmas, an EE Gave to Me…

On the 12 Days of Christmas, an EE Gave to Me…

In this electrical engineering edition of the 12 days of Christmas, we take a look at a few familiar highlights of the season and zoom in on the technologies electrical engineers have contributed to make them possible.


News Dec 25, 2020 by Hannah DeTavis
ANALOG DEVICES INC. Si Non-Reflective 44GHz SP4T Switches | New Product Brief

ANALOG DEVICES INC. Si Non-Reflective 44GHz SP4T 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.


TDK’s Newest MEMS Accelerometer Hopes to Address Familiar Sensor Design Woes

TDK’s Newest MEMS Accelerometer Hopes to Address Familiar Sensor Design Woes

TDK's recently-announced single-axis MEMS accelerometer aims to bring a bit more bandwidth to the table in a bandwidth-hungry industry.


Ep. 14 | Leveraging 5G, AI, and Heterogeneous Computing for Autonomous Robotics

Ep. 14 | Leveraging 5G, AI, and Heterogeneous Computing for Autonomous Robotics

In this Industry Tech Days Keynote, Dave speaks with Dev Singh, the Head of Autonomous Robotics, Drones and Intelligent Machines at Qualcomm about the future of autonomous robotics.


Podcasts Dec 03, 2020 by Dave Finch
PHOENIX CONTACT FL 1000 Unmanaged Switches | New Product Brief

PHOENIX CONTACT FL 1000 Unmanaged 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.


Researchers Create Low-Power Method to Control Magnetism With Voltage

Researchers Create Low-Power Method to Control Magnetism With Voltage

New research has unveiled that it’s possible to switch states of magnetism between ON and OFF in a new class of easy-to-fabricate materials containing nitrogen.


News Nov 26, 2020 by Luke James
The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) as a Switch

The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) as a Switch

This video tutorial demonstrates how a bipolar junction transistor can allow a low-voltage signal to control a high-power load.


Menlo Micro Claims to Have “Reinvented the Electronic Switch”

Menlo Micro Claims to Have “Reinvented the Electronic Switch”

Menlo Micro says that it’s reinventing one of the most basic technological innovations: the electric switch. To enable volume production, it has raised $44 million in a Series B funding round led by 40 North Ventures alongside other capital groups.


News Oct 23, 2020 by Luke James
KEMET TRS Thermal Reed Switch | Tech Specs

KEMET TRS Thermal Reed Switch | Tech Specs

This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


new products Oct 22, 2020 by TTI, Inc
What are the Challenges of Electric Heavy-Duty Vehicles?

What are the Challenges of Electric Heavy-Duty Vehicles?

With bigger vehicles come bigger problems with electrification.


News Sep 25, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
Determining Which PoE Transformer Is Best: Flyback or Forward?

Determining Which PoE Transformer Is Best: Flyback or Forward?

With IoT on the rise, engineers are increasingly faced with options of transformer topologies in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE)-based designs.


Photorelays: A More Power- and Size-Efficient Alternative to Conventional Relays?

Photorelays: A More Power- and Size-Efficient Alternative to Conventional Relays?

Photorelays are gaining traction. In many cases, these devices outpace their mechanical counterparts in terms of size and power efficiency.


News Sep 14, 2020 by Jake Hertz
“Massless” Electrons Could Make Way for Faster Electronic Devices

“Massless” Electrons Could Make Way for Faster Electronic Devices

The discovery of “massless” electrons in a phase-change material could bring us faster electronic devices, researchers say.


News Aug 27, 2020 by Luke James
The Benefits and Challenges of a GaN-Based, Quasi-Resonant Power Converter

The Benefits and Challenges of a GaN-Based, Quasi-Resonant Power Converter

A recently-released reference design for a GaN-based QR adaptor opens a discussion: How do quasi-resonant flyback converters work? And what are the virtues and limitations of designing a GaN-based power converter?


News Aug 13, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
Precisely Capture Servo Motor Position Using a High-Speed Simultaneous Sampling ADC

Precisely Capture Servo Motor Position Using a High-Speed Simultaneous Sampling ADC

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.


Reviewing a Subcategory of Hall-Effect Sensors: the Unipolar Hall-Effect Sensor

Reviewing a Subcategory of Hall-Effect Sensors: the Unipolar Hall-Effect Sensor

The unipolar Hall-effect sensor, also known as a unipolar switch, animates a variety of proximity-sensing devices—from gear-shift levers to laptop screens.


News Jul 30, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Digital MEMs Microphone Extends Smart Speaker Battery Life by Ten Times

Digital MEMs Microphone Extends Smart Speaker Battery Life by Ten Times

The power-saving architecture behind the MEMs microphone side-steps the pitfalls of always-on listening battery consumption.


News Jul 30, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Reed Relays Can Be the Best Solution for Signal Switching in T&M

Reed Relays Can Be the Best Solution for Signal Switching in T&M

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.


News Jul 29, 2020 by Dr. Steve Arar
The World’s First Truly Monolithic MEMS Speaker Hits the Market

The World’s First Truly Monolithic MEMS Speaker Hits the Market

MEMs speakers already have a leg up on conventional speakers. What does a fully-monolithic MEMs speaker entail?


News Jul 17, 2020 by Jake Hertz