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Maxim Integrated Sets Sights on Continuous Sensing for Preventative Healthcare

Maxim Integrated Sets Sights on Continuous Sensing for Preventative Healthcare

Maxim Integrated touted three new continuous sensing healthcare products at CES 2018.


News Feb 01, 2018 by Justin Kirkham
NXP Semiconductors A1006 Secure Authenticator | New Product Brief

NXP Semiconductors A1006 Secure Authenticator | New Product Brief

NXP A1006 Secure Authenticators use asymmetric elliptic curve cryptography for tamper-resistant authentication that can be used to prevent counterfeiting and cloning of devices and provide cryptographically secure authentication between host and client.


Power over Ethernet (PoE) with Microchip’s EoE!

Power over Ethernet (PoE) with Microchip’s EoE!

Embrace the power of Power over Ethernet with Microchip's Ethernet of Everything!


Projects Jan 26, 2018 by Ryan Jones
Breakdown on Piezo Actuators from TDK at CES 2018

Breakdown on Piezo Actuators from TDK at CES 2018

TDK has just released a new line of piezo actuators with haptic feedback. The PiezoHap comes in three compact sizes - 2.5G, 7G, and 15G, with a large acceleration of 2.5 g. 7 g, and 15 g, respectfully, under a load of 100 grams.


News Jan 26, 2018 by Donald Krambeck
Augmented Reality Reference Designs at CES Show New Promise for Smart Glasses and HMDs

Augmented Reality Reference Designs at CES Show New Promise for Smart Glasses and HMDs

A couple of AR reference designs showcased at CES 2018 demonstrate how the barriers to entry are coming down for smart glasses and HMDs.


News Jan 25, 2018 by Majeed Ahmad
Intel NUC 7 Kits | New Product Brief

Intel NUC 7 Kits | New Product Brief

Intel NUC 7 Kits feature 7th generation Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 processors for a faster, more responsive experience in a small form factor, low-power PC


Tales of Project Troubleshooting: Solutions from a Problem-Magnet

Tales of Project Troubleshooting: Solutions from a Problem-Magnet

This article covers the various roadblocks encountered in a new design and how they were troubleshot and overcome.


How to Build Your Own Function Generator Using Analog Devices’ AD9833

How to Build Your Own Function Generator Using Analog Devices’ AD9833

Tired of using your PC or mobile phone as a signal generator? It’s time to upgrade to a standalone one by making it yourself.


Projects Jan 17, 2018 by Cezar Chirila
Teardown Tuesday: Vehicle Code Reader and OBD-II Scanner

Teardown Tuesday: Vehicle Code Reader and OBD-II Scanner

In this teardown, we take apart Ancel's vehicle code reader and check engine light scan tool, the AD410, to see if we can find anything interesting.


News Jan 16, 2018 by Nick Davis
Dev Kits from TDK, Add-On Sensor Systems from Bosch Set the Tone for Sensor Incorporation in 2018

Dev Kits from TDK, Add-On Sensor Systems from Bosch Set the Tone for Sensor Incorporation in 2018

Sensor integration unsurprisingly continues to be important for the future of device design. Bosch and TDK showed this month that they're answering the call with both dev kits for easy prototyping and production-ready sensor solutions.


News Jan 15, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Building a Capacitive Touch Interface with the Texas Instruments MSP430FR2633

Building a Capacitive Touch Interface with the Texas Instruments MSP430FR2633

The MSP430FR2633 is a low-power microcontroller with multiple GPIOs and capacitive touch pins. This project creates a circuit that supports a custom capacitive touch panel with LED and haptic feedback.


Projects Jan 12, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Isolated CAN Transceivers Aimed at Improving the Robustness of Industrial Communications

Isolated CAN Transceivers Aimed at Improving the Robustness of Industrial Communications

Maxim Integrated introduces a new family of isolated CAN transceivers to help increase communication uptimes in the industrial arena.


News Jan 11, 2018 by Nick Davis
Designed for Aerospace Applications: A Radiation-Tolerant Microcontroller from Microchip

Designed for Aerospace Applications: A Radiation-Tolerant Microcontroller from Microchip

Microchip's ATmegaS64M1 AVR microcontroller offers enhanced radiation protection, an extended temperature range, and increased reliability for space and aerospace applications.


News Jan 10, 2018 by Nick Davis
Simplifying VHDL Code: The Std_Logic_Vector Data Type

Simplifying VHDL Code: The Std_Logic_Vector Data Type

This article will review the "std_logic_vector" data type which is one of the most common data types in VHDL.


The Hardware Side of Bioinformatics: Protein Sequenator to Raspberry Pi

The Hardware Side of Bioinformatics: Protein Sequenator to Raspberry Pi

Computational biology turned sequencing into a routine laboratory process, and today computer technology helps analyze a wide variety of molecular biology information.


News Jan 03, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
USB Power Delivery: A New USB Power Delivery 3.0 Controller from Dialog Semiconductor

USB Power Delivery: A New USB Power Delivery 3.0 Controller from Dialog Semiconductor

Dialog Semiconductor introduces their new USB power delivery controller that handles interface communications between a power adapter and a mobile device.


News Jan 02, 2018 by Nick Davis
STMicroelectronics SensorTile Development Kit | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics SensorTile Development Kit | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics’ SensorTile Development Kit includes the tiny, highly integrated SensorTile and tools for developing connectable sensor nodes.


Who Is Driving Autonomous Cars Anyway?

Who Is Driving Autonomous Cars Anyway?

In this Industry Article, Mark Forbes of Altium explores the problems, solutions, and safety standards surrounding autonomous vehicles.


Terasic Technologies DE-10 Nano Development Kit | Featured Product Spotlight

Terasic Technologies DE-10 Nano Development Kit | Featured Product Spotlight

The Terasic Technologies DE-10 Nano Development Kit is based on the Intel® Cyclone V SoC and provides extensive connectivity and expandability to leverage the capabilities of the Cyclone V SoC.


Altium Releases Designer 18 PCB Design Software

Altium Releases Designer 18 PCB Design Software

Just in time for the new year, Altium LLC has announced the newest release of the company’s flagship PCB design software—Altium Designer 18.


News Dec 26, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois