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MEMS oscillators such as the SiT2024B may be your best option for high-performance or harsh-environment applications.

MEMS oscillators such as the SiT2024B may be your best option for high-performance or harsh-environment applications.

In this teardown, we inspect the PCBs and their major components (ICs) found inside Microsoft's Xbox 360 Kinect.

In this teardown, we inspect the PCBs and their major components (ICs) found inside Microsoft's Xbox 360 Kinect.

Electronics are ever becoming more advanced but their users, humans, have barely kept up with the changes. But this is…

Electronics are ever becoming more advanced but their users, humans, have barely kept up with the changes. But this is something that some companies are attempting to address by trying to bridge the gap between humans and the digital world in the form of neuron-circuit connections.

This article presents an overview of the convolution operation and discusses two of its applications.

This article presents an overview of the convolution operation and discusses two of its applications.

This article describes how a prototype for a basic smart home system can be designed using the Silego GreenPAK and the Blynk app.

This article describes how a prototype for a basic smart home system can be designed using the Silego GreenPAK and the Blynk app.

In this article, we'll delve into various options for your Raspberry Pi device that may suit your needs better than Raspbian.

In this article, we'll delve into various options for your Raspberry Pi device that may suit your needs better than Raspbian.

In this teardown, we will look at the innards of a Bluetooth keyboard.

In this teardown, we will look at the innards of a Bluetooth keyboard.

Open source hardware met open source instruction set architecture this month when SiFive announced the Arduino…

Open source hardware met open source instruction set architecture this month when SiFive announced the Arduino Cinque—an Arduino development board based off the RISC-V ISA.

A brief guide to some useful programming languages used in embedded systems design—and where you can learn, practice,…

A brief guide to some useful programming languages used in embedded systems design—and where you can learn, practice, and master them.

In this teardown, we will look inside a mini router that creates a wireless local area network.

In this teardown, we will look inside a mini router that creates a wireless local area network.

This article details the problems encountered when trying to maximize channel count, discusses the traditional method…

This article details the problems encountered when trying to maximize channel count, discusses the traditional method used to control a group of switches and the associated drawbacks, presents the solution offered by SPI controlled analog switches, and introduces the SPI controlled ADI precision switches.

We have seen computers recognize faces, prepare food, and even beat grandmasters at chess and Go. But what about everyday…

We have seen computers recognize faces, prepare food, and even beat grandmasters at chess and Go. But what about everyday gaming such as GTA or SimCity?

Advances in prosthetics are giving wearers more functionality and researchers are working on the next step: creating a…

Advances in prosthetics are giving wearers more functionality and researchers are working on the next step: creating a prosthetic that provides fine motor skills and intuitive sensation.

MOSFETs are certainly not new technology, but ongoing performance improvements make it worth your while to keep an eye on…

MOSFETs are certainly not new technology, but ongoing performance improvements make it worth your while to keep an eye on new releases.

Silicon Labs’ EFM32 Pearl Gecko family of 32-bit MCUs are designed for battery-powered IoT, health and fitness, and…

Silicon Labs’ EFM32 Pearl Gecko family of 32-bit MCUs are designed for battery-powered IoT, health and fitness, and home and factory automation devices.

This project uses the Alorium Technology XLR8, a Bluetooth LE HID Implementation, and the EasyVR voice recognition module…

This project uses the Alorium Technology XLR8, a Bluetooth LE HID Implementation, and the EasyVR voice recognition module to add voice-activated movements to your next project.

With everything going wireless it comes as no surprise that even speakers are using Bluetooth! In this Teardown Tuesday,…

With everything going wireless it comes as no surprise that even speakers are using Bluetooth! In this Teardown Tuesday, we will strip down a Sony Bluetooth Speaker to see how they are put together and what parts they consist of.

China is the world's strongest new-energy vehicle market. STMicroelectronics is getting in on that.

China is the world's strongest new-energy vehicle market. STMicroelectronics is getting in on that.

MIT-i takes on stepper motors 101!

MIT-i takes on stepper motors 101!