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The Invention of FORTRAN to Moore’s Law: The April 2018 Hardware History Roundup

The Invention of FORTRAN to Moore’s Law: The April 2018 Hardware History Roundup

Here's a look at some major milestones in hardware history for the month of April beginning in 1957 with the invention of FORTRAN to the introduction of the Windows 3.1 operating system in 1992.


News Apr 25, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Maxim Integrated MAXM15462 Compact Step-Down Power Module | Featured Product Spotlight

Maxim Integrated MAXM15462 Compact Step-Down Power Module | Featured Product Spotlight

Maxim Integrated’s MAXM15462 is a compact step-down power module that combines the benefits of Maxim’s switching regulators with the size and plug-and-play simplicity of an LDO.


Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 Multi-Protocol SoC | New Product Brief

Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 Multi-Protocol SoC | New Product Brief

Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52840 Multi-Protocol SoC is an ultra-low power, highly flexible SoC for short-range wireless applications, including advanced wearables, IoT devices, advanced remote controls, and gaming controllers.


The PNP Transistor: Characteristics and Applications

The PNP Transistor: Characteristics and Applications

This article helps you understand what PNP transistors are, how they’re used, and why they’re less common than NPN transistors.


Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation and Power System Design: An Interview with Dr. Sudipta Chakraborty

Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation and Power System Design: An Interview with Dr. Sudipta Chakraborty

Sudipta Chakraborty is the Director of Energy Systems at OPAL-RT. In this Engineer Spotlight, he speaks about challenges facing power system design, how hardware-in-the-loop simulations are important for problem-solving with grid integration, and his work on the IEEE-1547 standard for power grid test procedures.


News Apr 18, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Analog Devices LTM9100 Isolated Anyside µModule Controllers | Featured Product Spotlight

Analog Devices LTM9100 Isolated Anyside µModule Controllers | Featured Product Spotlight

Analog Devices µModule Regulators are system-in-package power management solutions. They are efficient, reliable, and provide a known-good power conversion solution that reduces board space, design time, and verification time.


Teardown Tuesday: Space Heater

Teardown Tuesday: Space Heater

In this teardown, we dissect a rotating space heater that has two modes of operation: silence and turbo.


News Apr 17, 2018 by Nick Davis
Low Noise, Low Power, High Speed: An 18-bit, 2 MSPS Precision SAR ADC from Analog Devices

Low Noise, Low Power, High Speed: An 18-bit, 2 MSPS Precision SAR ADC from Analog Devices

The AD4002 from Analog Devices is a low-noise, low-power, and high-speed 18-bit successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter.


News Apr 16, 2018 by Nick Davis
Maxim Integrated MAX12900 Sensor Transmitter AFE | Featured Product Spotlight

Maxim Integrated MAX12900 Sensor Transmitter AFE | Featured Product Spotlight

Maxim’s MAX12900 Sensor Transmitter Analog Front-End is an ultra-low-power, highly integrated 4-20 mA sensor transmitter for industrial applications.


High Efficiencies at Light Loads: A Voltage Boost Converter from Texas Instruments

High Efficiencies at Light Loads: A Voltage Boost Converter from Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments recently released their new voltage boost converter (step-up converter) that offers high efficiencies at light load conditions.


News Apr 12, 2018 by Nick Davis
Adjustable Step-Down DC/DC Constant-Current Control: An LED Controller from Diodes Incorporated

Adjustable Step-Down DC/DC Constant-Current Control: An LED Controller from Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated announced a new adjustable constant-current LED step-down (buck) DC/DC converter that accepts an input voltage ranging from 5V to 60V.


News Apr 11, 2018 by Nick Davis
20A (Single Voltage) or 10A (Dual Voltages): A DC/DC Voltage Regulator Module from Linear Technology

20A (Single Voltage) or 10A (Dual Voltages): A DC/DC Voltage Regulator Module from Linear Technology

A compact μModule point-of-load regulator from Linear Technology can be configured as either a single 20-amp voltage regulator or two 10-amp voltage regulators.


News Apr 09, 2018 by Nick Davis
How to Use VHDL Components to Create a Neat Hierarchical Design

How to Use VHDL Components to Create a Neat Hierarchical Design

This article defines VHDL components, describes component declaration, and gives examples of how to use VHDL components in your code. It also touches on the "for-generate" statement and its uses.


Controlling Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors: A Highly-Integrated IC from Infineon

Controlling Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors: A Highly-Integrated IC from Infineon

A new series of highly-integrated ICs provide a flexible solution for driving variable speed motors.


News Apr 05, 2018 by Nick Davis
Using GMR Technology: A Highly-Sensitive Current Measurement Sensor from Allegro Microsystems

Using GMR Technology: A Highly-Sensitive Current Measurement Sensor from Allegro Microsystems

Allegro Microsystems touts their new fully-integrated and highly-sensitive current sensor.


News Apr 03, 2018 by Nick Davis
SiP, SoC, SoM, CoM—What’s the Difference?

SiP, SoC, SoM, CoM—What’s the Difference?

What's the difference between SiP, SoC, SoM, and CoM?


News Apr 02, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
AC Energy Metering: A Single-Phase Energy-Metering IC with Autocalibration from Analog Devices

AC Energy Metering: A Single-Phase Energy-Metering IC with Autocalibration from Analog Devices

The ADE9153A from Analog Devices is a single-phase energy-metering IC that includes autocalibration.


News Mar 27, 2018 by Nick Davis
Understanding PLL Applications: Frequency Multiplication

Understanding PLL Applications: Frequency Multiplication

This article explains how a PLL can be used to produce a high-frequency clock from a low-frequency reference signal.


A Simple Method of Driving Low-Current LED Strips: Current Regulators from Diodes Incorporated

A Simple Method of Driving Low-Current LED Strips: Current Regulators from Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated has released two new constant-current regulators for powering and dimming low-current LED strips.


News Mar 26, 2018 by Nick Davis
Average Power Consumption Monitoring: Maxim’s New Four-Channel Power Accumulator

Average Power Consumption Monitoring: Maxim’s New Four-Channel Power Accumulator

Maxim Integrated recently announced an SMBus, four-channel average-power monitoring IC.


News Mar 23, 2018 by Nick Davis