This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, explains the functionality of a clever circuit that accurately measures supply current.
This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, explains the functionality of a clever circuit that accurately measures supply current.
This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a straightforward circuit that allows you to measure…
This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a straightforward circuit that allows you to measure temperature with little more than a diode and a BJT.
This article explains pipelining and its implications with respect to FPGAs, i.e., latency, throughput, change in…
This article explains pipelining and its implications with respect to FPGAs, i.e., latency, throughput, change in operating frequency, and resource utilization.
This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, shows you how linear voltage regulators can also be handy in…
This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, shows you how linear voltage regulators can also be handy in constant-current applications.
The Makeblock Neuron is a collection of magnetically linked blocks that provides a reliable, easy to use experimentation…
The Makeblock Neuron is a collection of magnetically linked blocks that provides a reliable, easy to use experimentation platform for young inventors.
Called a Micro PMU, this IC from Analog Devices offers a 3A buck regulator and a 3A ultralow-noise LDO in a single package.
Called a Micro PMU, this IC from Analog Devices offers a 3A buck regulator and a 3A ultralow-noise LDO in a single package.
Among the robots and self-driving cars at CES 2018, a bit of old technology made a surprising appearance: the Vortex86 Series CPU.
Among the robots and self-driving cars at CES 2018, a bit of old technology made a surprising appearance: the Vortex86 Series CPU.
This article provides a closer look at the PCB design considerations and programming of a custom capacitive touch…
This article provides a closer look at the PCB design considerations and programming of a custom capacitive touch interface device.
Maxim Integrated recently announced their new series of linear regulators that maintain ±1% output accuracy over a wide…
Maxim Integrated recently announced their new series of linear regulators that maintain ±1% output accuracy over a wide operating temperature range with only 12µVrms of noise.
Here is a view of development boards for Amazon's Alexa audio technology and how they simplify design for voice-enabled…
Here is a view of development boards for Amazon's Alexa audio technology and how they simplify design for voice-enabled speakers, appliances, and panels.
An exploration of how new mid-range FPGAs can perform bridging functions for Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) links…
An exploration of how new mid-range FPGAs can perform bridging functions for Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) links while addressing the issue of low power consumption.
In this teardown, we open up the Ding Home Package, by zmodo, to see what we can find.
In this teardown, we open up the Ding Home Package, by zmodo, to see what we can find.
This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a straightforward way to precisely control the current…
This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a straightforward way to precisely control the current through an LED (or through a typical resistive load).
This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a simple yet effective replacement for ADC-based window…
This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, presents a simple yet effective replacement for ADC-based window detection.
Maxim Integrated touted three new continuous sensing healthcare products at CES 2018.
Maxim Integrated touted three new continuous sensing healthcare products at CES 2018.
Maxim's DS28E38 Deep Cover Secure ECDSA Authenticators integrate Maxim's ChipDNA PUF technology and offer robust,…
Maxim's DS28E38 Deep Cover Secure ECDSA Authenticators integrate Maxim's ChipDNA PUF technology and offer robust, effective protection against security attacks.
A new DC/DC converter that offers boost, SEPIC, and voltage inverting functionality, making it suitable for a variety of…
A new DC/DC converter that offers boost, SEPIC, and voltage inverting functionality, making it suitable for a variety of applications from automotive to telecom to portable electronics.
From the invention of the integrated circuit to surviving the Y2K problem, January has been an interesting month in…
From the invention of the integrated circuit to surviving the Y2K problem, January has been an interesting month in history hardware. Here is a roundup of a few pieces of hardware history still saved in memory.
Infineon’s BCR430U Low Drop Voltage LED Driver IC efficiently controls up to 100 mA of LED current without using an…
Infineon’s BCR430U Low Drop Voltage LED Driver IC efficiently controls up to 100 mA of LED current without using an external power transistor.
In this teardown, we take apart Ancel's vehicle code reader and check engine light scan tool, the AD410, to see if we can…
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.