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High Voltage: An Up to 99% Efficiency Buck-Boost Controller from Linear Technology

High Voltage: An Up to 99% Efficiency Buck-Boost Controller from Linear Technology

A four-switch DC/DC controller that operates from input voltages above, below, or equal to the regulated output voltage.


News Mar 09, 2018 by Nick Davis
Maxim MAX14878-MAX14880 Isolated CAN Transceivers | Featured Product Spotlight

Maxim MAX14878-MAX14880 Isolated CAN Transceivers | Featured Product Spotlight

Maxim's MAX14878, MAX14879, and MAX14880 are isolated CAN transceivers that ensure reliable communication and improve uptime.


LED Dimming: A High-Power 40V Buck LED Driver with Two Dimming Methods from Diodes Incorporated

LED Dimming: A High-Power 40V Buck LED Driver with Two Dimming Methods from Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated has released a high-power 40 V LED controller that's capable of driving up to 3 amps of current.


News Mar 06, 2018 by Nick Davis
STMicroelectronics Industrial Motion Sensors | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics Industrial Motion Sensors | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics Industrial Motion Sensors are high performance, high quality, ultralow-power MEMS sensors for Industry 4.0, building automation, and other demanding applications.


Cold Storage and Cold Chain Monitoring: A Highly Accurate Digital Temperature Sensor from ams

Cold Storage and Cold Chain Monitoring: A Highly Accurate Digital Temperature Sensor from ams

A new highly accurate cold chain digital temperature sensor from ams makes the design of refrigerators and data loggers, in cold-chain storage equipment, a little easier.


News Mar 05, 2018 by Nick Davis
How to Make an IoT Teapot | The Gentleman Maker

How to Make an IoT Teapot | The Gentleman Maker

No longer will you have to get off the couch or out of your warm bed to get the pot brewed!


Projects Feb 28, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Laird Sentrius RG1 LoRa-Enabled Gateway | New Product Brief

Laird Sentrius RG1 LoRa-Enabled Gateway | New Product Brief

Laird Sentrius RG1 Series LoRa-Enabled Gateway is a scalable, secure solution to deploy robust LoRaWAN networks.


A New High-Performance Digital MEMS Microphone from Infineon

A New High-Performance Digital MEMS Microphone from Infineon

Here's a breakdown of Infineon's new high-performance digital MEMS microphone that offers power-optimized modes for low-current consumption devices.


News Feb 21, 2018 by Nick Davis
Need a Current Regulator? Use a Voltage Regulator!

Need a Current Regulator? Use a Voltage Regulator!

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, shows you how linear voltage regulators can also be handy in constant-current applications.


Conveniently Control Your Load Current with a Voltage-to-Current Converter

Conveniently Control Your Load Current with a Voltage-to-Current Converter

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).


A New High-Performance MEMS Relative Humidity and Temperature Sensor from IDT

A New High-Performance MEMS Relative Humidity and Temperature Sensor from IDT

IDT’s new high-performance MEMS relative humidity and temperature sensor requires no user calibration and comes in four different accuracy levels.


News Jan 24, 2018 by Nick Davis
Working with Fluctuating Input Supplies: A New Tiny DC/DC Buck Regulator from Linear Technology

Working with Fluctuating Input Supplies: A New Tiny DC/DC Buck Regulator from Linear Technology

A new, smaller, and more versatile DC/DC step-down voltage regulator that's designed for noisier applications such as avionics, factory automation, and industrial robotics.


News Jan 19, 2018 by Nick Davis
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
TE Connectivity AmbiMate Sensor Module | New Product Brief

TE Connectivity AmbiMate Sensor Module | New Product Brief

TE Connectivity AmbiMate sensor module MS4 series provides air quality monitoring for smart home and building automation in a pre-engineered, compact module that saves design time.


STMicro’s Newest Stepper Motor Driver: A 256-Microstep Driver with Integrated Control Logic

STMicro’s Newest Stepper Motor Driver: A 256-Microstep Driver with Integrated Control Logic

STMicroelectronics offers their new microstepping motor driver that includes control logic and a power stage.


News Dec 29, 2017 by Nick Davis
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.


3D Metal Printing: The Next Phase of Aircraft Manufacturing

3D Metal Printing: The Next Phase of Aircraft Manufacturing

The improvement in 3D printing technology, access to more diverse materials, and precision manufacturing have made it an ideal tool for 3D printing in the aerospace industry.


News Dec 23, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
GPS Times, Atomic Clock Frequencies, and the Increasing Accuracy of GPS

GPS Times, Atomic Clock Frequencies, and the Increasing Accuracy of GPS

GPS as we know it requires the precision of atomic clocks. This article looks at the importance of timing for GPS and the clocks that provide it.


Choosing the Most Suitable MEMS Accelerometer for Your Application: Part 2

Choosing the Most Suitable MEMS Accelerometer for Your Application: Part 2

In part 2 of this article, we will focus on key specifications and features in the context of wearable devices, condition monitoring, and IoT applications.


How MOSFET Arrays Can Prevent Current Leakage in High-Voltage Systems

How MOSFET Arrays Can Prevent Current Leakage in High-Voltage Systems

High-voltage systems now have the choice of using plug-and-play PCBs to automatically control leakage current in backup power circuitry.


News Dec 19, 2017 by Majeed Ahmad