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Understanding CMRR and its Relationship With ADC Offset Error

Understanding CMRR and its Relationship With ADC Offset Error

Learn how variations of the common mode rejection ratio (CMRR) can affect an analog-to-digital converter's (ADC) performance.


Ferroelectric RAM (F-RAM) Hits the Market With Infineon’s EXCELON Family

Ferroelectric RAM (F-RAM) Hits the Market With Infineon’s EXCELON Family

Infineon has announced a new family of ferroelectric RAM—an energy-efficient, non-volatile memory solution designed for data-critical applications.


News Nov 03, 2022 by Aaron Carman
Microchip PIC16F18056 & PIC16F18076 8-Bit Microcontrollers | Asia New Product Brief

Microchip PIC16F18056 & PIC16F18076 8-Bit Microcontrollers | Asia New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


An Introduction to RTD Sensor Signal Conditioning Circuits

An Introduction to RTD Sensor Signal Conditioning Circuits

Learn about the basics of different signal conditioning circuits for RTD applications, including a voltage divider, Wheatstone bridge circuit, and delta-sigma (ΔΣ) converter.


Magnetic Field Strength Meter and Calibrator

Magnetic Field Strength Meter and Calibrator

This project will explain how to develop a system to measure magnetic field emissions at frequencies up to 150 kHz from high-current power cables without cutting or disturbing the cable.


Projects Oct 28, 2022 by John Woodgate
P-Duke MAF300 Series | Digital Datasheet

P-Duke MAF300 Series | Digital Datasheet

AAC’s Digital Datasheet video series introduces the specs and applications of components—both new and familiar—straight from their datasheets.


Analog Devices Inc. LTM4660 Hybrid Step-Down μModule® Bus Converter | Asia New Product Brief

Analog Devices Inc. LTM4660 Hybrid Step-Down μModule® Bus Converter | Asia New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Mixed-safety Systems Using Multicore SoCs With Hypervisors and Multicore Frameworks

Mixed-safety Systems Using Multicore SoCs With Hypervisors and Multicore Frameworks

Learn about how heterogeneous multicore systems-on-chip (SoCs), hypervisors, and multicore frameworks can be useful in mixed-safety systems.


Weidmuller IE Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) Cables | Featured Product Spotlight

Weidmuller IE Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) Cables | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


Modeling RTD Resistance-temperature Characteristics

Modeling RTD Resistance-temperature Characteristics

Model the characteristic curve of a resistance temperature detector (RTD) and the common standards used to characterize these devices like the alpha parameter and Callendar-Van Dusen equation.


Robot Fingers Use “RoboSkin”—More Sensitive Than Human Skin

Robot Fingers Use “RoboSkin”—More Sensitive Than Human Skin

BeBop Sensors has released a new reference design dubbed “RoboSkin” to provide a highly sensitive sense of touch to the next generation of advanced robots.


News Oct 18, 2022 by Aaron Carman
Chipmakers Expand SiC Production as Demand for Power Electronics Grows

Chipmakers Expand SiC Production as Demand for Power Electronics Grows

Wolfspeed, STMicroelectronics, SK Siltron, and Onsemi have independently announced new efforts to bolster the SiC supply chain over the next five years.


News Oct 12, 2022 by Biljana Ognenova
UnitedSiC UJ4C/SC 750V Gen 4 SiC FETs | New Product Brief

UnitedSiC UJ4C/SC 750V Gen 4 SiC FETs | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


RECOM Power RACM60-K 60W Multi-Purpose AC/DC Converters | New Product Brief

RECOM Power RACM60-K 60W Multi-Purpose AC/DC Converters | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


RTD Basics—An Introduction to Resistance Temperature Detectors

RTD Basics—An Introduction to Resistance Temperature Detectors

Learn the basics of RTDs, namely the trade-offs of using RTD temperature sensors, the metals used in these sensors, thin film RTDs, and wire-wound RTDs.


Ratiometric Resistance Measurement Basics Using an Analog to Digital Converter

Ratiometric Resistance Measurement Basics Using an Analog to Digital Converter

Learn the basics of ratiometric resistance measurements in analog to digital (A/D) converters, how it's measured, and example uses in a digital multimeter (DMM), microprocessor, and various resistive sensors.


Exploring Monolithic Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Using AD849x and LT1025

Exploring Monolithic Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Using AD849x and LT1025

Learn about thermocouple signal conditioning and thermocouple nonlinearity through two different monolithic thermocouple amplifier solutions: the AD849x family and the LT1025.


CUI Inc. PYBE30-U DC-DC Converters | New Product Brief

CUI Inc. PYBE30-U DC-DC Converters | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Littelfuse SB5000 Industrial Shock Block | New Product Brief

Littelfuse SB5000 Industrial Shock Block | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


Design and Selection of Magnetic ICM Modules to Ease Ethernet EMI/EMC Challenges

Design and Selection of Magnetic ICM Modules to Ease Ethernet EMI/EMC Challenges

Learn some of the high-level basics of magnetic integrated connector modules (ICMs), some of the tasks they are used to accomplish, and look at an example product from Bel Fuse.