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Meet Two of MIT’s Engineers Observing Black Holes with the Event Horizon Telescope

Meet Two of MIT’s Engineers Observing Black Holes with the Event Horizon Telescope

The first image of a black hole made global headlines. Here are two engineers that helped make it happen.


News Jul 08, 2019 by Mark Hughes
Coilcraft XEL Ultra-Low Loss Power Inductors | New Product Brief

Coilcraft XEL Ultra-Low Loss Power Inductors | New Product Brief

Discover how this series of shielded power inductors are ideal for high frequency and high-temperature applications.


Utilizing DC-DC Converters in Space-Critical Power System Applications

Utilizing DC-DC Converters in Space-Critical Power System Applications

Power system designers are constantly under pressure because they are tasked with developing highly adaptive solutions that comply with today’s operating environments without interrupting design-to-manufacture cycles.


Harwin M225 Industrial Connectors | New Product Brief

Harwin M225 Industrial Connectors | New Product Brief

These high-performance industrial connectors are designed for rugged applications.


Fairview Microwave Announces New Series of UHF Waveguide Antennas for R&D Applications

Fairview Microwave Announces New Series of UHF Waveguide Antennas for R&D Applications

This expansive family of antennas is designed for laboratory settings (including R&D and military applications) for 40 GHz to 220 GHz bands.


News Jun 21, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
STMicroelectronics Releases “Tiny” GNSS Module for Tracking and Navigation

STMicroelectronics Releases “Tiny” GNSS Module for Tracking and Navigation

GNSS modules are used for navigation and object tracking applications. STMicro's newest module is ROM-based.


News Jun 20, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Amphenol Aerospace High Power Connectors | New Product Brief

Amphenol Aerospace High Power Connectors | New Product Brief

Discover the Amphenol Aerospace High Power Connectors, which use RADSOK contacts to deliver up to a 50% higher current carrying capability.


How Do Avionics Systems Communicate? New ARINC-429 Bus Board Announced by UEI

How Do Avionics Systems Communicate? New ARINC-429 Bus Board Announced by UEI

Learn about a new board that uses an FPGA for serial communication in avionics applications.


News May 28, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
AVX Tantalum Ultra Low ESR COTS-Plus Series | Tech Specs

AVX Tantalum Ultra Low ESR COTS-Plus Series | Tech Specs

TBM COTS-Plus series capacitors are designed with multiple internal anodes, resulting in ultra-low ESR and improved performance in high ripple power applications, making them ideal for pulse power and power supplies.


new products May 21, 2019 by TTI, Inc
GaN Heads to Space! VPT Introduces Radiation-Hardened DC-DC Converters Featuring GaN Technology

GaN Heads to Space! VPT Introduces Radiation-Hardened DC-DC Converters Featuring GaN Technology

VPT's new DC-DC converter series aims to bring radiation-hardened GaN devices into space applications.


News May 10, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
How Do Time of Flight Sensors (ToF) Work? A Look at ToF 3D Cameras

How Do Time of Flight Sensors (ToF) Work? A Look at ToF 3D Cameras

How do time of flight sensors determine distances? Learn more about ToF cameras using an example 3D camera.


How to Choose Microcontroller Peripherals for Digital Signal Processing Applications

How to Choose Microcontroller Peripherals for Digital Signal Processing Applications

This article continues a discussion of microcontroller features and characteristics that are particularly important when you’re thinking in terms of DSP capabilities.


How to Choose a Microcontroller for Digital Signal Processing Applications

How to Choose a Microcontroller for Digital Signal Processing Applications

This article discusses the features that you should look for when you need an MCU to act as both a system controller and a digital signal processor.


How Will 5G Networks Improve Location Awareness?

How Will 5G Networks Improve Location Awareness?

3GPP Release 16 holds the promise to make high precision location services cheaper and more reliable. Exploiting new signal properties in combination with a variety of non-cellular technologies could enable forms of hybrid positioning.


ISI BGA Reballing | Tech Specs

ISI BGA Reballing | Tech Specs

ISI offers BGA reballing that includes removing the lead-free solder balls, then attaching eutectic tin-lead solder balls or other special solder ball alloys.


new products Mar 14, 2019 by TTI, Inc
New Microcontroller from Maxim Targets Low-Power, Space-Constrained Consumer Electronics

New Microcontroller from Maxim Targets Low-Power, Space-Constrained Consumer Electronics

Maxim's new microcontroller supports a wide supply-voltage range and consumes 0.2 µA in low-power mode.


News Mar 12, 2019 by Robert Keim
New ams Time-to-Digital Converter Aims to Combine High Precision with Small Form Factor

New ams Time-to-Digital Converter Aims to Combine High Precision with Small Form Factor

ams has introduced the AS6500, which can provide high-sampling-rate time-to-digital conversion for optical rangefinder systems in automobiles, robots, and drones.


News Mar 10, 2019 by Robert Keim
New RF-Sampling Transceivers From TI Feature Industry’s Widest Frequency Range

New RF-Sampling Transceivers From TI Feature Industry’s Widest Frequency Range

New quad- and dual-channel transceivers are designed for radar, software-defined radio, and 5G applications.


News Mar 07, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
New Tunable Low-Pass Filter Brings a Compact Alternative to RF Circuits

New Tunable Low-Pass Filter Brings a Compact Alternative to RF Circuits

The HMC882A from Analog Devices is intended for medical, satellite, industrial, and military applications that operate at frequencies below 6.9 GHz.


News Mar 06, 2019 by Robert Keim
News Brief: Tektronix Announces New AWG70000B Series Arbitrary Waveform Generator

News Brief: Tektronix Announces New AWG70000B Series Arbitrary Waveform Generator

With robust memory and new features, the AWG70000B Series by Tektronix brings dynamic real-world signal simulation to test and measurement.


News Feb 21, 2019 by Baker Lawley