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Venera 3 crash lands on Venus, the Homebrew Computer Club meets for the first time, and the World Wide Web is proposed.…

Venera 3 crash lands on Venus, the Homebrew Computer Club meets for the first time, and the World Wide Web is proposed. Check out this hardware history roundup for March!

In this article, we’ll see that a memory element can be unintentionally inferred from an incomplete “if” statement.

In this article, we’ll see that a memory element can be unintentionally inferred from an incomplete “if” statement.

Maxim Integrated recently announced the DS28E36 IC, which is a secure authenticator that uses Maxim's DeepCover embedded…

Maxim Integrated recently announced the DS28E36 IC, which is a secure authenticator that uses Maxim's DeepCover embedded security solutions.

This article will review two important sequential statements in VHDL, namely “if” and “case” statements.

This article will review two important sequential statements in VHDL, namely “if” and “case” statements.

Amphenol SV Microwave Solderless Edge Launch Connectors provide fast and easy installation without compromising signal…

Amphenol SV Microwave Solderless Edge Launch Connectors provide fast and easy installation without compromising signal performance, ideal for RF test and measurement boards, rapid prototyping, mil/aero, and high-speed component test.

Here’s a look at a few current projects announced by DARPA this year, exploring quantum coherence, biological sensors,…

Here’s a look at a few current projects announced by DARPA this year, exploring quantum coherence, biological sensors, and epigenomic readers.

This article will discuss the important features of variables in VHDL.

This article will discuss the important features of variables in VHDL.

A new MEMS capacitive barometric pressure sensor, from InvenSense, is said to be the industry's lowest-noise and…

A new MEMS capacitive barometric pressure sensor, from InvenSense, is said to be the industry's lowest-noise and lowest-power pressure sensor.

It is probably unlikely the car was launched with its full suite of electronics on board, but just for fun, let’s take…

It is probably unlikely the car was launched with its full suite of electronics on board, but just for fun, let’s take a look at what would happen if a fully outfitted, typical Tesla Roadster were sent into space.

February has been an exciting month in hardware history—everything from the founding of one of the most successful…

February has been an exciting month in hardware history—everything from the founding of one of the most successful computing companies in the world, to the first time a computer wins a game of chess against a champion, here is this month’s hardware history roundup.

This article will try to develop a better understanding of the sequential statement’s importance in VHDL.

This article will try to develop a better understanding of the sequential statement’s importance in VHDL.

Georgia Tech's Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE) has made a large improvement of the operation and…

Georgia Tech's Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE) has made a large improvement of the operation and stability of organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs).

STMicroelectronics L20G20IS is a compact two-axis MEMS gyroscope for use in optical image stabilization and similar applications.

STMicroelectronics L20G20IS is a compact two-axis MEMS gyroscope for use in optical image stabilization and similar applications.

Kristof Richmond is a guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) engineer for Stone Aerospace. Learn more about Richmond’s…

Kristof Richmond is a guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) engineer for Stone Aerospace. Learn more about Richmond’s fascinating career, and how he ended up building robotic explorers meant for Europa in this AAC Engineer Spotlight.

This article will review the “signed”/“unsigned” data types.

This article will review the “signed”/“unsigned” data types.

Some people have a hard time asking for directions, which is what makes GNSS systems like GPS so great.

Some people have a hard time asking for directions, which is what makes GNSS systems like GPS so great.

This article will discuss the VHDL integer data type.

This article will discuss the VHDL integer data type.

This article will first review classifications for the VHDL data types, and then it will discuss the enumerated type.

This article will first review classifications for the VHDL data types, and then it will discuss the enumerated type.

Analog Devices' HMC8191 and HMC8193 are passive I/Q mixers in cost-effective surface mount packages for test and…

Analog Devices' HMC8191 and HMC8193 are passive I/Q mixers in cost-effective surface mount packages for test and measurement, mil-aero applications, and base stations.