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CDE THA Thinpack Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors | Tech Specs

CDE THA Thinpack Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors | Tech Specs

CDE’s THA series of capacitors are a lot like me, high energy density and a low profile.


new products Jan 10, 2018 by TTI, Inc
Designed for Aerospace Applications: A Radiation-Tolerant Microcontroller from Microchip

Designed for Aerospace Applications: A Radiation-Tolerant Microcontroller from Microchip

Microchip's ATmegaS64M1 AVR microcontroller offers enhanced radiation protection, an extended temperature range, and increased reliability for space and aerospace applications.


News Jan 10, 2018 by Nick Davis
Simplifying VHDL Code: The Std_Logic_Vector Data Type

Simplifying VHDL Code: The Std_Logic_Vector Data Type

This article will review the "std_logic_vector" data type which is one of the most common data types in VHDL.


Concurrent Conditional and Selected Signal Assignment in VHDL

Concurrent Conditional and Selected Signal Assignment in VHDL

This article will review the concurrent signal assignment statements in VHDL.


What Is VHDL? Getting Started with Hardware Description Language for Digital Circuit Design

What Is VHDL? Getting Started with Hardware Description Language for Digital Circuit Design

This article gives some introductory examples for VHDL coding, a hardware description language used in digital circuit design.


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
ON Semiconductor RSL10 BLE Radio SoC | Featured Product Spotlight

ON Semiconductor RSL10 BLE Radio SoC | Featured Product Spotlight

ON Semiconductor’s RSL10 is the industry’s lowest power BLE radio SoC, with the lowest power consumption in peak receiving and deep sleep modes.


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.


NXP MRFX1K80 RF Power LDMOS Transistor | Featured Product Spotlight

NXP MRFX1K80 RF Power LDMOS Transistor | Featured Product Spotlight

NXP’s MRFX1K80H is an 1800 W, 65 V wideband RF power LDMOS transistor designed for high VSWR ISM, VHF broadcast, and aerospace applications.


Laird 60 Series Modules | New Product Brief

Laird 60 Series Modules | New Product Brief

Laird 60 Series modules offer robust connectivity in any RF environment, providing reliable, lower power connections for medical devices, aerospace and industrial applications, and IoT bridging.


Tech Specs: CDE Type MLSH Slimpack Capacitors

Tech Specs: CDE Type MLSH Slimpack Capacitors

CDE’s Type MLSH Slimpack capacitors are hermetically sealed aluminum electrolytic capacitors that are lightweight but strong.


new products Dec 13, 2017 by TTI, Inc
Vicor PI3523 Cool-Power ZVS Switching Regulators | New Product Brief

Vicor PI3523 Cool-Power ZVS Switching Regulators | New Product Brief

Vicor PI3523 Cool-Power ZVS Switching Regulators are high-efficiency regulators that integrate the controller, power switches, amplifiers, and support components in a high-density LGA system-in-package.


Panasonic MC Series eMMC Storage Media | New Product Brief

Panasonic MC Series eMMC Storage Media | New Product Brief

Panasonic’s MC Series eMMC storage media use high-reliability MLC NAND and a controller that supports enhanced ECC and wear leveling for reliable storage in critical applications.


Meet the Fleet of AUVs That Might Eventually Explore “Oceans” on Other Planets

Meet the Fleet of AUVs That Might Eventually Explore “Oceans” on Other Planets

So you've heard of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). But have you heard of AUVs? Autonomous underwater vehicles are one of the most promising paths forward for exploring our oceans and those on other planets.


News Dec 09, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Analog Devices HMC392A GaAs Low Noise Amplifiers | New Product Brief

Analog Devices HMC392A GaAs Low Noise Amplifiers | New Product Brief

Analog Devices’ HMC392A is a small, easy-to-use GaAs MMIC low noise amplifier with a frequency range of 3.5 to 7.0 GHz that is ideal for integrating into multichip modules for point-to-point radios, VSATs, military, and space equipment.


Space Agencies of the World: Oceania

Space Agencies of the World: Oceania

If you are an engineer interested in deep space communication or rocketry, you may be interested in these two newly established space agencies in Oceania.


News Dec 01, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Drones on Mars? NASA Projects May Soon Use Drones for Space Exploration

Drones on Mars? NASA Projects May Soon Use Drones for Space Exploration

Drone technology has found its way into a variety of applications ranging from recreational use, photography, security, climate monitoring, and even humanitarian aid. Another domain that we may soon see drones being used in: space exploration.


News Nov 29, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
GaN Breaks Barriers—RF Power Amplifiers Go Wide and High

GaN Breaks Barriers—RF Power Amplifiers Go Wide and High

This article describes the state of the semiconductor technology that is enabling new developments with shorter gate length GaAs and GaN transistors, circuit design considerations to achieve optimum performance, and examples of both GaAs and GaN wideband power amplifiers (PAs) that demonstrate today’s technology.


Rigid vs. Flexible PCBs: Which One is Best for Your Next Project?

Rigid vs. Flexible PCBs: Which One is Best for Your Next Project?

Learn about rigid PCBs vs. flexible PCBs, when it's better to use one type instead of the other, and learn about some manufacturing steps related to each of these PCB types.


High Definition, Low Delay, SDR-Based Video Transmission in UAV Applications

High Definition, Low Delay, SDR-Based Video Transmission in UAV Applications

Integrated RF agile transceivers are not only widely employed in software-defined radio (SDR) architectures in cellular telephone base stations, such as multiservice distributed access system (MDAS) and small cell, but also for wireless HD video transmission for industrial, commercial, and military applications, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).