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High-temperature Aging Method to Evaluate Electronic Component Aging and Stability

Learn about the aging and stability challenges for electric components due to temperature and time using quartz crystals, as well as applying the extrapolation method, aging equation, and Arrhenius equation.

July 31, 2022 by Dr. Steve Arar

Temperature Drift in Resistors and Op-amps—Flicker Noise and Signal Averaging

Learn about temperature drift in electronic circuits, namely in resistors and amplifiers. We'll also cover how the effect of flicker noise comes into play and how drift limits the effectiveness of signal averaging.

July 15, 2022 by Dr. Steve Arar

TDK VLS-HBX N Power Inductors | 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.

June 29, 2022 by Mouser Electronics

Rohm’s Latest LDO Regulator ICs Target Nanoscale Output Capacitance

Tackling capacitor challenges, Rohm's latest low-dropout (LDO) regulators aim to offer stability in power supply circuits designed with low capacitance values.

June 20, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle

TAIYO YUDEN Conductive Polymer Hybrid Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors | Tech Explainer

This Tech Explainer is part of a video series that details specific products and technologies and their applications

May 03, 2022 by TAIYO YUDEN

The Fundamentals of a Charge Pump Circuit

Dive further into switched capacitor circuits by learning about charge pump circuits, what they are, how they work, their pros and cons, and their applications.

May 01, 2022 by Jake Hertz

TAIYO YUDEN NRM6045 Power Inductor | 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.

April 17, 2022 by Mouser Electronics

Bourns SRN2012T Semi-Shielded Power Inductor | 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.

April 17, 2022 by Mouser Electronics

TDK NTCSP Automotive Chip NTC Thermistor | 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.

April 17, 2022 by Mouser Electronics

Three New Power Devices Cut Down Component Count and BOM

By reducing component counts, power system designs can achieve critical advantages such as lower costs and easier manufacturing. Three recently announced power solutions offer vivid examples of trend.

April 15, 2022 by Ikimi .O

Texas Instruments Debuts 3 New Products at APEC 2022

Focusing on performance and size, Texas Instruments is doubling down on EV power systems at this year's APEC.

March 17, 2022 by Jake Hertz

RECOM RPX-4.0 Integrated Inductor DC-DC Buck Converter | 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.

January 12, 2022 by Mouser Electronics

Coilcraft SLR Inductors | 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.

December 16, 2021 by Mouser Electronics

Inspired by Spiderwebs: New Sensor Aims to Untangle Quantum Sensor Challenges

The natural world can always be an inspiration for new technology. A new sensor inspired by spider webs from TU Delft could have large implications for the study of gravity, the quantum internet, and more.

December 08, 2021 by Jake Hertz

AVX 550L, 550U, & 550Z UBC™ Ultra-Broadband Capacitors | 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.

December 01, 2021 by Mouser Electronics

Coilcraft 0603DC AEC-Q200 RF Chip Inductor | 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.

December 01, 2021 by Mouser Electronics

Flux, a Google Doc-style Collaboration Tool for Hardware Design, Changes the Face of Remote Engineering

Inspired by GitHub, a new browser-based hardware development tool has recently raised $12M in funding.

October 14, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Researchers Speed Up Quantum Computing with Advances from Algorithms to Sensors

As the push for better quantum computing heats up, researchers hope to tackle the issues with developments in quantum sensors, algorithms, and quibits.

September 06, 2021 by Kristijan Nelkovski

Simulating Non-linear Transformers in LTspice

Learn how to use non-linear models in LTspice to simulate the characteristics of transformers, a crucial part of SMPS (switched-mode power supply) design.

August 20, 2021 by Ignacio de Mendizábal

Learn How Integrated Solutions Can Increase the Accuracy of Resistive Current Sensing

In this article, we’ll discuss why a discrete implementation cannot provide a high accuracy in resistive current sensing.

August 15, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar