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TE Connectivity PCB-Panel Connectors | New Product Brief

TE Connectivity PCB-Panel Connectors | New Product Brief

TE Connectivity’s M12 PCB/Panel connectors provide a quick, reliable connection that mounts directly onto PCBs and panels, ideal for applications such as industrial automation, machinery, and vision systems.


Phoenix Contact Board-to-Board Connectors | Featured Product Spotlight

Phoenix Contact Board-to-Board Connectors | Featured Product Spotlight

Phoenix Contact FINEPITCH Board-to-Board Connectors are robust and versatile high-density connectors for use in industrial automation, such as I/Os, PLCs, frequency converters, and HMIs.


New Mesh Networking Products Expand Use Cases for Connected Devices

New Mesh Networking Products Expand Use Cases for Connected Devices

Learn how mesh networking, with low power needs and fast deployment, may be crucial in IoT and automation.


News Mar 13, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Hirose Electric ER8 Board-to-Board Connectors | New Product Brief

Hirose Electric ER8 Board-to-Board Connectors | New Product Brief

Hirose Electric ER8 Board-to-Board connectors are robust and compact high-speed connectors for use in applications including commercial devices, motor control, medical equipment, and industrial machinery.


e-peas Announces PMIC for Energy Harvesting from Thermoelectric Generators

e-peas Announces PMIC for Energy Harvesting from Thermoelectric Generators

e-peas releases the AEM20940 PMIC, which enables energy harvesting from thermoelectric generators.


News Mar 04, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Analog Devices Inc. ADXL1003Z Evaluation Board | Featured Product Spotlight

Analog Devices Inc. ADXL1003Z Evaluation Board | Featured Product Spotlight

Analog Devices’ ADXL1003Z evaluation board is designed with an extra thick PCB and mounting holes to make it easy to evaluate the full performance of the ADXL1003 vibration sensor.


Renesas Electronics ISL9241EVAL1Z Evaluation Board | New Product Brief

Renesas Electronics ISL9241EVAL1Z Evaluation Board | New Product Brief

Renesas Electronics ISL9241EVAL1Z Evaluation Board demonstrates the performance of the ISL9241 buck-boost battery charger for 2-, 3-, and 4-cell Li-ion batteries.


Littelfuse P-S4-LRP 100A SIDACtor Protection Thyristor | New Product Brief

Littelfuse P-S4-LRP 100A SIDACtor Protection Thyristor | New Product Brief

Littelfuse P-S4-LRP 100A SIDACtor® Protection Thyristors are designed to protect video equipment and other low voltage communications interfaces from overvoltage transients.


A New Wideband Upconverter for High-Frequency Radar and Communication Systems

A New Wideband Upconverter for High-Frequency Radar and Communication Systems

Analog Devices has recently released an SPI-programmable RF upconverter that can translate baseband or IF signals to extremely high transmission frequencies.


News Feb 12, 2019 by Robert Keim
Microchip dsPIC33CH Curiosity Development Board | Digital Datasheet

Microchip dsPIC33CH Curiosity Development Board | Digital Datasheet

Microchip’s dsPIC33CH Curiosity Development Board is a cost-effective platform to demonstrate the benefits of the dual independent cores in the dsPIC33CH family, which is optimized for high-performance digital power, motor control, and other high-end embedded applications.


What’s Inside a PCB Manufacturing Facility? A Tour of Royal Flex Circuits

What’s Inside a PCB Manufacturing Facility? A Tour of Royal Flex Circuits

Take a look inside a PCB manufacturing facility.


News Feb 09, 2019 by Mark Hughes
A New High-Precision Low-Power Voltage Reference from TI, the REF3425-EP

A New High-Precision Low-Power Voltage Reference from TI, the REF3425-EP

This article looks at the REF34xx-EP which is a low-drift, small-size, low-power voltage reference.


News Feb 06, 2019 by Dr. Steve Arar
X-FAB Releases New Automotive-Qualified, High-Temperature Galvanic Isolation Semiconductor Process

X-FAB Releases New Automotive-Qualified, High-Temperature Galvanic Isolation Semiconductor Process

This week, X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE released news that it was going into production with a new galvanic isolation semiconductor process for manufacturing.


News Feb 01, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Microsemi Releases Libero SoC 12.0, a New Unified Design Suite for SoC FPGA Development

Microsemi Releases Libero SoC 12.0, a New Unified Design Suite for SoC FPGA Development

This week, Microsemi announced their latest unified design suite to help streamline the process of developing on FPGAs.


News Jan 31, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
A New Series of Isolated DC/DC Converters for Space-Constrained Applications from RECOM

A New Series of Isolated DC/DC Converters for Space-Constrained Applications from RECOM

RECOM recently released a line of user-friendly 15 W DC/DC converters that incorporate a variety of useful features.


News Jan 30, 2019 by Robert Keim
Resolving the Signal Part 12: Reducing the Effects of Power-Supply Noise using Delta-Sigma ADCs

Resolving the Signal Part 12: Reducing the Effects of Power-Supply Noise using Delta-Sigma ADCs

In part 12 of Resolving the Signal, we look at a power-supply noise design example to discuss which supplies are most critical when trying to increase a system's PSR. From that example, we offer best practices to maintain low power-supply noise and debugging tips for a system's overall noise performance.


How to Analyze Data from a Custom PCB Sensor Subsystem

How to Analyze Data from a Custom PCB Sensor Subsystem

A quick walkthrough of how to analyze data from a custom precision sensor system.


How to Characterize Noise in a Custom PCB: Precision Inclinometer

How to Characterize Noise in a Custom PCB: Precision Inclinometer

Learn about the process of identifying and eliminating noise in data capture.


How to Design a Custom PCB Holder: Mechanical Considerations for a High-Precision Sensor System

How to Design a Custom PCB Holder: Mechanical Considerations for a High-Precision Sensor System

When working with high-precision sensors, it's crucial to consider housing. In this article, we discuss an approach to designing a custom board holder for an inclinometer subsystem.


How Do I Prep My PCB for Fabrication? Accelerating PCB Assembly with Design Best Practices

How Do I Prep My PCB for Fabrication? Accelerating PCB Assembly with Design Best Practices

In this article, Parker Dillman, lead EE and co-founder of MacroFab, covers how to best prepare your PCB designs for fabrication and assembly.