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Lower Power, More Reliable Memory, and More Ambitious Applications: Implantable Tech Roundup

Lower Power, More Reliable Memory, and More Ambitious Applications: Implantable Tech Roundup

Here's a snapshot of some of the most recent developments in the implantable tech space.


News Dec 26, 2018 by Gary Elinoff
STMicroelectronics Teseo-LIV3F Tiny GNSS Modules | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics Teseo-LIV3F Tiny GNSS Modules | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics Teseo-LIV3F Tiny GNSS Modules allow designers to easily add location awareness to IoT devices and other connected applications.


Vishay T52 vPolyTanTM Polymer Surface Mount Capacitors | Tech Specs

Vishay T52 vPolyTanTM Polymer Surface Mount Capacitors | Tech Specs

Vishay's range of T52 vPolyTanTM Polymer Surface Mount capacitors offer everything from 0402 to 225 models and are specifically designed for large body MLCCs. With C0G and X7R dielectrics and voltage capacity ratings up to 1000 volts, designers can easily find what they need.


new products Dec 21, 2018 by TTI, Inc
Introduction to Pass-Transistor Logic

Introduction to Pass-Transistor Logic

This article explores an alternative, and in some cases advantageous, approach to MOSFET-based implementation of digital logic functions.


Managing USB Type-C Power: A New USB Power Delivery Controller for Sink Devices from STMicro

Managing USB Type-C Power: A New USB Power Delivery Controller for Sink Devices from STMicro

This article takes a look at STUSB4500 which is a standalone USB Power Delivery controller from STMicroelectronics.


News Dec 17, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
Chinese Module Company, Seraphim, to Supply Smart Modules to Australia’s Newest Solar Power Plant

Chinese Module Company, Seraphim, to Supply Smart Modules to Australia’s Newest Solar Power Plant

This week, Australia's newest power plant announced a partnership with Chinese company, Seraphim, on optimizers.


News Dec 14, 2018 by Gary Elinoff
How to Make Your Umbrella into a Weather Station with a Particle Photon

How to Make Your Umbrella into a Weather Station with a Particle Photon

Want to get to-the-minute, location-specific weather information delivered right to your own Adafruit IO dashboard? It's time to assemble your very own SmartBrella.


Projects Dec 13, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Resolving the Signal Part 11: Understanding How Power-Supply Noise Affects Delta-Sigma ADCs

Resolving the Signal Part 11: Understanding How Power-Supply Noise Affects Delta-Sigma ADCs

Part 11 of the Resolving the Signal series explores how power supplies contribute to unwanted noise, how to measure and quantify that noise, and how noise ends up impacting system performance.


Picking Apart a New Switching Regulator from Analog Devices, the LT8361

Picking Apart a New Switching Regulator from Analog Devices, the LT8361

This article will take a look at the Analog Devices LT8361, a low IQ switching regulator supporting boost, SEPIC, and inverting topologies.


News Dec 11, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
Molex Easy On FCC/FPC Connectors | Tech Specs

Molex Easy On FCC/FPC Connectors | Tech Specs

Molex Easy-On FFC and FPC connectors are designed for tight packaging applications, with pitch as tight as 0.2 millimeters in low-profile, shallow-depth housing.


new products Dec 11, 2018 by TTI, Inc
RECOM Power RFB, RFM, & RFMM 1W DC/DC Converters | New Product Brief

RECOM Power RFB, RFM, & RFMM 1W DC/DC Converters | New Product Brief

RECOM Power RFB, RFM, and RFMM are 1W DC/DC Converters designed to provide power isolation and voltage matching in cost-sensitive applications, including industrial and embedded control systems.


Guide to USB-C Pinout and Features

Guide to USB-C Pinout and Features

This introductory article will look at some of the most important features of the USB-C standard.


Choosing the Right Motor-Driver IC

Choosing the Right Motor-Driver IC

This article provides some practical guidance on how to evaluate integrated circuits intended for controlling brushed DC motors.


Vishay T55 vPolyTan Polymer Capacitors | Tech Specs

Vishay T55 vPolyTan Polymer Capacitors | Tech Specs

Vishay’s T55 series of vPolyTan™ Polymer Tantalum Chip Capacitors go as low as 7 milliohms, have very low internal resistance, and can handle ripple current as high as 5.66 amps RMS.


new products Dec 06, 2018 by TTI, Inc
Designing Smart Meters with Circuit Protection, Sensing, and Power Control Capabilities

Designing Smart Meters with Circuit Protection, Sensing, and Power Control Capabilities

This article offers an overview of the various component options for smart meter design and how they can improve the operation of the meters into which they are designed.


Engineer Spotlight: Jeremy Blum, Director of Hardware at Shaper on Collaborative Design

Engineer Spotlight: Jeremy Blum, Director of Hardware at Shaper on Collaborative Design

Computer vision, designers vs. engineers, and the "nightmare" of engineering Google Glass.


News Dec 03, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Vicor Cool-Power ZVS PI3740 Evaluation Board | New Product Brief

Vicor Cool-Power ZVS PI3740 Evaluation Board | New Product Brief

Vicor’s Cool-Power ZVS PI3740 evaluation board provides designers many convenient features to simplify evaluating the PI3740 buck-boost regulator.


Embedded System Design: Build from Scratch or Use an SBC?

Embedded System Design: Build from Scratch or Use an SBC?

This article explores the pros and cons of either designing embedded systems from scratch or utilizing pre-made single-board computers.


New Low-Power, Zero-Drift Operational Amplifier from Texas Instruments, the OPA2333P

New Low-Power, Zero-Drift Operational Amplifier from Texas Instruments, the OPA2333P

This article will take a look at the TI’s OPA2333P which is a micro-power high-precision operational amplifier.


News Nov 29, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
Vishay T34 Wet Tantalum HI TMP | Tech Specs

Vishay T34 Wet Tantalum HI TMP | Tech Specs

Vishay’s T34 Wet Tantalum HI-TMP capacitors are life tested to up to 2000 hours at 200 degrees celsius.


new products Nov 29, 2018 by TTI, Inc