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Broadcom ACNU-3410-500E Gate Drive Optocouplers | New Product Brief

Broadcom ACNU-3410-500E Gate Drive Optocouplers | New Product Brief

Broadcom ACNU-3410 3 A gate drive optocouplers offer very high noise immunity in a small package for high-voltage, space-constrained industrial applications, such as motor drives, solar inverters, and switching power supplies.


News Brief: New Transceiver and Wi-Fi Modules for Low-Power IoT Applications from Silicon Labs

News Brief: New Transceiver and Wi-Fi Modules for Low-Power IoT Applications from Silicon Labs

This News Brief covers Silicon Labs' WF200 transceiver and WFM200 module, recently added to their Wi-Fi portfolio.


News Mar 13, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois
Analog Devices µModule Power Products | Featured Product Spotlight

Analog Devices µModule Power Products | Featured Product Spotlight

Analog Devices µModule Regulators are system-in-package power management solutions.


How to Simulate a Phase-Locked Loop

How to Simulate a Phase-Locked Loop

This article presents an LTspice circuit that can be used to explore the behavior of a phase-locked loop.


Two Tiny Form Factors: An NFC Sensor Tag and Data Logger IC from ams

Two Tiny Form Factors: An NFC Sensor Tag and Data Logger IC from ams

A new tiny sensor tag and data logger IC offers efficient and accurate monitoring of sensitive assets.


News Mar 12, 2018 by Nick Davis
What Exactly Is a Phase-Locked Loop, Anyways?

What Exactly Is a Phase-Locked Loop, Anyways?

This article introduces a phase-based feedback system that plays an important role in many applications.


Nonvolatile Resistance Switching in Atom Thin Memristors

Nonvolatile Resistance Switching in Atom Thin Memristors

A research team with members globally has created what seems to be the first working atomically thin memristor.


News Mar 09, 2018 by Zabrel Holsman
High Voltage: An Up to 99% Efficiency Buck-Boost Controller from Linear Technology

High Voltage: An Up to 99% Efficiency Buck-Boost Controller from Linear Technology

A four-switch DC/DC controller that operates from input voltages above, below, or equal to the regulated output voltage.


News Mar 09, 2018 by Nick Davis
How to Reduce Power Consumption with Clock Gating

How to Reduce Power Consumption with Clock Gating

This article will discuss the basic concepts of clock gating and how it can be used to reduce the power consumption of synchronous digital systems.


An Integrated High-Current Power Module: 0.5 to 2 Volt at 35 Amps from Texas Instruments

An Integrated High-Current Power Module: 0.5 to 2 Volt at 35 Amps from Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments has released a fixed-frequency step-down power module that delivers up to 35 Amps at output voltages ranging from 0.5 to 2 V.


News Mar 08, 2018 by Nick Davis
Vishay IHLE Series E-Field Shielded Inductors | Tech Specs

Vishay IHLE Series E-Field Shielded Inductors | Tech Specs

E-M-I: three dreaded letters for any designer. And while I can’t solve all your EMI problems, the Vishay IHLE power inductors can certainly help.


new products Mar 08, 2018 by TTI, Inc
An Electronically Resettable Hot Swap Smart Fuse from ON Semiconductor

An Electronically Resettable Hot Swap Smart Fuse from ON Semiconductor

ON Semiconductor offers their new hot swap smart fuse which is an electronically resettable and programmable in-line fuse for high-current applications.


News Mar 07, 2018 by Nick Davis
LED Dimming: A High-Power 40V Buck LED Driver with Two Dimming Methods from Diodes Incorporated

LED Dimming: A High-Power 40V Buck LED Driver with Two Dimming Methods from Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated has released a high-power 40 V LED controller that's capable of driving up to 3 amps of current.


News Mar 06, 2018 by Nick Davis
Encoding the States of a Finite State Machine in VHDL

Encoding the States of a Finite State Machine in VHDL

This article will review different encoding methods that can be used to implement the states of an FSM.


Digitally Adjust DC-to-DC Voltage Regulators: A PMBus-Controlled Current DAC

Digitally Adjust DC-to-DC Voltage Regulators: A PMBus-Controlled Current DAC

A PMBus-controlled, bidirectional current DAC (digital-to-analog converter) that can adjust the output voltage of a DC/DC converter.


News Mar 02, 2018 by Nick Davis
How to Run From a Coin Cell for 10 Years

How to Run From a Coin Cell for 10 Years

Check out this buck converter that is designed to extend battery life from months to years in IoT applications, like sensor nodes and beacons.


MicroPower, MicroSize, Near-Zero Drift, and Low Offset Voltage: A New Op-Amp from Texas Instruments

MicroPower, MicroSize, Near-Zero Drift, and Low Offset Voltage: A New Op-Amp from Texas Instruments

A new operational amplifier from Texas Instruments offers impressive specifications in a very small package.


News Mar 01, 2018 by Nick Davis
Vishay WSBS Power Metal Strip Battery Shunt Resistors | Tech Specs

Vishay WSBS Power Metal Strip Battery Shunt Resistors | Tech Specs

Let's talk about something big, and that’s a big power to resistor size ratio.


new products Mar 01, 2018 by TTI, Inc
How to Make an IoT Teapot | The Gentleman Maker

How to Make an IoT Teapot | The Gentleman Maker

No longer will you have to get off the couch or out of your warm bed to get the pot brewed!


Projects Feb 28, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Littelfuse MHP-TAT18 Hybrid PPTC Resettable PTCs | New Product Brief

Littelfuse MHP-TAT18 Hybrid PPTC Resettable PTCs | New Product Brief

The Littelfuse MHP-TAT18 is a metal hybrid PPTC. They are miniature resettable thermal cutoff devices that provide overcurrent and overtemperature protection to help meet battery safety requirements for lithium polymer and prismatic batteries.