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A Small, Powerful, and Versatile DC/DC Converter—But One That Requires Thought and Deliberation

A Small, Powerful, and Versatile DC/DC Converter—But One That Requires Thought and Deliberation

A new DC/DC converter that offers boost, SEPIC, and voltage inverting functionality, making it suitable for a variety of applications from automotive to telecom to portable electronics.


News Jan 29, 2018 by Nick Davis
Microchip SAM L Series Microcontrollers | Featured Product Spotlight

Microchip SAM L Series Microcontrollers | Featured Product Spotlight

Microchip's SAM L Series MCUs are ultra-low-power Arm Cortex-M0+ based MCUs that are designed specifically for IoT and to enable applications with a battery life of 10 or more years.


Power over Ethernet (PoE) with Microchip’s EoE!

Power over Ethernet (PoE) with Microchip’s EoE!

Embrace the power of Power over Ethernet with Microchip's Ethernet of Everything!


Projects Jan 26, 2018 by Ryan Jones
Stable and Precise Voltages: A New Family of Low-Power, High-Precision Voltage Reference ICs

Stable and Precise Voltages: A New Family of Low-Power, High-Precision Voltage Reference ICs

STMicroelectronics introduces their new family of micropower high-precision voltage reference ICs.


News Jan 26, 2018 by Nick Davis
A Configurable Sensor Monitor for Power-Sensitive Designs from Texas Instruments

A Configurable Sensor Monitor for Power-Sensitive Designs from Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments recently announced a new nanopower, dual-channel, programmable sensor monitor to help designers optimize system power.


News Jan 25, 2018 by Nick Davis
Augmented Reality Reference Designs at CES Show New Promise for Smart Glasses and HMDs

Augmented Reality Reference Designs at CES Show New Promise for Smart Glasses and HMDs

A couple of AR reference designs showcased at CES 2018 demonstrate how the barriers to entry are coming down for smart glasses and HMDs.


News Jan 25, 2018 by Majeed Ahmad
Resolving the Signal Part 1: Introduction to Noise in Delta-Sigma ADCs

Resolving the Signal Part 1: Introduction to Noise in Delta-Sigma ADCs

This 12-part “Resolving the Signal” series aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of noise in delta-sigma ADCs. In part 1 of this series, I’ll focus on ADC noise fundamentals.


Infineon BCR430U Low Drop Voltage LED Driver IC | New Product Brief

Infineon BCR430U Low Drop Voltage LED Driver IC | New Product Brief

Infineon’s BCR430U Low Drop Voltage LED Driver IC efficiently controls up to 100 mA of LED current without using an external power transistor.


Adjustable Linear Constant-Current Control: An LED Controller from Diodes Incorporated

Adjustable Linear Constant-Current Control: An LED Controller from Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated announces two new adjustable constant-current LED controllers that accept input voltages ranging from 4.5V to 60V.


News Jan 22, 2018 by Nick Davis
Working with Fluctuating Input Supplies: A New Tiny DC/DC Buck Regulator from Linear Technology

Working with Fluctuating Input Supplies: A New Tiny DC/DC Buck Regulator from Linear Technology

A new, smaller, and more versatile DC/DC step-down voltage regulator that's designed for noisier applications such as avionics, factory automation, and industrial robotics.


News Jan 19, 2018 by Nick Davis
Designing a Self-Biasing Class C Amplifier

Designing a Self-Biasing Class C Amplifier

This article, part of AAC’s Analog Circuit Collection, explores a self-biased class C stage that could be used in an RF power amplifier.


A Temperature-Resistant Hall-Effect Sensor: A Digital-Latch Low-Voltage Sensor from TI

A Temperature-Resistant Hall-Effect Sensor: A Digital-Latch Low-Voltage Sensor from TI

Texas Instruments has announced a new low-voltage digital-latch Hall-effect sensor with a wide operating temperature range.


News Jan 18, 2018 by Nick Davis
Analog Devices LT8600-Series High-Voltage Buck Regulators | New Product Brief

Analog Devices LT8600-Series High-Voltage Buck Regulators | New Product Brief

Analog Devices LT8600-series High-Voltage Buck Regulators are high-efficiency step-down regulators with a wide input voltage range and an ultra-low quiescent current burst mode operation.


How to Build Your Own Function Generator Using Analog Devices’ AD9833

How to Build Your Own Function Generator Using Analog Devices’ AD9833

Tired of using your PC or mobile phone as a signal generator? It’s time to upgrade to a standalone one by making it yourself.


Projects Jan 17, 2018 by Cezar Chirila
ams Releases New Data-Logging NFC Sensor Tag

ams Releases New Data-Logging NFC Sensor Tag

Last month, ams released their newest sensor tag, the AS39513, a device that can help monitor the state of temperature-sensitive medical and food products.


News Jan 17, 2018 by Justin Kirkham
Isolated CAN Transceivers Aimed at Improving the Robustness of Industrial Communications

Isolated CAN Transceivers Aimed at Improving the Robustness of Industrial Communications

Maxim Integrated introduces a new family of isolated CAN transceivers to help increase communication uptimes in the industrial arena.


News Jan 11, 2018 by Nick Davis
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
CES 2018 Reveal: Qualcomm’s QC55100 Audio SoC Aims to Make Low-Power Earbuds

CES 2018 Reveal: Qualcomm’s QC55100 Audio SoC Aims to Make Low-Power Earbuds

Qualcomm has announced a new line of SoCs designed to keep earbuds low power and in a smaller form factor.


News Jan 10, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Intelligence at the Edge Part 3: Edge Node Communication

Intelligence at the Edge Part 3: Edge Node Communication

Connected industrial machines can sense a wide array of information used to make key decisions within the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). A sensor within an edge node can be spatially far removed from any data aggregation point. It must connect through a gateway that links edge data with a network.


How to Multiply RF Signals without a Multiplier: The Switching Mixer

How to Multiply RF Signals without a Multiplier: The Switching Mixer

This article introduces an important technique used to perform frequency mixing in modern RF circuits.