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Disney Research’s Potential Solution to Safe Wireless Power Transfer: Quasistatic Cavity Resonance

Disney Research’s Potential Solution to Safe Wireless Power Transfer: Quasistatic Cavity Resonance

A new wireless power delivery system can safely transfer kilowatts of power to mobile devices within a room.


News Mar 31, 2017 by Dr. Steve Arar
Keeping the Lights On: A New “Open LED Protector” from Littelfuse

Keeping the Lights On: A New “Open LED Protector” from Littelfuse

Let’s take a look at how to make your LED array more robust; we’ll use the PLEDxN series from Littelfuse as an example.


TDK’s TFM160808ALC Low Loss Thin-Film Metal Inductors

TDK’s TFM160808ALC Low Loss Thin-Film Metal Inductors

TDK introduces a new low loss thin-film metal inductor with high current capability for power supply circuits.


News Mar 30, 2017 by Karissa Manske
Exploring the Pros and Cons of Silicon Carbide (SiC) FETs: A New MOSFET from Cree

Exploring the Pros and Cons of Silicon Carbide (SiC) FETs: A New MOSFET from Cree

The C3M0075120K is a low-on-resistance N-channel FET for high-power switching applications.


Teardown Tuesday: Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet

Teardown Tuesday: Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet

The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet is a 7" color tablet. This Teardown Tuesday opens one up and looks inside.


News Mar 28, 2017 by Mark Hughes
Analog Devices HMC8400 Series Amplifiers | New Product Brief

Analog Devices HMC8400 Series Amplifiers | New Product Brief

Analog Devices' HMC8400 series amplifiers provide designers the wide bandwidth and low noise operation needed for communications and test instrumentation.


Development Kits Featured at Embedded World 2017

Development Kits Featured at Embedded World 2017

Have a look at some new development kits presented at Embedded World 2017.


News Mar 27, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
Texas Instruments INA260 Digital Current/Power Monitor | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments INA260 Digital Current/Power Monitor | New Product Brief

TI’s INA260 is a digital current and power monitor that integrates a calibrated precision shunt resistor for highly accurate measurements with a continuous current rating of 15 A.


Lithium-Ion Shipping and Travel Regulations: What You Need to Know

Lithium-Ion Shipping and Travel Regulations: What You Need to Know

Learn more about the regulations that dictate how lithium-Ion batteries may be shipped.


News Mar 24, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
STMicroelectronics LoRaWAN Discovery Board | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics LoRaWAN Discovery Board | New Product Brief

STM32 LoRaWAN Discovery Boards give developers access to LoRa’s low power, long range communication capabilities.


John Bannister Goodenough: A Brief History of the Inventor of the Lithium Cobalt Oxide Cathode

John Bannister Goodenough: A Brief History of the Inventor of the Lithium Cobalt Oxide Cathode

If being one of the inventors of the most widely used battery cathodes in the world wasn’t already good enough, Dr. John Goodenough was also recently in the news for a new solid state battery that not only surpassed the charge density of the lithium-ion battery, but promised to be much safer, more efficient, cheaper, and longer lasting than the current standard.


News Mar 22, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Teardown Tuesday: Projector Alarm Clock with Humidity and Temperature Sensors

Teardown Tuesday: Projector Alarm Clock with Humidity and Temperature Sensors

In this Teardown Tuesday, we will tear down an LED projector alarm clock with integrated humidity and temperature sensors.


News Mar 21, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Getting a Grip on Force-Sensing Technology

Getting a Grip on Force-Sensing Technology

An analysis of the Quantum Tunneling Composite materials touch development kit from Peratech.


Into the Fukushima Reactor: A One-Way Journey for Drones

Into the Fukushima Reactor: A One-Way Journey for Drones

Drones being sent into Fukushima are malfunctioning much faster than expected. Why is this the case and how can drones be used to prevent further loss of life in dangerous environments?


News Mar 21, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
ON Semiconductor NCL30180 AC-DC Controllers | New Product Brief

ON Semiconductor NCL30180 AC-DC Controllers | New Product Brief

ON Semiconductor NCL30180 AC-DC controllers let designers of LED lighting systems create simpler, more compact LED bulbs, drivers, engines, and tubes.


Omron G5Q-EL Miniature Power Relays | New Product Brief

Omron G5Q-EL Miniature Power Relays | New Product Brief

Omron’s G5Q-EL family of miniature power relays offer long life, high capacity switching for any type of load.


How to Flash ESP-01 Firmware to the Improved SDK v2.0.0

How to Flash ESP-01 Firmware to the Improved SDK v2.0.0

Learn about SKD v2.0.0 and how flashing your ESP-01's firmware just got easier.


LEDs and Solar Cells Combine into Devices that Emit and Absorb Light

LEDs and Solar Cells Combine into Devices that Emit and Absorb Light

Researchers have developed double-heterojunction nanorods which can be biased to both send and receive light—in other words, a device that is both an LED and solar cell, capable of emitting and absorbing light.


News Mar 17, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Protect Your Circuits: A New Transient Voltage Suppressor (TVS) for Automotive Applications

Protect Your Circuits: A New Transient Voltage Suppressor (TVS) for Automotive Applications

The D28V0H1U2P5Q is a unidirectional TVS that is intended specifically for the harsh automotive environment.


Understanding Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) in Power Systems

Understanding Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) in Power Systems

This article describes the cause and effect of total harmonic distortion (THD) in power systems. Some means of improving THD are also discussed.