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Teardown Tuesday: Portable Power Bank and Solar Charger

Teardown Tuesday: Portable Power Bank and Solar Charger

In this teardown, we look at the Hiluckey solar charger with an inbuilt lithium-ion battery.


News Mar 14, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
PLC DCS Analog Input Module Design Breaks Barriers in Channel-to-Channel Isolation and High Density

PLC DCS Analog Input Module Design Breaks Barriers in Channel-to-Channel Isolation and High Density

This article will briefly discuss isolation in the process control analog input module and the traditional approaches to achieving this. It then outlines an alternative high density, easy to design channel-to-channel isolation analog input module architecture.


Infineon Technologies IR3883 DC-DC POL Converter | New Product Brief

Infineon Technologies IR3883 DC-DC POL Converter | New Product Brief

Infineon’s IR3883 is a 3 A integrated POL converter for servers, storage, and communications infrastructure.


FET vs. BJT vs. IGBT: What’s the Right Choice for Your Power Stage Design?

FET vs. BJT vs. IGBT: What’s the Right Choice for Your Power Stage Design?

This article will help the reader understand the different types of power semiconductors: how they work, their key parameters, and trade-offs.


New Class D Amplifiers and a DSP for Your Audio Applications

New Class D Amplifiers and a DSP for Your Audio Applications

In this article we’ll look at three new components for amplifying and processing audio signals.


News Mar 10, 2017 by Robert Keim
Teardown Tuesday: Sound-Activated LED Party Lighting

Teardown Tuesday: Sound-Activated LED Party Lighting

See what's inside a sound-activated LED for use in DJ environments.


News Mar 07, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Texas Instruments ISO774x/ISO774x-Q1 Quad-Channel Digital Isolators | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments ISO774x/ISO774x-Q1 Quad-Channel Digital Isolators | New Product Brief

TI’s ISO7740 family of digital isolators provide four high-speed, high-performance isolated channels for CMOS and LVCMOS digital I/Os.


Circuits Need Protection, Too: An IC Solution for Overvoltage, Undervoltage, and Reverse Polarity

Circuits Need Protection, Too: An IC Solution for Overvoltage, Undervoltage, and Reverse Polarity

A new power-supply IC from Linear Tech, the LTC4368, is a highly integrated device that can help you protect your circuits from problematic voltage and current conditions.


Bridging the Gap Between Solid-State and Mechanical: The MEMS Switch

Bridging the Gap Between Solid-State and Mechanical: The MEMS Switch

The ADGM1004 MEMS switch from Analog Devices is a high-performance solution for both low-frequency and high-frequency applications.


Analyzing and Managing the Impact of Supply Noise and Clock Jitter on High Speed DAC Phase Noise

Analyzing and Managing the Impact of Supply Noise and Clock Jitter on High Speed DAC Phase Noise

Out of all device properties, noise can be an especially challenging topic to grasp and design for.


Teardown Tuesday: Baofeng Amateur Radio Transceiver

Teardown Tuesday: Baofeng Amateur Radio Transceiver

This teardown looks at some of the circuitry inside Baofeng's dual-band handheld transceiver.


News Feb 28, 2017 by Mark Hughes
February Hardware Crowdfunding Roundup

February Hardware Crowdfunding Roundup

Here is a look at some of the most interesting crowdfunding campaigns this month on Kickstarter, featuring a USB hot multi-tool, a power oriented microcontroller, and an FPGA based prototyping board with multiple interfacing and i/o options.


News Feb 26, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
TI TPS26600 High-Voltage Industrial eFuses | New Product Brief

TI TPS26600 High-Voltage Industrial eFuses | New Product Brief

TI TPS26600 family of high-voltage industrial eFuses provide extensive protection features for devices operating from 4.2 to 55 V supplies.


Interpreting Current-Voltage Curves of Different Materials

Interpreting Current-Voltage Curves of Different Materials

This article discusses the ideas involved in measuring and interpreting the current-voltage curves of solar cells, batteries, and unknown materials.


New Low-Power Op-Amps for Your Analog and Mixed-Signal Designs

New Low-Power Op-Amps for Your Analog and Mixed-Signal Designs

Yes, manufacturers are still improving op-amps. This article looks at new offerings from Maxim, Linear Tech, and STMicroelectronics.


News Feb 24, 2017 by Robert Keim
Using a SIM900A to Send Sensor Data to a Website

Using a SIM900A to Send Sensor Data to a Website

In this article, I'll show you how I used one of my SIM900A GSM modules to send temperature and relative humidity to my personal website.


Samsung Woes Continue with Factory Fire, Further Scrutiny on Lithium-Ion Battery Safety

Samsung Woes Continue with Factory Fire, Further Scrutiny on Lithium-Ion Battery Safety

Samsung's troubles over the last year have shined a critical light on power systems and on lithium-ion batteries.


News Feb 23, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Cypress CY4500 EZ Protocol Analyzer for USB Type C Power Delivery Communication | New Product Brief

Cypress CY4500 EZ Protocol Analyzer for USB Type C Power Delivery Communication | New Product Brief

Cypress’s CY4500 EZ-PD protocol analyzer is a debug tool for USB power delivery communication over USB Type-C connectors.


Improved Interfacing: New ICs for Your Isolated Systems

Improved Interfacing: New ICs for Your Isolated Systems

Sometimes you need to block electrical current while allowing information to pass. In this article, we’ll look at three new isolation products.


News Feb 22, 2017 by Robert Keim
Chinese Company Rushes to Develop Autonomous Passenger Drone

Chinese Company Rushes to Develop Autonomous Passenger Drone

Chinese engineers are developing a drone capable of transporting people via autonomous flight.


News Feb 22, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois