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Teardown Tuesday: What’s Inside a Bluetooth Speaker?

Teardown Tuesday: What’s Inside a Bluetooth Speaker?

Ever wonder what's inside a Bluetooth speaker? In this week’s Teardown Tuesday we are going to take a look at the inside of one.


News Mar 29, 2016 by Alex Udanis
5 Great iOS Apps for Electrical Engineers

5 Great iOS Apps for Electrical Engineers

There are over 1.4 million apps available in the iOS App store. Here are 5 that are great for electrical engineers and hobbyists.


News Mar 25, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Thermal Cameras for Electrical Engineers?

Thermal Cameras for Electrical Engineers?

Can thermal cameras can be a beneficial tool for electrical engineers?


News Mar 25, 2016 by Alex Udanis
Check Out These Crowdfunded Hardware Designs

Check Out These Crowdfunded Hardware Designs

Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Crowd Supply can be a treasure trove of the interesting, ingenious, and insanely cool. Check out some of our inexpensive favorites from the crowdfunding world!


News Mar 24, 2016 by Aaron LaBarbera
How to Buffer an Op-Amp Output for Higher Current, Part 4

How to Buffer an Op-Amp Output for Higher Current, Part 4

If you choose to buffer with MOSFETs instead of BJTs, you need to consider the relationship between gate capacitance and instability.


Teardown Tuesday: What’s inside a Bluetooth Radar Detector?

Teardown Tuesday: What’s inside a Bluetooth Radar Detector?

Ever wonder what's inside a radar detector? In this week's Teardown Tuesday you'll find out!


News Mar 22, 2016 by Alex Udanis
How to Buffer an Op-Amp Output for Higher Current, Part 3

How to Buffer an Op-Amp Output for Higher Current, Part 3

The previous two articles focused on bipolar junction transistors. In this article, we’ll look at buffering with MOSFETs instead of BJTs.


Modular Phones Are Here, Want to See Some?

Modular Phones Are Here, Want to See Some?

Modular phones are bringing hardware options to mobile phones, take a look some that were recently unveiled.


News Mar 20, 2016 by Christoph Siegmund
MIT’s Carbon Nanotube Portable Power Devices

MIT’s Carbon Nanotube Portable Power Devices

MIT has developed clean, portable energy using carbon nanotubes, the technology is still in its infancy, but it could change our methods for powering portable devices forever.


News Mar 18, 2016 by Tim Youngblood
How to Buffer an Op-Amp Output for Higher Current, Part 2

How to Buffer an Op-Amp Output for Higher Current, Part 2

In this article, we will look at two variations on the basic BJT current-buffering circuit.


Basic Analysis of a Quantum Processor’s Components

Basic Analysis of a Quantum Processor’s Components

This article addresses the internal components of a Quantum Processor.


Build a Solar Battery Charger For Ni-MH Batteries

Build a Solar Battery Charger For Ni-MH Batteries

Build a simple solar powered battery charger for Ni-MH batteries.


Projects Mar 16, 2016 by Jacob Smith
3 BLE Design Facets to Watch at Bluetooth World 2016

3 BLE Design Facets to Watch at Bluetooth World 2016

The show will provide a glimpse of where Bluetooth Smart technology stands in wearable and IoT designs.


News Mar 15, 2016 by Majeed Ahmad
Teardown Tuesday: Spektrum DX4C RC Car Transmitter

Teardown Tuesday: Spektrum DX4C RC Car Transmitter

In this week's teardown Tuesday we are going to take a look inside an RC car transmitter.


News Mar 15, 2016 by Alex Udanis
How to Buffer an Op-Amp Output for Higher Current, Part 1

How to Buffer an Op-Amp Output for Higher Current, Part 1

Op-amps become even more versatile if you can use them in high-current applications. In this article, we will look at a basic current-buffering circuit.


Thermal Design with Linear Voltage Regulators

Thermal Design with Linear Voltage Regulators

Will your linear regulator function properly under all possible operating conditions? To find out, you need to understand power dissipation and thermal resistance.


Meet Microsemi Corp’s New ZL70550

Meet Microsemi Corp’s New ZL70550

Microsemi Corp has announced it will now offer the industry’s lowest power sub-GHz radio frequency transceiver. This is great news as it will offer an exceptionally low power solution to help secure the IoT, especially in medical uses.


News Mar 09, 2016 by Aaron LaBarbera
C-BISCUIT Power: Crowbar Protection Circuit for 5V Regulator

C-BISCUIT Power: Crowbar Protection Circuit for 5V Regulator

Over-voltage and over-current protection circuit for use with the C-BISCUIT platform's main computer, the Wandboard.


Projects Mar 09, 2016 by Patrick Lloyd
Teardown Tuesday: Dewalt USB Power Supply

Teardown Tuesday: Dewalt USB Power Supply

In this Teardown Tuesday, we are going to take a look at what makes a Dewalt USB power supply work.


News Mar 08, 2016 by Alex Udanis
5 Reasons to Get Hyped About IBM’s Watson IoT

5 Reasons to Get Hyped About IBM’s Watson IoT

You should be nerding out about IBM's Watson IoT... here's why!


News Mar 07, 2016 by Jennifer A. Diffley