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

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

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

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.

Will your linear regulator function properly under all possible operating conditions? To find out, you need to understand…

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

Microsemi Corp has announced it will now offer the industry’s lowest power sub-GHz radio frequency transceiver. This is…

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

With all this news about hoverboards, we decided to see what the fuss is about.

With all this news about hoverboards, we decided to see what the fuss is about.

CAT's S60 turned heads at MWC 2016 when they unveiled the S60, a waterproof phone with thermal imaging capability, but is…

CAT's S60 turned heads at MWC 2016 when they unveiled the S60, a waterproof phone with thermal imaging capability, but is it a practical phone for consumers?

ON Semiconductor debuted a few new goodies in Nuremberg, Germany this week at Embedded World 2016.

ON Semiconductor debuted a few new goodies in Nuremberg, Germany this week at Embedded World 2016.

Design and theory behind the 5V-3A buck regulator based on the LM25575 to be used in the C-BISCUIT robot project.

Design and theory behind the 5V-3A buck regulator based on the LM25575 to be used in the C-BISCUIT robot project.

This article is following up The Effects of Symmetry on the Fourier Coefficients. Topics will cover finding the average…

This article is following up The Effects of Symmetry on the Fourier Coefficients. Topics will cover finding the average power delivered to a resistor, calculating the RMS value of a periodic function.

Get a peek at the mobile technology on display at Mobile World Congress 2016.

Get a peek at the mobile technology on display at Mobile World Congress 2016.

In this edition of teardown Tuesday, we'll be examining the Amazon Dash button.

In this edition of teardown Tuesday, we'll be examining the Amazon Dash button.

In this project, Jason Poel Smith builds a battery backup system that you can use for small electronics to make sure that…

In this project, Jason Poel Smith builds a battery backup system that you can use for small electronics to make sure that they never lose power.

In this project, we use an Arduino and an attached charging circuit to control the charging of NiMH rechargeable batteries.

In this project, we use an Arduino and an attached charging circuit to control the charging of NiMH rechargeable batteries.

Smartphone accelerometers can do more than track how far you jog around your neighborhood, they can also be used to warn…

Smartphone accelerometers can do more than track how far you jog around your neighborhood, they can also be used to warn people of natural disasters!

While the C-BISCUIT project is far from complete, it's already come a long way, seeing numerous ideas and design goals in…

While the C-BISCUIT project is far from complete, it's already come a long way, seeing numerous ideas and design goals in the process. This article will discuss some of these.

This year's Super Bowl is the most technologically advanced. Find out how Levi's Stadium is setting a new standard for…

This year's Super Bowl is the most technologically advanced. Find out how Levi's Stadium is setting a new standard for how we experience football.