This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.
This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.
This article will take a deeper look at five key power supply problems, how to know when they arise, and the best ways to…
This article will take a deeper look at five key power supply problems, how to know when they arise, and the best ways to address or mitigate them.
Renesas recently released a family of transceivers described as having "the industry's highest EFT immunity." How exactly…
Renesas recently released a family of transceivers described as having "the industry's highest EFT immunity." How exactly does an engineer test for and mitigate EFT?
Hoping to curb e-waste and let consumers have one cord to charge their devices, the European Commission (EC) suggests…
Hoping to curb e-waste and let consumers have one cord to charge their devices, the European Commission (EC) suggests USB-C should become standard. How could this affect e-waste, designs, and engineers?
ST's new intelligent high-side drivers illustrate how accurate current sensing is a non-negotiable feature of modern…
ST's new intelligent high-side drivers illustrate how accurate current sensing is a non-negotiable feature of modern power switches, especially in the automotive space.
Using load biasing, the new MOSFET gate driver has turn-on speeds in the order of tens of microseconds. It's also the…
Using load biasing, the new MOSFET gate driver has turn-on speeds in the order of tens of microseconds. It's also the so-called first of its kind that doesn't require an external power supply.
How does an amplifier's input offset voltage impact the accuracy of a current sense resistor's measurement? And how does…
How does an amplifier's input offset voltage impact the accuracy of a current sense resistor's measurement? And how does amplifier output swing affect your shunt resistor value? Learn this and more in this technical article.
Hoping to take on long-haul trucking electrification, Siemens and Traton re-invent the cable car system and pantographs…
Hoping to take on long-haul trucking electrification, Siemens and Traton re-invent the cable car system and pantographs to create an e-Highway solution.
In this article, we’ll discuss why a discrete implementation cannot provide a high accuracy in resistive current sensing.
In this article, we’ll discuss why a discrete implementation cannot provide a high accuracy in resistive current sensing.
Power Integrations recently released an offline switcher IC. What's unique about this device? And what does it have to do…
Power Integrations recently released an offline switcher IC. What's unique about this device? And what does it have to do with zero-crossing detection and x-capacitor discharge?
What's the difference between high-side and low-side resistive current sensing? This article explains the basics, as well…
What's the difference between high-side and low-side resistive current sensing? This article explains the basics, as well as when each is the more appropriate design choice.
Learn motor driver design techniques to help extend battery life in battery-powered motor systems.
Learn motor driver design techniques to help extend battery life in battery-powered motor systems.
Recently, Dialog released a new chipset which is said to reduce high power density power supply design by up to 50%. How…
Recently, Dialog released a new chipset which is said to reduce high power density power supply design by up to 50%. How does zero voltage switching play into it?
In this installation of the "Protect Your Ports! Top Design Tips to Keep Your Communications Connected" series, we'll…
In this installation of the "Protect Your Ports! Top Design Tips to Keep Your Communications Connected" series, we'll discuss low-speed interfaces and power supply circuits—including audio/video ports, DC power supplies, and more—as well as various methods of how to protect them.
This article provides an introduction to microcontroller power management concepts. The NXP i.MX RT500 family of…
This article provides an introduction to microcontroller power management concepts. The NXP i.MX RT500 family of crossover MCUs will be used to provide examples of how these power management concepts can be employed by embedded developers in their applications.
Simplifying designs are never easy, especially with power. So how did these three companies tackle simplifying power…
Simplifying designs are never easy, especially with power. So how did these three companies tackle simplifying power conversion systems?
The world of SiC technology is about to boom with three different team-ups, from research to large tech companies. Who is…
The world of SiC technology is about to boom with three different team-ups, from research to large tech companies. Who is teaming up, how are they advancing with SiC, and why?
Learn how the load capacitance mismatch can “pull” the crystal to oscillate at a different frequency and how we can…
Learn how the load capacitance mismatch can “pull” the crystal to oscillate at a different frequency and how we can circumvent this problem.
How do we know how a satellite in space is doing from here on Earth? Learn how current-sense amplifiers or CSAs are a…
How do we know how a satellite in space is doing from here on Earth? Learn how current-sense amplifiers or CSAs are a crucial part of several satellite monitoring systems.
Could we be charging our devices from two meters away? Atmosic and Energous Corporation claim we can—and that the key is RF.
Could we be charging our devices from two meters away? Atmosic and Energous Corporation claim we can—and that the key is RF.