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Jack Kilby and the World’s First Integrated Circuit

Jack Kilby and the World’s First Integrated Circuit

Jack Kilby from Texas Instruments held 60 patents, invented the handheld calculator, and won a Nobel Prize. But he had another invention that would change electronics and the world.


News Sep 16, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
Putin’s Comments on Artificial Intelligence Raise Questions about Future Geopolitics and Warfare

Putin’s Comments on Artificial Intelligence Raise Questions about Future Geopolitics and Warfare

Russia’s president spoke briefly about the future of artificial intelligence in the context of military applications, leading many to wonder how exactly AI will shape the way we go to war.


Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Car FM Radio Transmitter

Teardown Tuesday: Bluetooth Car FM Radio Transmitter

See what's inside this Bluetooth device that allows you to use your radio for wireless music in your car.


News Sep 05, 2017 by Mark Hughes
A Look at SpaceX’s Systems for Launching and Landing Falcon 9 Rockets

A Look at SpaceX’s Systems for Launching and Landing Falcon 9 Rockets

SpaceX’s goal of making reusable rockets to drastically cut down the costs of space flight is coming to fruition.


News Aug 28, 2017 by Tim Youngblood
Elon Musk and the Future of Life Institute Pursue Warnings About Lethal AI Technology

Elon Musk and the Future of Life Institute Pursue Warnings About Lethal AI Technology

Recently, a series of news outlets published headlines about SpaceX CEO Elon Musk urging the United Nations to take action against “killer robots”. But he's not the only one supporting these efforts.


News Aug 25, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Voyager Anniversary Celebration: 40 Years in Space

Voyager Anniversary Celebration: 40 Years in Space

Join us as we celebrate 40 years of the Voyager missions in space!


News Aug 20, 2017 by Mark Hughes
The Voyager Mission: Insight into Our Solar System

The Voyager Mission: Insight into Our Solar System

Here is a look into both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2’s mission objectives, the experiments onboard, and the data it collected that has complimented and expanded our knowledge of our solar system.


News Aug 13, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
The Low Energy Particle Instruments on the Voyager Spacecraft

The Low Energy Particle Instruments on the Voyager Spacecraft

The Voyager missions encountered various celestial objects and they took a variety of measurements and observations, revealing unprecedented details of our solar system.


News Aug 06, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
How the Voyager Missions’ Plasma Science Investigations Teach Us About Solar Winds

How the Voyager Missions’ Plasma Science Investigations Teach Us About Solar Winds

AAC continues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Voyager spacecraft by looking at the Plasma experiments. In this article, we take a look at the Voyager missions' plasma experiments.


News Jul 30, 2017 by Mark Hughes
How the Space Race Gave Us GPS Technology

How the Space Race Gave Us GPS Technology

The history of the Global Positioning System (GPS) began miles above the Earth, going 18,000 mph.


News Jul 26, 2017 by Marie Christiano
Leap Motion Raises $50 Million to Develop Gesture Tracking System

Leap Motion Raises $50 Million to Develop Gesture Tracking System

Leap Motion, a hand tracking company, has just raised $50 million funding for its continued development of its hand tracking system.


News Jul 24, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
The Infrared Interferometer, Spectrometer, and Radio Astronomy of the Voyager Spacecraft

The Infrared Interferometer, Spectrometer, and Radio Astronomy of the Voyager Spacecraft

This article in our Voyager series looks at infrared, ultraviolet, and radio science experiments on the Voyager spacecraft.


News Jul 23, 2017 by Mark Hughes
NATO Adopts New Protocol Standard for Underwater Communications

NATO Adopts New Protocol Standard for Underwater Communications

Underwater transmission protocols may finally be unified in a protocol that aims to help interconnectivity with devices ranging from buoys to submarines.


News Jul 18, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Exploring the Solar System with the Voyager Spacecraft’s Cameras, Polarimeters, and Magnetometers

Exploring the Solar System with the Voyager Spacecraft’s Cameras, Polarimeters, and Magnetometers

Let's take a look at some of the instruments the Voyager spacecraft use to gather data for imaging and atmosphere analysis.


News Jul 16, 2017 by Mark Hughes
The Brains of the Voyager Spacecraft: Command, Data, and Attitude Control Computers

The Brains of the Voyager Spacecraft: Command, Data, and Attitude Control Computers

Learn about the computers at the heart of the Voyager spacecraft operations.


News Jul 09, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Communicating Over Billions of Miles: Long Distance Communications in the Voyager Spacecraft

Communicating Over Billions of Miles: Long Distance Communications in the Voyager Spacecraft

The Voyager Spacecraft have been providing scientific data for the last 40 years. This article is an introduction to the very long distance communication systems on the spacecraft.


News Jul 02, 2017 by Mark Hughes
High-Frequency Upconversion and Downconversion: A New RF Mixer from Linear Technology

High-Frequency Upconversion and Downconversion: A New RF Mixer from Linear Technology

New RF devices such as the LTC5553 help you to maintain high performance even at very high frequencies.


News Jun 27, 2017 by Robert Keim
Powering the Voyager Spacecraft with Radiation: The RTG (Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator)

Powering the Voyager Spacecraft with Radiation: The RTG (Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator)

In this article, we will look at the power source for the Voyager probes, the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator.


News Jun 25, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
Voyager Mission Anniversary Celebration Series: Introduction

Voyager Mission Anniversary Celebration Series: Introduction

In the Summer of 2017, the Voyager spacecraft will celebrate 40 years in space. All About Circuits looks at the engineering accomplishments that made this trip possible.


News Jun 18, 2017 by Mark Hughes
Interconnects Are Important, Too: New High-Speed Cabling from TE Connectivity

Interconnects Are Important, Too: New High-Speed Cabling from TE Connectivity

Harsh environments and high signal frequencies call for cables that can perform reliably under demanding conditions.


News Jun 15, 2017 by Robert Keim