Altium today announced Altium 365, a cloud-based design platform intended to bring manufacturing and sourcing into a hardware design environment.
Altium today announced Altium 365, a cloud-based design platform intended to bring manufacturing and sourcing into a hardware design environment.
Visual inspection of PCBs has advanced from simple spot-checking using a microscope. Here are some tools and updates for…
Visual inspection of PCBs has advanced from simple spot-checking using a microscope. Here are some tools and updates for visual inspection.
Cryptocurrencies have been in and out of the news for a while now. Because "mining" is the only source of new…
Cryptocurrencies have been in and out of the news for a while now. Because "mining" is the only source of new cryptocurrency units, complex ASIC devices such as the BM1387 have been created to aid in the mining process. Here's a look at some ASICs that aims to make mining faster and more effective.
Get the breakdown on a new Bosch IMU designed for robotics and drone operation and learn a bit about drone design…
Get the breakdown on a new Bosch IMU designed for robotics and drone operation and learn a bit about drone design considerations along the way.
An engineering career is still a good way to make a living—but for which types of people? AAC's Technical Director…
An engineering career is still a good way to make a living—but for which types of people? AAC's Technical Director Robert Keim reflects on the nature of electrical engineering and how it's changed as technology accelerates.
AAC recently spoke with Parker Dillmann, lead EE and co-founder of MacroFab, a PCB manufacturing company that aims to…
AAC recently spoke with Parker Dillmann, lead EE and co-founder of MacroFab, a PCB manufacturing company that aims to take some of the old-school pain out of the product development and scaling processes.
A new PCB ensures over-voltage protection for supercapacitors serving the industrial controls, remote monitoring, and…
A new PCB ensures over-voltage protection for supercapacitors serving the industrial controls, remote monitoring, and battery backup systems.
The LT8582 is a new dual channel DC/DC converter from Linear Technology.
The LT8582 is a new dual channel DC/DC converter from Linear Technology.
FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays) are undeniably powerful. Now, makers will also have a platform to allow them to…
FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays) are undeniably powerful. Now, makers will also have a platform to allow them to harness this technology.
Texas Instruments announces their new TMP1075, which is a replacement to the industry standard LM75 and TMP75 digital…
Texas Instruments announces their new TMP1075, which is a replacement to the industry standard LM75 and TMP75 digital temperature sensors.
Maxim Integrated recently announced their new Himalaya uSLIC power modules: the MAXM17532 and the MAXM15462.
Maxim Integrated recently announced their new Himalaya uSLIC power modules: the MAXM17532 and the MAXM15462.
In this teardown, we rip in to a Bluetooth-enabled smartwatch, which also has a built-in camera, by Style Asia.
In this teardown, we rip in to a Bluetooth-enabled smartwatch, which also has a built-in camera, by Style Asia.
In this teardown, we disassemble a CB radio, from Uniden, to see what interesting things we can find.
In this teardown, we disassemble a CB radio, from Uniden, to see what interesting things we can find.
In this teardown, we open up a six-pack sequential battery-charging station, from Milwaukee.
In this teardown, we open up a six-pack sequential battery-charging station, from Milwaukee.
In this teardown, we dissect a rotating space heater that has two modes of operation: silence and turbo.
In this teardown, we dissect a rotating space heater that has two modes of operation: silence and turbo.
The AD4002 from Analog Devices is a low-noise, low-power, and high-speed 18-bit successive approximation register…
The AD4002 from Analog Devices is a low-noise, low-power, and high-speed 18-bit successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter.
A compact μModule point-of-load regulator from Linear Technology can be configured as either a single 20-amp voltage…
A compact μModule point-of-load regulator from Linear Technology can be configured as either a single 20-amp voltage regulator or two 10-amp voltage regulators.
What's the difference between SiP, SoC, SoM, and CoM?
What's the difference between SiP, SoC, SoM, and CoM?
Texas Instruments recently announced their new dual high-current buck converter and dual linear regulator all in a single IC.
Texas Instruments recently announced their new dual high-current buck converter and dual linear regulator all in a single IC.
The ADE9153A from Analog Devices is a single-phase energy-metering IC that includes autocalibration.
The ADE9153A from Analog Devices is a single-phase energy-metering IC that includes autocalibration.