Technical Articles

Multirate DSP leads to a more efficient A/D conversion.

Learn about various movement-type sensors including accelerometers, tilt sensors, vibration sensors, PIR (passive infrared) sensors, and rotation sensors....

An introduction to the basic operation of solid-state relays with a focus on the output devices in today’s SSRs.

Radio Over Fiber (ROF) combines RF and optics, providing optical links to replace strategic portions of cellular, satellite, and copper based systems....

Learn about the laser diode, including package types, applications, drive circuitry, and some laser diode specifications.

Dive under the hood of an FPGA: Just what is inside of an FPGA that makes it so different from a microcontroller and yet still so versatile?...

Learn about various types of temperature sensors and each of their advantages and disadvantages.

This article presents an overview of the convolution operation and discusses two of its applications.

CORDIC is a hardware-efficient iterative method which uses rotations to calculate a wide range of elementary functions.

Highly integrated ICs such as the MAX30004 can help you to improve the performance and practicality of your wearable designs.

Rotary position sensors such as the PHS series can help you track mechanical changes in a wide variety of applications.

ICs such as the BCR401U provide high-quality control of LEDs for applications that require something better than the typical series-resistor arrangement....

An intro to transients and the devices used to suppress them. Learn about the variety of devices used to suppress transients.

Signal degradation is unavoidable, but various ICs, such as the DS250DF210, can help to restore what has been lost (or eliminate what has been added)....

MOSFETs are certainly not new technology, but ongoing performance improvements make it worth your while to keep an eye on new releases.

Learn about the basics of grounds, grounding, and ground symbols. Not all grounds are created equal. In this article, we'll discuss earth ground, common ground, analog ground, and digital...

Gate-driver ICs such as the DGD0506 provide a convenient and efficient way to control high-current loads.

Good analog-to-digital conversion starts with good pre-ADC signal conditioning. Specialized devices such as the LTC6432-15 can help in this effort....

Hall-effect-based ICs such as the A1337 can help your device to perform a variety of sensor tasks related to angular motion.