Technical Articles

Optocouplers are undoubtedly effective, but alternative isolation technologies may be a better choice for your application.

This article will review the operation of a basic ECL inverter/buffer, and then we’ll look at some of the most important features of this logic family....

This article discusses the importance of proper grounding techniques in PCB design.

Learn about mutual inductance and how it can influence an engineer’s approach to circuit and system design.

In this article, we’ll discuss implementing a simple direct digital synthesizer (DDS) using the Xilinx System Generator.

This article provides some tips on how to fine-tune the characteristics of a low-pass filter.

Connecting power with incorrect polarity is an easy mistake to make. Fortunately, protecting your device from reverse polarity is also quite easy....

This article looks at the mathematical calculations used to size the pull-up resistors and determine the maximum length of circuit traces....

This article provides insight into the fundamental characteristics and origins of the electrical signals that you always have but almost never want....

This article will discuss phase truncation in direct digital synthesizers.

This article discusses some details—efficiency, noise, etc.—that influence the choice of operational frequencies for switch-mode power supplies....

This article will discuss the dynamic range specification of an ADC.

This article discusses the PCB layout for a power-supply circuit that generates a regulated 3.3 V rail from a small solar cell.

This article discusses a 3.3 V power-supply circuit that is built around an inductorless DC/DC converter and a solar cell.

This article discusses digital down-conversion which is a digital-signal-processing technique widely used in digital radio receivers.

This article discusses details that will help you choose the right kind of solar cell and successfully incorporate it into your next project....

This article presents the equivalent circuit for a solar cell and discusses some implementation details.

In this article we’ll look at the PCB design for a low-noise ±5 V inductorless power supply.

This article discusses the good and the bad regarding Schmitt Trigger RC oscillators. These oscillators are especially important because they are present in the internal oscillator in many...