Technical Articles

This introductory article will look at some of the most important features of the USB-C standard.

This article provides some practical guidance on how to evaluate integrated circuits intended for controlling brushed DC motors.

This article will discuss the Xilinx Period timing constraint that allows us to describe the characteristics of the clock signal that will be used with an FPGA design....

This article explores basic characteristics and common applications of a technology that has been incorporated into a wide variety of high-performance electronic devices....

This article provides an insight on 2-D convolution and zero-padding with respect to digital image processing.

This article discusses how to interpret and specify bandwidth in systems that involve data transmission and digital processing.

This article explores the surprisingly complicated details associated with a word that we frequently use but perhaps don’t fully understand....

This article describes the programming language ladder logic used to program PLCs and shows examples of how it functions.

Noise on switch mode power supplies (SMPSs) sometimes gets a bum rap.

How much do you really know about vias, one of the building blocks of PCB design?

Why you should care about even small amounts of inductance.

This article explains and discusses an important simplification technique used in op amp analysis.

This two-article series presents an overview of circuit symbols and also provides some information on the components themselves.

This two-article series provides an overview of circuit symbols, along with some information on the components that they represent.

Learn what ground bounce is and how you can avoid it with design decisions from PCB layout to programming.

High-speed signals don't follow the path of least resistance; they follow the path of least impedance.

This article provides an introduction to the characteristics and requirements of EV battery systems.

This article explores charge-amplifier design details, including ESD protection and frequency response.

In this article we’ll explore a circuit that produces an output voltage proportional to the charge generated by a piezoelectric transducer....