Technical Articles

This article discusses the Weibull distribution and how it is used in the field of reliability engineering.

This article examines the quantization error of an analog-to-digital converter.

Learn about the effect of input parasitic capacitance and how to compensate for it in analog circuit design.

This article looks at real-time embedded systems including classifications, constraints, and design patterns.

Learn more about the Arm computer architecture, including ISA, execution states, and processor families.

Why should an electrical engineer bother learning Python, anyway?

This article continues a discussion of microcontroller features and characteristics that are particularly important when you’re thinking in terms of DSP capabilities....

This article discusses the features that you should look for when you need an MCU to act as both a system controller and a digital signal processor....

This article provides some tips on making efficient use of the peripheral sections in your microcontroller’s datasheet (or reference manual, or user guide)....

The current mirror is an important analog building block that finds application in such diverse areas as DC biasing and current-mode signal processing....

MCU datasheets sometimes present an overwhelming abundance of facts, figures, and specs. This practical, step-by-step guide will help you to identify and extract the information that you need....

Reliability engineering estimates device lifetimes and failure rates to determine what will fail and when.

This article continues the Introduction to Microcontrollers series with a discussion of the most important things to consider when you’re trying to find the best MCU for your next project....

In this article we’ll look at the defining characteristics of these extremely popular ICs, and then we’ll explore the internal architecture....

This article will examine some properties of the DNL and INL specifications.

This article looks at the DNL and INL specifications of a digital-to-analog converter (DAC).

This article looks at the voltage-mode R-2R DAC structure.

How can we gauge stability in a negative-feedback circuit? For minimum-phase circuits, try rate-of-closure.

This article will discuss the details of interfacing a 16x2 LCD module with an MCU.