Technical Articles

This article presents a look at the basic signal operations performed over the independent variable(s) affecting the signal and the scenarios in which they find their application....

Inductors such as the ADL3225V devices are useful when you want to use just one conductor to transfer both signal and power.

In this article, we’ll take a look at the ADPD10x series, which gives you an example of how a highly integrated IC can simplify your optical applications....

Connecting two parts of a system becomes complicated when your signals are up in the gigahertz range. Let’s take a look at some new cabling options....

Components such as those in the GiGuard series can help you to protect your circuit from transient events while maintaining high-speed performance....

Learn about the basics of audio electronics, which convert sound signals into electrical signals, process these electrical signals, and convert them back into sound....

Despite the convenience of CMOS imagers, CCD imagers still have their place. And if you really need low-light performance, consider a device with EMCCD technology, such as the KAE-02152....

You can improve performance in motor-control applications by using brushless DC motors and handy driver ICs such as the BU69090NUX.

Transmit humidity and temperature data with a fully functional, off-the-shelf, battery-less wireless sensor node.

RFID is an advanced technique for attaching information to objects of all kinds, and ICs such as the ST25DV series can help you to implement this technology....

In this article, we discuss metastability, setup time, and hold time in designing a digital VLSI circuit.

Components that use wafer-level packaging (WLP), such as the MAX4000x series, are valuable options when size reduction is a critical design goal....

This article is a deeper dive into the speed-related recovery characteristics of rectifiers, and how this dynamic behavior has significant effects on the circuits in which the rectifier is...

This article will help you understand rectifiers: how their static behavior differs from their dynamic behavior, and how “speed” is used as a defining characteristic....

Harmonic distortion can be introduced to audio amplifiers from many sources but reduced to levels below the threshold of human hearing.

Why install three components when you could use one instead? You can simplify your layout with single-component passive filters, such as the MEM1005PP251T from TDK....

Researchers develop a wearable sensor for detecting important analytes in sweat for monitoring dehydration.

It’s time to dive into the world of programmable logic. Use this tutorial to get your FPGA development environment setup and understand the tool set and basic development process....

Isolation components, such as the ACPL-C799, allow you to transfer data without establishing a direct electrical connection between two parts of a system....