Technical Articles

Antennas provide the wireless linkage required for any satellite-based system. Here's a look at the many antennas of GPS.

In this article, we’ll discuss MOSFET characteristics related to transient conditions and switch-mode operation.

This article provides an overview of various characteristics and specifications that are relevant to low-frequency MOSFET operation.

This article explores the somewhat complicated issue of how exactly to connect a decoupling capacitor to a power pin.

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.