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What is Clock Skew? Understanding Clock Skew in a Clock Distribution Network

What is Clock Skew? Understanding Clock Skew in a Clock Distribution Network

Learn about clock skew, what it is, and its impact on modern systems through understanding synchronous circuitry, clock delivery, and clock distribution networks.


Fourier Series Circuit Analysis—An Intro to Fourier Series Representation

Fourier Series Circuit Analysis—An Intro to Fourier Series Representation

Learn about the importance of the Fourier series in circuit analysis and the Fourier series equations, while gaining insight into how this analysis tool works.


Thermocouple Signal Conditioners and Signal Conditioning Near the Cold Junction

Thermocouple Signal Conditioners and Signal Conditioning Near the Cold Junction

Learn about monolithic thermocouple signal conditioners and signal conditionings through example products like AD594 / AD595, MAX6675, and ADS1220.


RTD Basics—An Introduction to Resistance Temperature Detectors

RTD Basics—An Introduction to Resistance Temperature Detectors

Learn the basics of RTDs, namely the trade-offs of using RTD temperature sensors, the metals used in these sensors, thin film RTDs, and wire-wound RTDs.


Ratiometric Resistance Measurement Basics Using an Analog to Digital Converter

Ratiometric Resistance Measurement Basics Using an Analog to Digital Converter

Learn the basics of ratiometric resistance measurements in analog to digital (A/D) converters, how it's measured, and example uses in a digital multimeter (DMM), microprocessor, and various resistive sensors.


Exploring Monolithic Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Using AD849x and LT1025

Exploring Monolithic Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Using AD849x and LT1025

Learn about thermocouple signal conditioning and thermocouple nonlinearity through two different monolithic thermocouple amplifier solutions: the AD849x family and the LT1025.


The Basics Behind a MEMS Capacitive Humidity Sensor

The Basics Behind a MEMS Capacitive Humidity Sensor

Learn the basics of MEMS capacitive humidity sensors, namely their structure, performance metrics, dew point, and applications.


Unraveling the Thermocouple Approximation Error Using the Least Squares Method

Unraveling the Thermocouple Approximation Error Using the Least Squares Method

Learn about the linear approximation error for a type k thermocouple and how to use the least squares method and Matlab to find the line of best fit that minimizes the approximation error.


Introduction to Temperature Sensors: Thermistors, Thermocouples, RTDs, and Thermometer ICs

Introduction to Temperature Sensors: Thermistors, Thermocouples, RTDs, and Thermometer ICs

Learn about different temperature sensors, namely: thermistors, thermocouples, RTDs (resistive temperature detectors), analog thermometer ICs and digital thermometer ICs.


Electronic Component Aging—Long Term Drift (LTD) in a Voltage Reference

Electronic Component Aging—Long Term Drift (LTD) in a Voltage Reference

Learn how manufacturers characterize and estimate the long-term drift (LTD) of a voltage reference for electronic component aging prediction.


Thermocouple Cold Junction Compensation Using Analog Temperature Sensors

Thermocouple Cold Junction Compensation Using Analog Temperature Sensors

Learn how analog circuits can be used to implement cold junction compensation using examples from Analog Devices and Texas Instrument's TMP35 and LM335 temperature sensors, respectively.


DC and Steady-state AC Circuit Analysis Made Easy with Python

DC and Steady-state AC Circuit Analysis Made Easy with Python

Learn how utilizing Python and SymPy in DC and steady-state AC circuit analysis can help speed up and simplify calculations like mesh current and phasor current.


H-bridge DC Motor Control Using Complementary PWM, Shoot-through, and Dead-time

H-bridge DC Motor Control Using Complementary PWM, Shoot-through, and Dead-time

Learn about the role of non-overlapping or complementary pulse width modulation (PMW) in DC motor control using an h-bridge circuit, taking into consideration PWM shoot-through and dead-time PWM.


Electronic Component Aging—the Aging Effects of Resistors and Op-amps

Electronic Component Aging—the Aging Effects of Resistors and Op-amps

Learn about the aging behavior of resistors and amplifiers using temperature calculations and the Arrhenius equation to understand resistor drift, resistor stability, and op-amp drift.


What is Cold Junction Compensation in Thermocouples?

What is Cold Junction Compensation in Thermocouples?

Learn about the theory behind cold junction compensation in thermocouples using the Seebeck voltage, reference tables, and by finding the hot junction temperature.


Using the Arrhenius Equation to Predict Electronic Component Aging

Using the Arrhenius Equation to Predict Electronic Component Aging

Learn about calculating the activation energy of the aging process and some of the contradictory opinions about the Arrhenius equation's usefulness when predicting a crystal's aging process.


Finding Summary Statistics and Probabilities with the Binomial Distribution

Finding Summary Statistics and Probabilities with the Binomial Distribution

Article two in our binomial distribution series, this article explains the process of calculating mean, standard deviation, and probabilities after integrating your analytical task into the binomial framework.


Thermocouple Basics—Using the Seebeck Effect for Temperature Measurement

Thermocouple Basics—Using the Seebeck Effect for Temperature Measurement

Learn about the Seebeck effect and how the Seebeck voltage and Seebeck coefficient come into play within the scope of thermocouples and temperature measurement.


Analyzing 2nd-Order Circuits in Laplace Space Using Python

Analyzing 2nd-Order Circuits in Laplace Space Using Python

Learn about simplifying the mathematics of circuit analysis using the Laplace transform, Python, and SymPy using a series RLC circuit as an example.


Boolean Algebra Laws—Delving Into Boolean Identities

Boolean Algebra Laws—Delving Into Boolean Identities

Learn about the main Boolean algebra identities or laws associated with Boolean logic or digital logic.