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The Blomley amplifier was designed over forty years ago, is an alternative power amplifier design that suffers virtually…

The Blomley amplifier was designed over forty years ago, is an alternative power amplifier design that suffers virtually no distortion, and provides a sound which has the presence often lacking in conventional amplifiers.

This article will review integrating a Xilinx IP core into an FPGA design.

This article will review integrating a Xilinx IP core into an FPGA design.

This article will review the structure of the binary multipliers that use the look-up tables (LUTs) in the Xilinx logic fabric.

This article will review the structure of the binary multipliers that use the look-up tables (LUTs) in the Xilinx logic fabric.

In this project, we will create the Sun Informer, a device that will alert us when the sun comes out and then alert us…

In this project, we will create the Sun Informer, a device that will alert us when the sun comes out and then alert us when we have been out for too long.

This article provides an overview of the various fuse options that are available to designers of low-voltage circuits.

This article provides an overview of the various fuse options that are available to designers of low-voltage circuits.

This article provides an overview of some subtle yet important aspects of fuse functionality and design.

This article provides an overview of some subtle yet important aspects of fuse functionality and design.

This article helps you understand what PNP transistors are, how they’re used, and why they’re less common than NPN…

This article helps you understand what PNP transistors are, how they’re used, and why they’re less common than NPN transistors.

This tech brief provides an overview of a somewhat uncommon member of the flip-flop family.

This tech brief provides an overview of a somewhat uncommon member of the flip-flop family.

This technical brief explains two distinct types of electromagnetic interference.

This technical brief explains two distinct types of electromagnetic interference.

This article reviews the use of carry-save adders to efficiently compute a multioperand addition.

This article reviews the use of carry-save adders to efficiently compute a multioperand addition.

In this article, we will take a look at the XDK110 rapid prototyping kit, characterize its hardware, explore its software…

In this article, we will take a look at the XDK110 rapid prototyping kit, characterize its hardware, explore its software environment, and demonstrate connecting the device to the MQTT messaging service.

This article presents two circuits that can be used to analyze the small-signal behavior of a bipolar junction transistor.

This article presents two circuits that can be used to analyze the small-signal behavior of a bipolar junction transistor.

This technical brief discusses a widely used military standard for power-supply characteristics.

This technical brief discusses a widely used military standard for power-supply characteristics.

This article defines VHDL components, describes component declaration, and gives examples of how to use VHDL components…

This article defines VHDL components, describes component declaration, and gives examples of how to use VHDL components in your code. It also touches on the "for-generate" statement and its uses.

This technical brief discusses a parameter that conveys the sensitivity of an optical detector.

This technical brief discusses a parameter that conveys the sensitivity of an optical detector.

This article demonstrates a solderless-breadboard compatible carrier-board for a pre-certified BLE4 or BLE5 module made…

This article demonstrates a solderless-breadboard compatible carrier-board for a pre-certified BLE4 or BLE5 module made by GT-Tronics. Use it to experiment with your own BLE5 compatible designs.

This technical brief discusses the Early effect and how it influences the amplification characteristics of a bipolar…

This technical brief discusses the Early effect and how it influences the amplification characteristics of a bipolar junction transistor.

Does the addition of a feedback divider affect PLL transient response? We’ll look at this question and other…

Does the addition of a feedback divider affect PLL transient response? We’ll look at this question and other frequency-multiplication topics in this article.

Use a Honeywell particle sensor to measure 2.5 µm PM and 10.0 µm PM concentrations in your environment.

Use a Honeywell particle sensor to measure 2.5 µm PM and 10.0 µm PM concentrations in your environment.