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This article explores the schematic design and basic features of a smart programmable wireless controller module I…

This article explores the schematic design and basic features of a smart programmable wireless controller module I designed: the WiCard.

This article discusses details that will help you choose the right kind of solar cell and successfully incorporate it…

This article discusses details that will help you choose the right kind of solar cell and successfully incorporate it into your next project.

This article presents the equivalent circuit for a solar cell and discusses some implementation details.

This article presents the equivalent circuit for a solar cell and discusses some implementation details.

In this article we’ll look at the PCB design for a low-noise ±5 V inductorless power supply.

In this article we’ll look at the PCB design for a low-noise ±5 V inductorless power supply.

This article discusses the good and the bad regarding Schmitt Trigger RC oscillators. These oscillators are especially…

This article discusses the good and the bad regarding Schmitt Trigger RC oscillators. These oscillators are especially important because they are present in the internal oscillator in many popular MCUs.

This article is intended to help readers understand the good and the bad traits of Schmitt Trigger RC oscillators, which…

This article is intended to help readers understand the good and the bad traits of Schmitt Trigger RC oscillators, which are especially important because they are present in the internal oscillator in popular MCUs.

This article will review two pipelined structures to implement a high throughput FIR filter.

This article will review two pipelined structures to implement a high throughput FIR filter.

This article will review considerations for efficient FPGA implementation of symmetric FIR filters.

This article will review considerations for efficient FPGA implementation of symmetric FIR filters.

This article presents and discusses a schematic design for a ±5 V inductorless power supply.

This article presents and discusses a schematic design for a ±5 V inductorless power supply.

This article discusses charge-pump DC/DC converters and introduces a design for an inductorless bipolar power-supply circuit.

This article discusses charge-pump DC/DC converters and introduces a design for an inductorless bipolar power-supply circuit.

This article will review the distributed arithmetic which is an interesting method of efficiently implementing…

This article will review the distributed arithmetic which is an interesting method of efficiently implementing multiply-and-accumulate operations.

In this project, we'll use a Raspberry Pi to create a responsive piggy bank that belittles you when you slack on your savings!

In this project, we'll use a Raspberry Pi to create a responsive piggy bank that belittles you when you slack on your savings!

This article will review a basic algorithm for binary division.

This article will review a basic algorithm for binary division.

In this article, we will assess and characterize the hardware of two power management IC development boards from Cypress…

In this article, we will assess and characterize the hardware of two power management IC development boards from Cypress Semiconductor, designed for energy-harvesting applications.

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.