Piezo-Sounder Driver Addresses Needs of this Versatile Transducer
The PAM8904E driver, designed for piezo-based sounders (buzzers), has a multilevel boost converter and can drive the capacitive loads associated with these audio transducers. Sounders (buzzers) based...
View ArticleOne of the Smallest Components in Smartphones Shrinks
The capacitor is an indispensable passive component in electronics. High-end smartphones are equipped with about 800 to 1,000 of the parts each, while budget and mid-range models include 300 to 600...
View ArticleThe Garrity KE900 Flashlight Teardown
Looking inside, Paul Rako discovered that a mechanical problem interferes with the switch, and a light leakage issue provides a minor annoyance. I have nine Garrity rechargeable flashlights. They plug...
View ArticleThe Garrity KE900 Flashlight Teardown
Looking inside, Paul Rako discovered that a mechanical problem interferes with the switch, and a light leakage issue provides a minor annoyance. I have nine Garrity rechargeable flashlights. They plug...
View ArticleAchieving High-Fidelity, Far-Field Voice Capture for Smart Home Devices
A January 22nd Electronic Design-hosted live webinar sponsored by Texas Instruments Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2020Time: 2:00 PM Eastern Standard TimeSponsor: Texas InstrumentsDuration: 1...
View ArticleUV LED Stimulates Calibrated, Fully Controllable X-Ray Source
An innovative technique for creating fully controllable X-rays uses an ultraviolet LED’s output to stimulate emissions from a target material. Applications such as science and space spectroscopy need...
View ArticleElectronic Design Products of the Week (12/2-12/6)
A GNSS module for autonomous driving...an automotive shutter image sensor solution...new dual-sampling SAR ADCs—these are some of the latest sensor-related and analog products making news. New data...
View ArticleTurn Any Surface into an Interactive One
This company has developed technology that makes it possible for any surface—regardless of the material—to function as a programmable touch interface. Sentons is aiming to change the way we interact...
View ArticleAmplifiers for Any Application
Learn about the industry’s largest portfolio of operational amplifiers and comparators and how our devices can be utilized in applications with a variety of needs including small-size, high-voltage,...
View ArticleHow to protect control systems from thermal damage
Understanding the temperature effects on control systems can help system designers anticipate and prevent thermal damage.
View ArticleOptimizing Remote Diode Temperature Sensor Design
This application note gives an overview of thermal diode temperature sensors, discusses error sources, and shows how to mitigate system impact of sensor errors. System DescriptionFigure 1 shows a...
View ArticleHow to enable thermal safety for automotive infotainment and cluster systems
Due to the increased heat throughout infotainment and cluster systems, automakers must now overcome new thermal-management challenges.
View ArticleTemperature sensors: PCB guidelines for surface mount devices
This application note provides recommendations to system designers and explains methods for improving the accuracy of the temperature point being measured. What Is Heat Conduction? There are three...
View ArticleIdeas for Design: Vol. 1, No. 5 (.PDF Download)
This batch of Ideas for Design (IFDs) wraps up Volume 1. It includes an inexpensive surge solution and a way to stabilize switch-mode power supplies (SMPS) with slope compensation resistance.We also...
View ArticleStretchable Electronics, Polymer Layers Key to Wearable Multifunction Medical...
By combining layers of stretchable polymers with a tiny circuit board, researchers developed a rugged, comfortable skin patch that wirelessly reports raw data for EKG, respiration rate, pulse rate,...
View ArticleSimplify Reference Clock Tree for Xilinx FPGAs
A December 12th Electronic Design-hosted live webinar sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Silicon Labs Date: Thursday, December 12, 2019Time: 2:00 PM Eastern Standard TimeSponsor: Mouser Electronics...
View Article5 Buck Regulators with Low Iq: UPDATED
Low quiescent current, also called supply current, might be an important spec for your power-supply design. Quiescent current is the current that a chip needs to operate even if it’s not delivering...
View ArticleA Simple Way to Measure Temperature Using One GPIO Digital Interface
Welcome to the first entry in the ‘Rarely Asked Questions” blog series. Measuring temperature with a single GPIO is the matter at hand that kicks it off. Question: How can I make an analog measurement...
View ArticleFPC Connectors: Addressing the Demands of Today’s Power and Signal Connections
A December 19th Electronic Design-hosted live webinar sponsored by TE Connectivity Date: Thursday, December 19, 2019Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Standard TimeSponsor: TE ConnectivityDuration: 30...
View ArticleElectronic Design Products of the Week (11/11-11/15)
A right-angle USB connector...multiline CMOS cameras...a new material-detection solution—these are some of the latest sensor-related and analog products making news. New data interfaces and component...
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