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PGA460-Q1 in Automotive Ultrasonic Kick-to-Open Liftgate Systems
Also known as a Smart Trunk Opener (STO), the kick to-open trunk application has grown significantly over recent years, especially in SUVs and high-end passenger vehicles.
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When Kirchhoff’s Law Doesn’t Work
A vigorous argument has emerged on the premise that Kirchhoff’s law will fail when energy is dynamically added to the circuit. While working engineers were designing hardware for production, a large...
View ArticleFuel Gauge ICs Offer Advanced Battery Protection
Maxim Integrated introduced two new single-cell battery management ICs that defend against abnormal voltages, currents and temperatures during charging and discharging that can deal damage to the...
View ArticleTexas Instruments Aims Charger IC at Medical and Consumer Wearables
Texas Instruments rolled out a new battery charger IC that boosts the run time of compact consumer and medical electronics while cutting charging times and filling up more of the battery's available...
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Marktech Expands Standard Silicon Photodiode Line
Marktech’s range of silicon photodiodes includes additional processes, active area sizes, case isolation, and packaging options. Marktech Optoelectronics Inc. broadened its standard silicon photodiode...
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Pushing the envelope with high performance, digital isolation technology
This article discusses key end applications that are driving cutting-edge innovations in isolation technology and benefitting from these innovations. Introduction Isolation is a means of preventing DC...
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How to Improve Speed and Reliability of Isolated Digital Inputs in Motor Drives
Digital Input receivers are used in AC and servo motor control to interface various 24-V signals to the control module of the drive.
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The Time is Right for Programmable MEMS Timing
MEMS oscillators offer programmable features that open the door to customizable frequencies and other performance-enhancing advantages. Oscillators have changed substantially since they were first...
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Power electronics in motor drives: Where is it?
This paper discuss the role of power electronics in motor drives through applications that we use and encounter in household and industrial environments. Motor drives have an undeniable presence in...
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Design considerations for EMI, EMC immunity and isolation requirements in...
This training outlines the system requirements for EMC immunity, EMI and isolation when designing a variable speed drive.
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The 1992 Honda Radio Teardown
Leaking electrolytic capacitors ruined what was otherwise superior Honda design and quality. Paul Rako looks under the hood to see what exactly happened. The radio in my 1992 Honda (Fig. 1) started...
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Electronic Design Products of the Week (9/2-9/6)
A 3D time-of-flight sensor... a cost-saving high-current sliding connector... a new foliage-tolerant antenna—these are some of the latest analog-related components making news. Analog components have...
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Piezo-Based Approach Dramatically Shrinks VLF Antennas
A research team developed VLF antennas using piezoelectric material and principles, resulting in an antenna that’s far smaller than metal antennas, thus overcoming a major impediment to VLF links....
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Oscilloscopes and How to Use Them
Twelve things to look for in an oscilloscope and best practices for power-integrity measurements are just some of the webinars in this series.
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Electronic Design Products of the Week (9/9-9/13)
A ruggedized Hall-effect sensor... a connector for outer space... industrial camera accessories—here are more of the latest analog-related components making news. Analog components have made huge...
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Broadcom Says Core Chip Business Has Hit Bottom
Broadcom shares have slipped nearly 5% since the company said on Thursday that its core chip business has bottomed out but was unsure when it will start to recover from the slowdown. The San Diego,...
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Wood-Based 3D-Printed Sensors Include Wireless Access
Leveraging a previously developed technique, researchers developed sensors that are printed on cellulose and can be read wirelessly using a VNA. Using wood—or to be more precise, cellulose derived...
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Texas Instruments Targets LDO at Small-Battery Systems
Texas Instruments slashed the standby current of its latest linear dropout regulator (LDO), aiming to more than double the battery life of compact devices ranging from portable medical and consumer...
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Ideas for Design: Volume 1, No. 1
In celebration of one of the most popular sections in Electronic Design's history, check out these Ideas for Design pulled from our archives. And stay tuned as we add more of these gems into this...
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A Clever Voltage-Fed Half-Bridge Converter Architecture
If push (or push-pull) comes to shove, you can put the buck regulator on the bottom of a cascaded converter design. Download this article in PDF format.Design engineers often turn to push-pull,...
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