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Transform Audio/Visual Receiver into Adjustable 3-Phase Power Supply (.PDF...
If you need an adjustable three-phase, 60-Hz power source, a standard consumer audio/visual (A/V) receiver can be converted into a fully functional three-phase power source. By doing so, for example, a...
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What’s All This 3D Printing Stuff, Anyhow?
Inexpensive 3D printers can make engineering prototypes, not just action figurines and fidget spinners. At the beginning of 2019, I purchased a Creality CR-10S S5 3D printer to make prototype parts...
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Electronic 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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FPC 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...
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A 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...
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5 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...
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Simplify 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...
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Stretchable 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,...
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Ideas 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...
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Temperature 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...
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How 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.
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Optimizing 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...
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How to protect control systems from thermal damage
Understanding the temperature effects on control systems can help system designers anticipate and prevent thermal damage.
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Amplifiers 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,...
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Turn 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...
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Electronic 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...
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UV 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...
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Achieving 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...
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The 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...
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The 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...
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