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Relay-Based ON/OFF Flip-Flop Remembers State During Power Failure (.PDF...
Many varieties of ON/OFF control circuits use some form of flip-flop that responds to a pushbutton switch or other control input. These all have volatile memory and default to an OFF condition if power...
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Relay-Based ON/OFF Flip-Flop Remembers State During Power Failure
This circuit uses electromechanical relays to retain its state indefinitely, even when power is off. It consumes no power except when triggered from one state to the other.Download this article in PDF...
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Boost the Run-Time of Portable Electronics with a One-Two Punch
Find out why a buck-boost IC with dynamic voltage scaling is the ideal solution for power-stingy portable applications.A popular power source for portable devices is a single lithium-ion (Li+) cell...
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The Heat Is On: Protecting the LDO in Industrial Environments (.PDF Download)
The Industrial Internet of Things (IoT), with its emphasis on real-time monitoring and control, has led to an explosion in the number of sensors attached to industrial machines and processes (Fig. 1)....
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The Heat Is On: Protecting the LDO in Industrial Environments
Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Low-dropout regulators are important components that power many industrial data-acquisition systems, and controlling their internal temperature to avoid damage is a key...
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Allegro ICs Based on Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR)
Why would I use a GMR based sensor? AxMR™ technology improves signal to noise ratio, increases resolution, or reduces the required field level. This platform sets the stage for Allegro to expand its...
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Wireless Amplifier Startup Raises $3.8 Million in Funding
Guerrilla RF, a startup that supplies low-noise amplifiers for cellular base stations and small cells, said on Wednesday that it had raised $3.8 million in financing. The financial refuel comes with...
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What’s All This Reference Stuff, Anyhow?
Before there were bandgaps, voltage references ranged from neon glow tubes to Zener diodes. Paul Rako, with the help of Bob Pease and others, “drifts” back in time to trace their history.Back on...
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Magnetic Sensing blog
Although many electronics engineers have their heads buried in schematics, capacitors, amplifiers, voltages, frequencies, timings and impedance, real-world implementations take form as physical systems...
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Power Gating Systems with Magnetic Sensors
Well-designed electronic systems only use as much power as they need to for each state of operation.Well-designed electronic systems only use as much power as they need to for each state of operation....
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Sub-microamp, intelligent Hall-effect sensing delivers 20-year battery life
With a careful balance of hardware and firmware, sensor systems can be built that deliver extended battery life. The unique features of the DRV5000 family of Hall effect sensors, combined with the...
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Achieve greater precision, reliability with integrated magnetic sensing...
Each time you climb into your car, you enter a world of magnetic sensing, with tiny sensors reporting whether the doors are closed and seat belts buckled properly. Each time you climb into your car,...
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The Front End: Beware the One-Leaded Voltmeter (or, The Chronicles of GND)
Being afflicted with Kirchhoff’s Madness, which is when one defaults to use of the phrase “voltage at,” could have shocking consequences.At the time of writing, some colleagues are working on a...
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New Semiconductor Strategies Evolve Downstream
Facebook’s and Alibaba’s investment in semiconductor design capabilities reveals a growing trend that could further invigorate the industry.The past week has seen two notable announcements regarding...
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Online Resources Help Designers Meet Aerospace/Defense Requirements (.PDF...
There’s no doubt that as electrical engineers, we’re in a complex and fast-moving profession. Each market segment—automotive, consumer, aerospace, industrial, etc.—has its own set of unique product...
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Online Resources Help Designers Meet Aerospace/Defense Requirements
Sponsored by Texas Instruments: With the electronics industry in a constant state of change, TI has set out to continuously build a library of educational tools and resources to help keep engineers...
View ArticleNeed Isolation? Capacitive Solutions Outperform Opto, Magnetic Options (.PDF...
If you’re designing circuits and equipment that require electrical/electronic isolation, it may be time to consider electronic isolation via capacitance. Of the methods available, capacitive isolation...
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Need Isolation? Capacitive Solutions Outperform Opto, Magnetic Options
Sponsored by Texas Instruments: Industrial and medical applications can benefit from capacitive-isolator ICs, which offer a lower-power, simpler means of protection from ESD and other electrical...
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What’s All This LM331 Stuff, Anyhow?
The classic LM331 can be a great learning tool when it comes to voltage-to-frequency conversion—one of main pillars of analog design. Bob Pease had a special love for voltage-to-frequency converter...
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Tiny DC-DC Power Module Handles 6A
Texas Instruments’ latest, compact DC-DC power module can handle 6A with only two external capacitors.Integrated power modules offer advantages over less expensive, discrete regulators. This is...
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