• Teardown reveals Chevy Volt's electronic secrets

  Rick DeMeis, Automotive Designline, May 10, 2012
  Beyond battery chemistry and electric propulsion and control, the Chevy Volt enhanced-range electric vehicle builds in flexibility, ruggedness, and diagnostics—with attention to quality construction.  More

• Power-supply decoupler protects your UUT

  Raju Baddi, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Pune, India, May 10, 2012
  Detect and shutdown reverse polarity or overvoltage before damage occurs.  More

• Long shots, short shots, and hip shots

  Vance Harwood, consultant, May 10, 2012
  Production of one company's new automatic-test systems screeched to a halt when a simple self-test for the driver output’s path resistance started intermittently failing. What was the cause?  More

• MEMS variable capacitive accelerometers with 4-wire snap-in removable connector

  Julien Happich, May 1, 2012
  Silicon Designs' model 2266 high-precision accelerometer come with a simple four-wire snap-in removable connector, designed to allow users the added ability to exchange, move, reposition, and replace accelerometers within a given test setup.  More

• Hall sensors are optimized for seat positioning systems, buckle switches, wipers

  Christoph Hammerschmidt, May 1, 2012
  The MLX92221 and MLX92241 Hall Effect sensors from Melexis are designed for stringent automotive applications requirements such as seat positioning systems, seat adjusters, seatbelt buckle switches, wipers, and motor commutation systems.  More

• Innovative IC can't trap lightning but can let you know it's coming

  Bill Schweber, April 30, 2012
  This tiny, low-power component, supported by a few small passives and a microcontroller for management and user interface, will enable lightning-detector key fobs, personal and portable warning instruments (GPS, fish finders, golf accessories), plus larger installations in networks, smart grids, and power systems.  More

• PCB and ESR subtleties in switching regulator and LDO designs

  Kern Wong, Principal Applications Engineer, Texas Instruments, April 27, 2012
  This article focuses on some key layout subtleties and points out several frequently overlooked design parameters and design considerations relating to ESR, load capacitors, vias, and feedback networks.  More

• Achronix reveals 22-nm FPGAs, courtesy of Intel

  Peter Clarke, EE Times, April 24, 2012
  Fabless FPGA vendor Achronix Semiconductor has announced details of its Speedster22i HD and HP product families, claimed to be the first FPGAs to be built on a 22-nm manufacturing process technology.  More

• Timer IC is simple to program with just one resistor

  Ismini Scouras, Contributing editor, April 24, 2012
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• Controller ICs take multitouch screens beyond smartphones

  Margery Conner, Senior Technical Editor, April 19, 2012
  As multitouch touchscreens move beyond smartphones and tablets into automotive, medical, and instrumentation applications, their features evolve to fit lower prices and varying form factors.  More

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