New product information as well as design tips about passive devices and other components such as LEDs, LCDs, switches, sensors, cables, connectors, and motors.
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Power MOSFETs continue to evolve, thanks to wafer thinning and innovative packaging
Margery Conner, Technical Editor, February 2, 2012Increases in power-MOSFET performance now come not just from tweaks in the silicon device's structure but also—and more significantly—from innovations in manufacturing processes and packaging. More -
Exploiting subthreshold MOSFET behavior in analog applications
Robert Chao, Advanced Linear Devices Inc, February 2, 2012You can now spin MOSFETs’ “unusable” leakage current into “gold.” More -
Stable pulse generator uses matched transistors in a current mirror
Bill Morong, Paoli, PA; Edited by Margery Conner and Fran Granville, February 2, 2012Inexpensive dual transistors work as well as do legacy matched pairs. More -
Plastic memory firm signs partners for printed systems
Peter Clarke, EE Times, January 24, 2012Thin Film Electronics has joined forces with a number of partners to develop a low-cost printed electronic sensor platform that could be used to monitor the temperature of perishable goods such as food and pharmaceuticals. More -
Analog design in the 21st century: challenges, tools, and IC advances
Steve Taranovich, Contributing Technical Editor, January 19, 2012Analog-circuit-design engineers overcome new challenges with advanced tools and ICs. More -
Theory and practice
Kevin C Craig, PhD, January 19, 2012We all know about the gap; let’s do something about it. More -
Designing with temperature sensors, part five: IC temperature sensors
Bonnie Baker, Texas Instruments, January 19, 2012Hot and cold extremes can impact the operation and performance of any electronic system. If you are interested in protecting your circuits in the field, you might want to consider the easy-to-use integrated silicon temperature sensor for your circuit. More -
CES is over; it's time to start designing
Patrick Mannion, Director of Content, January 19, 2012DesignCon focuses on both inspiration and deep-dive exploration of the technologies and techniques designers can apply toward forging the next generation of electronic devices and systems. More -
Use a photoelectric-FET optocoupler as a linear voltage-controlled potentiometer
Sajjad Haidar, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Edited by Paul Rako and Fran Granville, January 19, 2012The circuit takes advantage of an identical photo-FET as a feedback element. More -
Simple circuit tests twisted-pair cables
Mark D Braunstein, Contel Information Systems, Fairfax, VA; Edited by Paul Rako and Fran Granville, January 19, 2012Quickly test a cable containing twisted-wire pairs and detect open or reversed pairs, shorted pairs, and shorts between unrelated pairs. More
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