• Circuit protection basics - Part 2: Case study - understanding and using predictive analysis

  David McGirt, V.P. of Engineering, Innovolt, February 7, 2012
  This article discusses a circuit protection technology that guards against damage from 99.5% of power disturbances including an infinite variation of voltage sags, brown outs, over voltages, power outages and damaging current inrushes.  More

• Stable pulse generator uses matched transistors in a current mirror

  Bill Morong, Paoli, PA; Edited by Margery Conner and Fran Granville, February 2, 2012
  Inexpensive dual transistors work as well as do legacy matched pairs.  More

• CES is over; it's time to start designing

  Patrick Mannion, Director of Content, January 19, 2012
  DesignCon 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

• Wireless temperature monitor has data-logging capabilities

  Tom Au-Yeung and Wilson Tang, Maxim Integrated Products, Sunnyvale, CA; Edited by Paul Rako and Fran Granville, January 19, 2012
  You can make a wireless temps system with two ICs.  More

• Make an asynchronous clock for VPX-based PCIe systems

  Vadim Vaynerman, Bottom Line Technologies Inc, Westminster, MD; Edited by Paul Rako and Fran Granville, January 19, 2012
  Careful crystal selection and an FPGA are key to success.  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, 2012
  The 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, 2012
  Quickly test a cable containing twisted-wire pairs and detect open or reversed pairs, shorted pairs, and shorts between unrelated pairs.  More

• DesignCon memory preview

  Janine Love, Editor, EE Times' Memory Designline, January 9, 2012
  Here are some memory-related DesignCon presentation and forum highlights.  More

• Measure an amplifier's THD without external filters

  Ken Mendez, Maxim Integrated Products, Sunnyvale, CA; Edited by Paul Rako and Fran Granville, January 5, 2012
  Adding a secondary amplifier boosts the THD to measurable levels.  More

• Use air-core-coil resistance to estimate inductance

  Peter Demchenko, Vilnius, Lithuania; Edited by Paul Rako and Fran Granville, January 5, 2012
  If the coil is tightly wound you do not need the number of turns to calculate inductance.  More

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