Scopes: more than meets the eye By Dan Strassberg, Contributing Technical Editor
Modern digital scopes now do much of the heavy lifting in measurement and analysis. But successful use of these advanced capabilities requires doing your homework.
Design Features
Linux joins the consumer-electronics revolution By Warren Webb, Technical Editor
Designers are turning to the Linux operating system to meet the escalating user-interface, networking, and multimedia requirements of today's consumer-electronics products.
Signal conditioning for high-impedance sensors By Glen Brisebois, Linear Technology Corp
Maintaining accuracy in circuits that process signals from high-impedance sensors presents unique challenges. First, you need to identify when to use special design techniques. Then, you must choose devices that buffer and protect the sensors and circuits without destroying their accuracy.