IRF520: Power MOSFET Applications
The IRF520 is a transistor known as a MOSFET, a transistor type developed to address the shortcomings of other transistor types. A MOSFET’s structure allows it to react to voltage changes faster than other transistors, which results in more efficient electronics. Power MOSFETs like the IRF520 are widely used in electronics manufacturing because they dissipate heat well and can switch between on and off states quickly.
74HC595: Serial Output Shift Registers & Circuit Applications
Shift registers move data within precise time intervals when making calculations in complex electronic components. The 74HC595 and its updated component, the SN74HC595, can both process and combine simple data into more complex calculations, driving calculators, computers, and other complex machines. These components and their variants can be used in serial or parallel circuits, with their own internal clocks, or with a component-wide clock.
Ultra Librarian and Zuken Work Together to Create a Seamless User Experience for PCB Design
Ultra Librarian is now directly integrated within eCADSTAR, making it easier than ever to access parts during the design process.
Finding Reliable PCB Distributors for Your Electronic Hardware Design
Reliable distributors are vital to the success of any PCB project. Without reliable PCB distributors, designers couldn’t create new prototypes, be made aware of changes in the supply chain, or predict what the PCB markets might do next. A project’s choice of distributor can determine whether that project succeeds or fails, and it is not […]
74HC4051: Analog Switch for Multiplexer-Demultiplexer
Signal control through switches is a key part of many electronics projects. A project may need to manage many signals into one output or route multiple signals into multiple outputs. Switches that manage many signals into one output are called multiplexers, while switches that route multiple signals into multiple outputs are called demultiplexers. Some switches, like the 74HC4051, can perform both of these functions. Its function relies on the level of voltage present in each of its inputs, a common mechanism in combined multiplexer/demultiplexer switches.
SN74LS32N: Integrated Circuit OR Gate
Some electronics projects require tight control over instructions within and between components. To accomplish this, logical operations are sometimes necessary inside simple components, rather than complex components like computer chips.
Component Suppliers for Your Electronic Design Needs
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the electronics industry in unprecedented ways, causing supply problems, manufacturing delays, and major business losses across the world. Every manufacturing company has had to re-evaluate its supply chain and business model to stay afloat. Given these challenges, it is easy to think component suppliers might be unreliable during the pandemic. […]
BC547: NPN Transistors and Collectors, Emitters, and Base Values
The BC547 is one component in a line of NTN silicon transistors provided by ON Semiconductor. All of the transistors in the BC5xx line are very similar, but each has slightly different technical specifications.
Schematic Haven? Find a Schematic, Symbol, Footprint, and Model Oasis Instead
Perhaps the most important decision an electronics designer can make is where to source their components.
STEP 3D Models Are Vital in Electronics Design
STEP 3D models are perhaps the most important tool an electronics designer has.