Component Parameters & Applications

There comes a point in every designer’s career where they receive a batch of assembled boards and none of them...

Board-level tests are often used to identify suspect electronic components Every circuit board should go through some testing before and...

Hard-to-find electronic components can derail a project, but there are a few things designers can do to mitigate this issue...

The transition from internal combustion engines (ICEs) to electrical vehicles (EVs) is happening swiftly. Within the last few years several...

Link The Scottish philosopher Adam Smith, who is almost universally regarded as the father of economics, postulated that ‘consumption is...

An NTC thermistor is one example of an on-board sensor that doesn’t require complex supporting circuitry for precise measurements. One...

The AD7401AYRWZ sigma-delta modulator A word thrown around often when discussing signal processing is noise. What exactly is noise? If...

Take a look at the top layer of any PCB or look in a datasheet, and you’ll find an alphabet...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, Rush, has a popular song with the lines, “living in their pools...

Sometimes, a small variation or change can make a significant impact. Take, for example, the Darlington Raceway in South Carolina—deep...