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Motor control solutions can be intimidating for new designers, but they have surprisingly simple topology and driving mechanisms.

You can never tell exactly what function a component provides just by looking at its package. This is true for...

If you look at almost every development board or evaluation kit, you’ll see lines of pin headers along the edge...

Use the MAXREFDES103 to get started with fitness tracker design Sometimes, a designer needs to pivot into a new application...

A few popular MCUs have dominated the embedded marketplace: Atmel’s iconic Atmega328P is massively popular thanks to the Arduino platform,...

Converting between analog and digital signals is essential for electronics to interface with the real world. Many MCUs and other...

Albert Einstein once said, “The only reason for time is so everything doesn’t happen at once.” So, it is worth...

A single distributor may offer hundreds of thousands of unique SMD passives and semiconductor options. With so many possibilities to...

Apple founder Steve Jobs once said, “Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have faith in people, that they're...

For many through-hole components, there is a surface-mount equivalent available for your PCB. Thanks to standardization in the electronics industry,...