PCB Design & Layouts

LM741 schematic symbol Among common electronic components, the operational amplifier, or op amp, stands out as one of the most...

Most circuit board designs can be considered custom, as most board development begins with the objective of solving a new...

NPN and PNP Power Transistors It is remarkable how much genealogy is reflected in the software and hardware systems that...

Using digital circuit simulation for circuit board testing There is no better means of verifying a hypothesis or solving a...

Not all user input needs to be applied mechanically—mechanical switches and buttons are not going to disappear from every electronic...

In electronics, two of the most important functionalities are the ability to TURN ON and TURN OFF current flow as...

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

Temperature checks may seem like an inconvenience, but just think how much more so it would be if we were...

With so many MOS transistors marketed as power MOSFETs, how can designers choose the best option for their power system?

Embedded systems applications and components have always seemed to lag about 2 decades behind their conventional computing counterparts. However, embedded...