How To Create a Personalized Part Library Fast and Accurately
While designing your PCB, it is important to ensure your schematic part symbol, PCB footprint, and even the 3D model is correct. This is no easy task as the part creation process is time consuming and prone to errors due to the high level of precision that is necessary and the inconsistency of datasheets. These […]
How TI Technology is Tackling EMI Noise in Power-Systems Designs
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) occurs when sensitive electronic components encounter an electromagnetic field at a frequency that can interfere with the functions of that component. In minor incidents this can look like a lightbulb flickering or some radio static. In worst-case scenarios it could present as a malfunction in advancing technology, like an autonomous vehicle. EMI […]
How to Mitigate the Risks of Using Hard-to-Find Electronic Components
Hard-to-find electronic components can derail a project, but there are a few things designers can do to mitigate this issue Have you ever been working on a project and realized you needed a part you did not have? Then, you race down to the electronics store to pick it up—excitedly anticipating installing it—only to be […]
The Future of Charging Electric Vehicles
The transition from internal combustion engines (ICEs) to electrical vehicles (EVs) is happening swiftly. Within the last few years several countries have set targets to either reduce the sales of ICEs or wipe out their usage: Country Goal for transition to EVs United Kingdom Banning ICEs by 2040 France End sales of ICEs by 2040 […]
Buying direct from suppliers is easier than ever
Sourcing the right components for your product is the first step. But making sure you’re getting the best price from the most reputable source for those components is just as important. Often the first place to look and compare prices is content aggregator. However, if you know the manufacturer you are looking for, such as […]
LM741 Datasheet: Explanation and Analysis
LM741 schematic symbol Among common electronic components, the operational amplifier, or op amp, stands out as one of the most often implemented parts and one of the simplest to utilize. Typically, op amps are used as comparators or amplifiers and can be used as voltage sources for other devices or circuits. By far, the most […]
Reduce external passive EMI filter size by 50%
When working on low-electromagnetic interface (EMI) applications design engineers are required to reduce the EMI of their designs and shrink the solution size. There are a few methods a design engineer can take in order to accomplish this like Front-end passive filtering, however this method can be at odds with increasing the power density of […]
The 74HC14 Datasheet: High-Speed, Hex Inverting Schmitt Trigger
Discrete logic circuits are not very common in modern digital systems, but DIP logic components still have their place in many electronics products. Specialty measurements, moderate-power low-frequency analog systems, electromechanical systems, and power products can all use specialty logic for critical functions, especially when the application area is too harsh for an MCU.
TIP2955 and TIP3055 Equivalents: Complementary NPN-PNP Power Transistors
NPN and PNP Power Transistors It is remarkable how much genealogy is reflected in the software and hardware systems that we use daily. For example, there are software programs based on evolutionary learning where an initial assumption of genes or variables are continually updated—through selection, mutation, and recombination—to arrive at a superior result. Then, there […]
Engineering the Next Frontier with Texas Instruments
While there has been a lot of progress in reducing costs with new business models and technologies around space transportation and deployment the costs, timelines, and risks of launching a product into space are unlike any other type of product deployment. With these upfront costs and limited ability / affordability to perform maintenance on […]