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Partners simplify FPGA-based wireless development
Outfitted with an Altera Agilex 7 FPGA, Hitek’s eSOM7 embedded system-on-module pairs with ADI’s Apollo Mixed Signal Front End (MxFE) AD9084/AD9088 evaluation boards. This combined wideband development...
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PMIC extends primary battery operating time
Integrating an efficient boost regulator, the nPM2100 PMIC from Nordic Semiconductor prolongs the life of primary non-rechargeable batteries. Along with a range of energy-saving features, the device...
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Vishay expands SiC Schottky diode portfolio
Vishay has launched 16 SiC Schottky diodes with 650-V and 1200-V ratings in SOT-227 packages, enhancing efficiency in high-frequency applications. The devices offer, according to the manufacturer, the...
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Rad-tolerant RF switch works up to 50 GHz
Teledyne’s TDSW050A2T wideband RF switch operates from DC to 50 GHz with low insertion loss and high isolation. The radiation-tolerant device, fabricated with 150-nm pHEMT InGaAs technology, is...
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Basic oscilloscope operation
Whether you just received a new oscilloscope or just got access to a revered lab instrument that you are unfamiliar with, there is a learning curve associated with using the instrument. Having run a...
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How shielding protects electronic designs from EMI/RFI disruptions
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radiofrequency interference (RFI) refer to electromagnetically generated noise that can interfere with products’ performance and reliability. RFI is a subset of...
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LED headlights: Thank goodness for the bright(nes)s
My wife’s 2018 Land Rover Discovery looks something like this: with at least one important difference, related (albeit not directly) to the topic of this writeup: hers doesn’t have fog lights. They’re...
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How to measure PSRR of PMICs
Ensuring stable power management is crucial in modern electronics, and the power supply rejection ratio (PSRR) plays a key role in achieving this. This article serves as a practical guide to measuring...
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A class of programmable rheostats
Basic programmable rheostats For many variable resistor (rheostat) applications, one of the device’s terminals is connected to a voltage source VS. Such a source might be a reference DC voltage, an op...
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The future of cybersecurity and the “living label”
New security standards for IoT devices are being released consistently, showing that security is no longer an afterthought in the design of embedded products. Last month, the White House launched the...
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Tracking preregulator boosts efficiency of PWM power DAC
This design idea revisits another: “PWM power DAC incorporates an LM317.” Like the earlier circuit, this one implements a power DAC by integrating an LM317 positive regulator into a mostly passive PWM...
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Why RISC-V is a viable option for safety-critical applications
An intro to RISC-V As safety-critical systems become increasingly complex, the choice of processor architecture plays an important role in ensuring functional safety and system reliability. Consider an...
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u-blox grows Bluetooth LE module portfolio
New variants in the u-blox Nora-B2 Bluetooth LE 6.0 module family integrate Nordic Semiconductor’s entire nRF54L series of ultra-low power wireless SoCs. Offering a choice of antennas and chipsets,...
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QuickLogic enhances eFPGA design tool
Version 2.9 of the Aurora embedded FPGA tool suite from QuickLogic enables seamless integration of block RAM (BRAM) and DSP functions. Along with its new BRAM and DSP IP configurator, the software’s...
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Software enables seamless IoT device management
congatec’s aReady.IOT software building blocks offer secure IoT connectivity from the company’s aReady.COM computer-on-modules to the cloud. With aReady.IOT, users can focus on their core competencies...
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Diodes afford ESD protection for automotive networks
Nexperia’s PESD1ETH10 diodes protect sensitive electronics in 10Base-T1S in-vehicle networks from ESD damage. With a maximum capacitance of 0.4 pF, they also support higher-speed 100Base-T1 and...
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Infineon expands package choices for SiC MOSFETs
Infineon has introduced Q-DPAK and TOLL package options to its lineup of 650-V CoolSiC Generation 2 (G2) MOSFETs. Leveraging G2 technology, these devices enable faster switching and lower power losses...
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Intel: The disintegration of a semiconductor giant?
What’s going on at Intel, the largest beneficiary of the U.S. push to onshore chip manufacturing? While the semiconductor industry was still reeling from a Bloomberg report about TSMC in talks for a...
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DIY custom Tektronix 576 & 577 curve tracer adapters
A blast from the past Older folks may recall the famous Tektronix 576 and 577 curve tracers from half a century ago. A few of these have survived the decades and ended up in some lucky engineer’s...
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DRAM basics and its quest for thermal stability by optimizing peripheral...
For decades, compute architectures have relied on dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) as their main memory, providing temporary storage from which processing units retrieve data and program code. The...
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