Category: Electronics

My 100-MHz VFC – the hardware version

DO NEWSFEED Nov 11, 2025 0 17

McLucas built out and tested his 100-MHz VFC and finds it mostly performed as expected, but there were a few issues that had to be...

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UNO Q toolroom management keeps loaner tools from ...

DO NEWSFEED Nov 11, 2025 0 24

In particularly well-organized professional settings, you’ll find toolrooms where employees can check out the tools they need for ...

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Mastering multi-physics effects in 3D IC design

DO NEWSFEED Nov 10, 2025 0 21

Stacking dies introduces layers of complexity driven by multi-physics interactions, which must be addressed at the start of design...

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Vertical GaN advances efficiency and power density

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onsemi has developed power semiconductors based on a vertical GaN architecture that improves efficiency, power density, and rugged...

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Reconfigurable modules ease analog design

DO NEWSFEED Nov 10, 2025 0 27

Chameleon adaptive analog modules from Okika provide preprogrammed, ready-to-use analog functions in a compact 14×11-mm form facto...

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CAN FD transceiver boosts space data rates

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Microchip’s ATA6571RT radiation-tolerant CAN FD transceiver supports data rates up to 5 Mbps for high-reliability space communicat...

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System-level tool streamlines quantum design workf...

DO NEWSFEED Nov 10, 2025 0 21

Quantum System Analysis software, part of Keysight’s Quantum EDA platform, simulates quantum architectures at the system level. Th...

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Power pole collapse

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This author identifies the culprit behind a seemingly spontaneous power pole collapse at a busy Long Island intersection. The post...

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This electronic paddle improves table tennis train...

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Table tennis, AKA ping pong, is a serious sport and like all serious sports in the modern age, its athletes can benefit from data-...

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3D printing a stunning silver mechatronic beetle n...

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CNC milling is expensive, messy, and requires a lot of technical knowledge, which is why we all want the ability to 3D print metal...

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Building a custom Arduino-controlled ‘analog’ dash...

DO NEWSFEED Nov 10, 2025 0 24

The folks over at Bad Obsession Motorsport in the UK specialize in unusual automotive builds, from a four-wheel drive Austin Mini ...

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Solar-powered cars: is it “déjà vu” all over again...

DO NEWSFEED Nov 3, 2025 0 28

The public relations enthusiasm comes around yet again for these vehicles, as it does for flying cars, but how realistic is it? Th...

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Computer-on-module architectures drive sustainabil...

DO NEWSFEED Nov 3, 2025 0 19

Sustainability has moved from corporate marketing to a board‑level mandate. For technology companies, this shift is more than meet...

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Makefile vs. YAML: Modernizing verification simula...

DO NEWSFEED Nov 3, 2025 0 26

The article explains an alternative approach to Makefile, based on YAML, a structured and human-readable configuration format. The...

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LED illumination addresses ventilation (at the bul...

DO NEWSFEED Nov 3, 2025 0 23

A unique mechanical design aspires to remove heat from this LED light bulb’s insides, but you still need to keep external ventilat...

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Improving bicycle safety with voice-activated turn...

DO NEWSFEED Nov 3, 2025 0 25

Bicycle safety is always a concern, but is a particularly big problem in cities where cycling is less common. Drivers in cars don’...

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Arduino x Qualcomm Technologies: joining forces to...

DO NEWSFEED Nov 3, 2025 0 21

It’s official: Arduino is part of the Qualcomm family! What does this mean for you? Simply put: more possibilities. Because togeth...

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Arduino heads to Embedded World North America 2025...

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The Arduino team is heading to Embedded World North America 2025 in Anaheim, California (November 4th-6th) and would love to meet ...

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The next RISC-V processor frontier: AI

DO NEWSFEED Oct 31, 2025 0 53

The processor underdog seeks an AI moment while making steady progress in automotive, embedded, and networking verticals. The post...

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Compact oscillator fits tight AI interconnects

DO NEWSFEED Oct 31, 2025 0 31

Housed in a 6-pin, 2.0×1.6-mm LGA package, Mixed-Signal Devices’ MS1180 crystal oscillator conserves space in AI data center infra...

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EIS-powered chipset improves EV battery monitoring

DO NEWSFEED Oct 31, 2025 0 31

NXP’s battery management chipset integrates electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to enable lab-grade vehicle diagnostics. ...

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Sony debuts image sensor with MIPI A-PHY link

DO NEWSFEED Oct 31, 2025 0 29

According to Sony, the IMX828 CMOS image sensor is the industry’s first to integrate a MIPI A-PHY interface for automotive applica...

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Wirewound resistors operate in harsh environments

DO NEWSFEED Oct 31, 2025 0 27

Bourns Inc. launches its series of Riedon precision wirewound resistors. These passive devices meet application requirements for h...

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1,200-V diodes offer low loss, high efficiency

DO NEWSFEED Oct 31, 2025 0 22

Taiwan Semiconductor launches a new series of automotive-grade, low-loss diodes in three popular industry-standard packages. They ...

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How much help are free AI tools for electronic des...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 30, 2025 0 27

Grading my experience with AI in electronic design. It’s worth using and everyone should give it a try, just check the answers clo...

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Behind the curve: A practical look at trailing-edg...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 29, 2025 0 34

The post examines reverse-phase dimming, also known as trailing-edge dimming, commonly used in modern lighting systems. The post B...

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5-V ovens (some assembly required)—part 1

DO NEWSFEED Oct 29, 2025 0 30

A simple way to stabilize the operating temperature of any components that need it. Part 1 shows the purely analog approach, Part ...

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Are rough surfaces on PCBs impacting high-frequenc...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 29, 2025 0 35

Printed-circuit boards (PCBs) are an integral part of most electronic devices today, and as PCBs become smaller, electronics engin...

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Polyn delivers silicon-implementation of its NASP ...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 29, 2025 0 23

Polyn Technology Ltd. announces the successful manufacturing and testing of its first silicon-implementation of its neuromorphic a...

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Power Tips #146: Design functional safety power su...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 29, 2025 0 19

It's possible to upgrade a power supply to meet functional safety requirements without added cost and time. The post Power Tips #1...

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This machine lets you practice baseball solo, simi...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 29, 2025 0 34

Topgolf has a pretty brilliant business model: let golfers do the fun stuff (driving balls at max power), without any of the compl...

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A fresh gander at a mesh router

DO NEWSFEED Oct 27, 2025 0 28

As the router market matures, the number of product options is strangely expanding. But how different are they inside, really? The...

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Secured prepaid tags improve gift card security

DO NEWSFEED Oct 27, 2025 0 27

Infineon Technologies AG launches two new secured prepaid tags for closed-loop gift cards, reducing the risk of tampering. These n...

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Code-free LED driver simplifies automotive LED des...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 27, 2025 0 18

As LED systems are increasingly used in automotive applications, Melexis develops a highly configurable, code-free LIN LED driver ...

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Diode classifications

DO NEWSFEED Oct 27, 2025 0 24

A brief look at a twenty different diodes, their symbol variations, and a basic description. And yes, we're looking at tubes too. ...

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DC/DC converters add digital monitoring and contro...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 27, 2025 0 23

XP Power announces a digital version of its HRF15 series of 15-W DC/DC converters with output voltage and current programmingConti...

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ST launches four 5-MP image sensors

DO NEWSFEED Oct 27, 2025 0 25

STMicroelectronics introduces a new family of 5-megapixel (MP) CMOS image sensors: the VD1943, VB1943, VD5943, and VB5943. These a...

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Convert a cheap air fryer into a high-performance ...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 27, 2025 0 26

Post about a 3D printing problem — any 3D printing problem — online and all the top comments will be: “Is your filament dry?” That...

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Morphing Meta-antennas enable frequency manipulati...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 27, 2025 0 33

An antenna’s physical properties are inextricably linked to its electromagnetic properties and how it radiates and receives radio ...

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Submit your Electronic Product of the Year

DO NEWSFEED Oct 23, 2025 0 33

Submissions are now open for the 2025 Product of the Year. Winners will be announced in January 2026 and featuredContinue Reading ...

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Increasing ADC resolution by adding dither to DC s...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 23, 2025 0 25

Generating a deterministic dither waveform to DC signals in order to enhance the signal-to-quantization noise of ADC conversions. ...

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Software tools deliver smarter IoT development wor...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 23, 2025 0 38

Silicon Labs launches its Simplicity Ecosystem, a suite of modular software tools that are designed to simplify embedded IoT devel...

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Stacked MLCCs support miniaturization

DO NEWSFEED Oct 23, 2025 0 25

Kyocera AVX releases the KGP Series of commercial-grade stacked capacitors targeting high-frequency applications in the industrial...

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Provision, configure, and deploy, all from your ph...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 22, 2025 0 35

Back in September, we introduced the new provisioning flow on Arduino Cloud, starting with the UNO R4 WiFi. It means that you can ...

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Exponentially-controlled vactrols

DO NEWSFEED Oct 22, 2025 0 39

An exponentially controlled vactrol where a reference LED is used to convert a linear control voltage into an exponential current....

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Lattice sets new standard for secure control FPGAs

DO NEWSFEED Oct 22, 2025 0 28

Lattice Semiconductor claims the industry’s first post-quantum cryptography (PQC)-ready FPGAs with the launch of its MachXO5-NX TD...

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Applications processor targets in-cabin sensing

DO NEWSFEED Oct 22, 2025 0 48

NXP Semiconductors unveils its i.MX 952 AI-enabled applications processor for automotive human-machine interfaces (HMIs), in-cabin...

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Edge MCUs bolstered by AI design toolchain

DO NEWSFEED Oct 22, 2025 0 37

Infineon launches the DEEPCRAFT AI suite for its PSOC microcontrollers, aimed at energy-efficient design and system-level optimiza...

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WORM collaborative robots automate art in a new wa...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 21, 2025 0 45

In the world of machining, there are manual tools and then there are CNC tools. But there is also an option that exists between th...

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RingConn: Smart, svelte, and econ(omical)

DO NEWSFEED Oct 20, 2025 0 43

When the worst you can come up with about a product is “it’s too shiny,” that’s likely reflective of a ringing endorsement (pun in...

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Program sequence monitoring using watchdog timers

DO NEWSFEED Oct 20, 2025 0 44

The types of diagnostic measures that use watchdog timers as recommended by the IEC61508-2 standard to address failures in program...

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No more missed steps: Unlocking precision with clo...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 20, 2025 0 36

Here is how to implement a stepper motor to sense position and actively correct any error that might accrue during actuation. The ...

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Illuminated tactile switches withstand reflow sold...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 20, 2025 0 26

Littelfuse Inc. extends its K5V Series of illuminated tactile switches with the release of new K5V4 models including the gull-wing...

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Omnivision expands automotive image sensor portfol...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 20, 2025 0 30

Omnivision expands its automotive portfolio with two new image sensors. The OX05C global shutter (GS) high dynamic range (HDR) sen...

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An edge AI processor’s pivot to the open-source wo...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 20, 2025 0 24

Synaptics joins hands with Google to help create open ecosystems and thus confront fragmentation in edge AI designs. The post An e...

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Tech-infused high fashion meets insectile aestheti...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 20, 2025 0 27

In the world of FashionTech — a field that blends haute couture design and mechatronics engineering — nobody has more experience t...

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Arduino AI Assistant vs. ChatGPT: Which one to use...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 17, 2025 0 26

If you’ve been turning to ChatGPT to write your Arduino code, you may actually be missing out on a tool designed just for you: the...

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Gate drivers tackle 220-V GaN designs

DO NEWSFEED Oct 16, 2025 0 41

Two half-bridge GaN gate drivers from ST integrate a bootstrap diode and linear regulators to generate high- and low-side 6-V gate...

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Optical Tx tests ensure robust in-vehicle networks

DO NEWSFEED Oct 16, 2025 0 32

Keysight’s AE6980T software tests optical transmitters in nGBASE-AU automotive Ethernet PHYs to ensure IEEE 802.3cz compliance. Th...

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AOS devices power 800-VDC AI racks

DO NEWSFEED Oct 16, 2025 0 39

GaN and SiC power semiconductors from AOS support NVIDIA’s 800 VDC power architecture for next-gen AI infrastructure. The post AOS...

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Inductive sensors broaden motion-control options

DO NEWSFEED Oct 16, 2025 0 37

Three magnet-free inductive position sensors from Renesas provide a cost-effective alternative to magnetic and optical encoders Th...

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Fast, compact scopes reveal subtle signal shifts

DO NEWSFEED Oct 16, 2025 0 38

Covering bandwidths from 100 MHz to 1 GHz, R&S MXO 3 oscilloscopes capture up to 4.5 million waveforms/s with 99% real-time visibi...

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“Flip ON Flop OFF” for 48-VDC systems with high-si...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 16, 2025 0 22

An update to an earlier DI that can "flip on and flop off" 48 VDC via a pushbutton, this time with high-side switching and a singl...

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Voltage-to-period converter offers high linearity ...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 16, 2025 0 27

A voltage-to-period converter takes a DC voltage and turns it into a pulse train whose period is proportional to the input voltage...

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100-V GaN transistors meet automotive standard

DO NEWSFEED Oct 16, 2025 0 28

Infineon Technologies AG unveils its first gallium nitride (GaN) transistor family qualified to the Automotive Electronics Council...

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TI launches power management devices for AI comput...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 16, 2025 0 32

Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) announced several power management devices and a reference design to help companies meet AI computing ...

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Apple’s M5: The SoC-and-systems cadence (sorta) co...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 16, 2025 0 25

The new M5 next-gen application processor has been released, with various systems surrounding it. Must be October again! The post ...

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Tips for Hiring Help at Home for Seniors—Making It...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 16, 2025 0 47

Let’s be honest: finding the right help at home for a senior loved one isn’t always as simple as flipping through a phone book and...

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Meet Arduino – and UNO Q! – at Maker Faire Rome...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 16, 2025 0 34

From October 17th to 19th, the Gazometro Ostiense in Rome will once again become a playground for innovation as Maker Faire Rome r...

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Arduino AI Assistant vs. ChatGPT: Which one should...

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If you’ve been turning to ChatGPT to write your Arduino code, you may actually be missing out on a tool designed just for you: the...

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James Bruton steers homemade car with his face

DO NEWSFEED Oct 16, 2025 0 28

The Arduino UNO Q is here and it is a very exciting product that combines a Qualcomm Dragonwing™ QRB2210 processor and STM32U585 m...

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Dual-input inductive sensor simplifies design

DO NEWSFEED Oct 13, 2025 0 26

Melexis introduces the MLX90514, a dual-input inductive sensor IC that simultaneously processes signals from two sets of coils to ...

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Analog frequency doublers

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Using high school trigonometry combined with knowledge of four-quadrant multipliers to form a frequency quadrupler. The post Analo...

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Broadcom debuts 102.4-Tbits/s CPO Ethernet switch

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Broadcom Inc. launches the Tomahawk 6 – Davisson (TH6-Davisson), the company’s third-generation co-packaged optics (CPO) Ethernet ...

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Intel releases more details about Panther Lake AI ...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 13, 2025 0 35

Intel Corp. unveils new details about its next-generation client processor for AI PCs, the Core Ultra series 3, code-named Panther...

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Tesla’s wireless-power “dream” gets closer to real...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 13, 2025 0 28

Using optical wavelengths rather than RF is bringing the long-sought goal of transmitting useful power levels closer to reality. T...

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This wild haptic system can be used to build vehic...

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As virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) slowly grow in adoption, their shortcomings become more obvious. Most glaringly, th...

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Novel mechanism makes refreshable braille displays...

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Tactile displays — particularly for use as refreshable braille displays — have always been a challenge to design and fabricate, as...

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Vishay launches extensive line of inductors

DO NEWSFEED Oct 9, 2025 0 27

Expanding its line of inductors and frequency control devices, Vishay has added more than 2000 new SKUs across nearly 100 series. ...

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HDR sensor improves automotive cabin monitoring

DO NEWSFEED Oct 9, 2025 0 37

Joining Omnivision’s Nyxel NIR line, the OX05C1S global-shutter HDR image sensor targets in-cabin driver and occupant monitoring s...

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Thales introduces quantum-safe smartcard

DO NEWSFEED Oct 9, 2025 0 39

According to Thales, MultiApp 5.2 Premium PQC is Europe’s first quantum-resistant smartcard to be certified by France’s ANSSI. The...

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Adaptable gate driver powers 48-V automotive syste...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 9, 2025 0 27

ST’s L98GD8 multichannel gate driver offers flexible output configurations in 48-V automotive power systems. The post Adaptable ga...

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Reference designs advance AI factories

DO NEWSFEED Oct 9, 2025 0 31

Schneider Electric offers two reference designs co-engineered with NVIDIA to speed deployment of AI-ready infrastructure for AI fa...

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A Beginner’s 5 Step Guide to Navigating Online Cas...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 9, 2025 0 28

When it comes to online casino gaming, you really want to know what you’re doing before jumping in. This is not becasue the world ...

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SoilTile turns Earth into an oversized touchpad

DO NEWSFEED Oct 9, 2025 0 27

We’re used to interacting with electronic technology that is cold, rigid, and overwhelmingly artificial. The device you’re reading...

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Dropping a PRTD into a thermistor slot—impossible?...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 8, 2025 0 29

Adding a few components to a PRTD lets it emulate a thermistor, but with better range and linearity. The post Dropping a PRTD into...

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A new chapter for Arduino – with Qualcomm, UNO Q, ...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 8, 2025 0 45

Today we’re sharing some truly exciting news: Arduino has entered into an agreement to join the Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. family...

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Next-gen UWB radio to enable radar sensing and dat...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 7, 2025 0 50

The latest-generation, 802.15.4ab-compliant impulse-radio (IR) UWB technology offers robust radar sensing capabilities. The post N...

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Can a smart ring make me an Ultrahuman being?

DO NEWSFEED Oct 7, 2025 0 39

When competitor disputes devolve into debates about whether images of manufacturing facilities are real or photoshopped, that’s ju...

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A digital frequency detector

DO NEWSFEED Oct 7, 2025 0 25

A frequency detector based on discrete logic that detects the presence of a 400-kHz carrier and responds within one period. The po...

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Amazon and Google: Can you AI-upgrade the smart ho...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 6, 2025 0 29

AI-enhanced service updates may or may not also demand new hardware, depending on which supplier you’re talking to at the time. Th...

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Universal homing sensor: A hands-on guide for make...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 6, 2025 0 28

Homing sensors allow machines to determine exact starting position by sensing a fixed reference point. The post Universal homing s...

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Dual-core MCUs drive motor-control efficiency

DO NEWSFEED Oct 3, 2025 0 32

RA8T2 MCUs from Renesas integrate dual processors for real-time motor control in advanced factory automation and robotics. The pos...

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Platform speeds AI from prototype to production

DO NEWSFEED Oct 3, 2025 0 34

Purpose-built for Lantronix Open-Q system-on-modules (SOMs), EdgeFabric.ai is a no-code development platform for edge AI applicati...

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Co-packaged optics enables AI data center scale-up

DO NEWSFEED Oct 3, 2025 0 35

AIchip and Ayar Labs unveiled a co-packaged optics solution for AI clusters, providing extended reach, low latency, and high radix...

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DMD powers high-resolution lithography

DO NEWSFEED Oct 3, 2025 0 32

With over 8.9 million micromirrors, TI’s DLP991UUV digital micromirror device enables maskless digital lithography for advanced pa...

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PoE basics and beyond: What every engineer should ...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 3, 2025 0 45

Here is a short primer that walks you through the basics of Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology. The post PoE basics and beyond: ...

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This Arduino Nano R4-controlled hourglass simulate...

DO NEWSFEED Oct 3, 2025 0 32

Outside of playing board games, hourglasses are almost entirely pointless these days. And yet, they’re still incredibly satisfying...

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An off-line power supply

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An EMI-free , environmentally friendly power supply built from a portable power tool's battery charger to charge a Li-ion battery....

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(Dis)assembling the bill-of-materials list for mea...

DO NEWSFEED Sep 29, 2025 0 31

Regularly monitoring blood pressure is key to good health. But “garbage in = garbage out” as-always applies when it comes to analy...

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