Protect sensitive electronics by understanding the current limiting resistor, learning how to calculate appropriate values, and applying them in LEDs, transistors, microcontroller inputs and other circuits.
Protect sensitive electronics by understanding the current limiting resistor, learning how to calculate appropriate values, and applying them in LEDs, transistors, microcontroller inputs and other circuits.
This guide explains how potentiometer pins interact with mechanical rotation, resistive tracks, and load conditions across various circuit configurations. It provides clarity for both low-power electronic designs and high-precision embedded systems.
This technical article explains the theory behind potentiometer schematics. It shows how to implement mechanical and digital potentiometers in practical circuits, tailored for engineers, and students.
Engineering teams can achieve AI-ready design data with five-level maturity model by Keysight. The unified, traceable data accelerates design cycles, boosts IP reuse, and reduces costly re-spins.
Focused laser-like light that covers a wide range of frequencies is highly desirable for many scientific studies and for many applications, for instance quality control of manufacturing semiconductor electronic chips.
Scientists at ITMO have come up with a new way to protect microelectronics devices from counterfeit. The new technology is based on gold and silicon nanoparticles with unique optical properties that make it possible to create unclonable functions with a record information density.
An international team of scientists was first to demonstrate that halide perovskites can serve as a base for nonlinear on-chip optical components. As an example, they can be used to build ultrafast optical chips and transistors, and, potentially, other integrated optical systems.
Heaters are one of the most successful applications of printed electronics. At first they seem deceptively simple, yet their successful realization is in fact an art relying on the interplay of all the elements from the right material selection to right design, right printing, etc. Learn how here.
Advanced packaging of semiconductor-based sensors - specially on flexible substrates- brings very specific interconnection requirements. These often are related to a very narrow pitch of the interconnections or the fragility of the sensor. Learn how inkjet printing solves the issues
In this article, we will discuss the different aspects of an effective ink delivery system. We will focus on a recirculating inkjet system as they are highly in demand in industry, especially where functional fluids come into play.
Gesture recognition, leveraging the advanced capabilities of embedded devices and streamlined through specialized platforms is creating new means of human-machine interactions, paving the way for more intuitive and user-friendly device interfaces.
A growing desire for continuous data collection, real-time information, and connectivity has resulted in increased demand for electronic functionalities that are fully integrated in everyday objects. Consumer electronics, healthcare, wearable electronics, IoT, and smart packaging ...
FR4, often called "fiberglass," quietly underpins our daily lives. Think about your electronics, from smartphones to car and appliance circuit boards. FR4 is the unsung hero behind the scenes, making them work smoothly and power our modern world.
How a hand-built electric race car from Swiss university students shattered the 0-62mph (0-100km/h) acceleration record in a mere 0.956 seconds, outpacing the giants of the automotive world.
Conversational AI enables machines to respond in a human-like manner. These intelligent systems are designed to understand intent and context, remember user preferences, and engage in meaningful conversations.
FPGAs are reconfigurable hardware used for parallel, high-speed processing, while microcontrollers are fixed-architecture chips designed for sequential, control-oriented tasks. FPGAs offer flexibility and performance MCUs provide low power, ease of use, and cost-efficiency.
Smart lighting company Signify reports that replacing conventional street lighting with energy-efficient LEDs is an effective way to reduce energy consumption and associated emissions.
The fusion of 2D semiconductors and ferroelectric materials could lead to joint digital and analog information processing, with significant improvement in energy consumption, electronic device performance, and lead to novel functionalities.
In the dynamic landscape of retail stores, bars, clubs, and seasonal markets, the need for effective product visibility becomes even more evident. Illumination technologies are amongst the highly effective means for brand distinction and impactful visual communication.