This guide is written for engineers and technical teams building connected devices who need clear, field-ready guidance without getting lost in standards documentation.
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Filled vias are via holes that are completely filled and closed with conductive or non-conductive material or copper plating. The filled via is one of the many realizations of PCB via covering, specified by industry standards. This article covers the definition, benefits, processes, applications, and challenges of filled vias.
Railways are more energy-efficient than other modes of passenger transportation, with CO₂ emissions per ton-kilometer roughly one-seventh those of passenger cars. The difference is more pronounced over long distances, and high-speed railway networks contribute substantially to energy savings in transport infrastructure.
Robotic assembly lines have revolutionized production processes, enabling manufacturers to achieve high levels of efficiency, productivity, and quality.
An instrumentation amplifier is a precision differential amplifier designed to amplify small voltage differences. This guide explains the three-op-amp architecture, and how to choose between INA128, AD620, LT1167, and a standard difference amplifier for sensor front-ends.
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Learn how a Hall Effect Current Sensor works, including principles, topologies, specifications, comparisons and engineering applications.
A guide covering the full radio-frequency design workflow, starting from setting specifications and choosing topologies to matching, simulation, layout, and verification, to help antenna engineers.
This article presents a detailed technical exploration of SiC MOSFET devices, covering material physics, device structure, switching behavior, and practical design considerations for high-efficiency power electronics systems.
This article is a comprehensive technical guide to relay wiring diagrams, covering 4-pin and 5-pin configurations, working principles, safety practices, standards, and advanced relay applications in modern systems.
Ultra-efficient chip design enables extremely strong cryptography algorithms to run on energy-constrained edge devices.
Researchers at ETH Zurich have now developed chip technology that enables verification of the authenticity of sensor data, including images or videos.
The integrated design achieves accurate micro gas chromatography and can help reduce the cost of monitoring chemical synthesis, natural gas pipelines or at-home air quality.
Hybrid bonding provides the adhesive free, copper to copper interconnects that are driving cutting edge 3D chip stacking. This article explains the theory, process, benefits, challenges, applications, and emerging trends of hybrid bonding for engineers.
Filled vias are via holes that are completely filled and closed with conductive or non-conductive material or copper plating. The filled via is one of the many realizations of PCB via covering, specified by industry standards. This article covers the definition, benefits, processes, applications, and challenges of filled vias.
Railways are more energy-efficient than other modes of passenger transportation, with CO₂ emissions per ton-kilometer roughly one-seventh those of passenger cars. The difference is more pronounced over long distances, and high-speed railway networks contribute substantially to energy savings in transport infrastructure.
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Robotic assembly lines have revolutionized production processes, enabling manufacturers to achieve high levels of efficiency, productivity, and quality.
A cold solder joint is a defect caused by improper melting of solder to bond PCB electronic components. This defect can impact the functionality of a PCB assembly, and so must be carefully avoided.
Known as COWVR and TEMPEST, the duo is demonstrating that smaller, less expensive science instruments can play an important role in weather forecasting.
Researchers have developed new technology that could usher in the "next-generation" of thinner, higher-resolution and more energy efficient screens and electronic devices.
What makes via in pad different from traditional vias? Find out in this short blog.
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Testing PCBs involves using various methods and tools to ensure that all the individual elements of a PCB perform optimally, making up a high-quality PCB assembly. This article delves into the methods, procedures, and requirements of PCB testing.
Using green light and a double-layered cell, PhD researcher Riccardo Ollearo has come up with a photodiode that has sensitivity that many can only dream of.
EPFL researchers have come up with a new approach to electronics that involves engineering metastructures at the sub-wavelength scale. It could launch the next generation of ultra-fast devices for exchanging massive amounts of data, with applications in 6G communications and beyond.
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Without data, the IoT would be useless. The electromechanical and electronic sensors used to collect information are just as important to the IoT’s digital brains as sight, smell, hearing, and touch are to human organic ones.
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Event planners should shift away from gas generators and towards clean, off-grid energy sources like solar to power their outdoor events. In this blog we’ll look at an alternative to gas generators, why it can be difficult to adopt, and how Capacitech makes this adoption easier and more affordable.
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The sensor sends out its location as it moves through the GI tract, revealing where slowdowns in digestion may occur.
Article #7 of Innovations in Electric and Autonomous Vehicles Series: As electric vehicles (EVs) gain traction, challenges surrounding noise cancellation are dramatically changing, and the desire to reduce the weight of EVs is driving engineers toward active noise-cancellation solutions.
Article #5 of Innovations in Electric and Autonomous Vehicles Series: EV batteries and chargers evolve, and as traditional auto sales dropped, EV sales continued to rise over the past years. What will this mean for investors and consumers? Where is the tech taking us and what stands in the way?
