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Polymer, tantalum, and other MLCC alternatives are giving engineers more design options to balance electrical performance, validation needs, lifecycle risk, and sourcing flexibility.
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Polymer, tantalum, and other MLCC alternatives are giving engineers more design options to balance electrical performance, validation needs, lifecycle risk, and sourcing flexibility.
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This article examines microcontroller vs microprocessor architectures at the system level, explaining how their hardware resources, boot requirements, software stacks, and application demands differ.
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A shunt resistor turns a current you cannot measure directly into a small voltage you can. This guide covers how shunt resistors work, how to size one, why manganin dominates precision designs, and where real measurement errors come from.
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Exploring the shift to additive digital printing in modern electronics fabrication.
This article explains the ESP8266 pinout, covering GPIO mapping, boot-strapping pins, safe-to-use pins, flash connections, ADC limits, deep-sleep functions, and NodeMCU and D1 mini pin labels.
Learn how a Hall Effect Current Sensor works, including principles, topologies, specifications, comparisons and engineering applications.
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Controlled impedance is the control of PCB trace impedance within specified tolerances. This article covers microstrip and stripline designs, IPC-2141A formulas, stackup selection, impedance tolerances, routing practices, and TDR testing for signal integrity.
Exploring the shift to additive digital printing in modern electronics fabrication.
A PCB design can be electrically correct, pass every design rule check and perform exactly as expected on an engineer's screen - and still cause significant problems when it reaches manufacturing.
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Polymer, tantalum, and other MLCC alternatives are giving engineers more design options to balance electrical performance, validation needs, lifecycle risk, and sourcing flexibility.
This article examines microcontroller vs microprocessor architectures at the system level, explaining how their hardware resources, boot requirements, software stacks, and application demands differ.
A shunt resistor turns a current you cannot measure directly into a small voltage you can. This guide covers how shunt resistors work, how to size one, why manganin dominates precision designs, and where real measurement errors come from.
The Allegro MicroSystems ACS37035 AEC-Q100 1MHz Hall-Effect Current Sensor is an isolated current sensor designed for high-frequency current measurement in power conversion and automotive applications.
VCXO (voltage-controlled crystal oscillator) is a precision timing device that enables fine frequency control. This article explains how VCXOs work, their tuning range, Kv, key specifications, circuit design, applications, alternatives, and how to select the right device.
This article explains the ESP32 pinout, including GPIO, ADC, DAC, PWM, UART, SPI, and I2C pins; safe and reserved GPIOs; strapping pins; board differences; power limits; and practical design considerations.
Electronics innovation demands seamless collaboration across disciplines. Siemens empowers teams to break down silos and accelerate product success.
EPFL engineers have designed acoustic cavities that convert sound waves into thrust, propelling small robots and ultralight aerial vehicles without on-board actuators or electronics.
An OCXO maintains its quartz crystal at a controlled temperature for exceptional frequency stability. This guide covers OCXO design for timing engineers, including oven systems, temperature-control loops, crystal selection, specifications, variants, applications, and emerging trends.
A phase-locked loop keeps one oscillator locked to another. This guide covers the building blocks and the loop dynamics for a stable design.
This article explains the ESP8266 pinout, covering GPIO mapping, boot-strapping pins, safe-to-use pins, flash connections, ADC limits, deep-sleep functions, and NodeMCU and D1 mini pin labels.
Learn how strain gauges work, their types, Wheatstone bridge circuits, and how to select and install the right one for your application.
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Arduino Mega 2560 pinout guide: 54 digital pins, 16 analog inputs, 4 UARTs, the PWM timer map, ATmega2560 port mapping, and current limits.
The LM358 is a dual operational amplifier that runs from a single power supply and senses all the way down to ground. This guide covers the pinout, specs that actually constrain your design, the output stage behaviour that catches engineers out, and worked circuit examples.
