The Quad Flat No-leads (QFN) package is a type of surface-mount technology (SMT) in the electronics industry known for its compact size and high performance. This comprehensive guide explores its benefits (high performance), applications (mobile devices), and challenges (assembly, soldering).
PCB Trace Width Calculator
Glossary of Semiconductors Terms
The Quad Flat No-leads (QFN) package is a type of surface-mount technology (SMT) in the electronics industry known for its compact size and high performance. This comprehensive guide explores its benefits (high performance), applications (mobile devices), and challenges (assembly, soldering).
EPFL physicists propose a novel way to create photoconductive circuits, where the circuit is directly patterned onto a glass surface with femtosecond laser light. The new technology may one day be useful for harvesting energy, while remaining transparent to light and using a single material.
At recent 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Sony and Honda revealed their first electric vehicle prototype, which is equipped with 45 cameras and sensors, as well as Electric Rearview Mirrors.
Semiconductors are the building blocks of modern electronics, powering everything from smartphones to satellites. This in-depth guide provides a comprehensive understanding of semiconductors' engineering principles and applications, delving into their fundamental concepts, materials, devices, manufacturing processes, and their impact on today's technology landscape.
38 minutes read.
14 minutes read.
18 minutes read.
22 minutes read.
19 minutes read.
Semiconductors
Nordic Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in wireless technology that powers the IoT.
181 Posts
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.
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.
Every electronic design begins with abstraction.
How engineers measure jitter, crosstalk, impedance, eye margin, and BER for reliable PCB designs
Every embedded design needs a clock, but not every clock needs the same source. This guide compares bare quartz crystals against packaged crystal oscillators, including TCXO, OCXO, VCXO, and MEMS variants, to help engineers pick the right timing component.
The Quad Flat No-leads (QFN) package is a type of surface-mount technology (SMT) in the electronics industry known for its compact size and high performance. This comprehensive guide explores its benefits (high performance), applications (mobile devices), and challenges (assembly, soldering).
EPFL physicists propose a novel way to create photoconductive circuits, where the circuit is directly patterned onto a glass surface with femtosecond laser light. The new technology may one day be useful for harvesting energy, while remaining transparent to light and using a single material.
At recent 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Sony and Honda revealed their first electric vehicle prototype, which is equipped with 45 cameras and sensors, as well as Electric Rearview Mirrors.
3 minutes read
Empowering AI-driven Industrial Automation with the OKdo DEBIX Model B in Extreme Conditions
In the world of printed electronics, surface energy often comes up around the interactions of materials, specifically when we’re printing conductive inks onto various surfaces (substrates).
7 minutes read
The COVID-19 pandemic and advancements in sensor technology have led to the widespread adoption of wearable health monitoring devices, particularly for telemedicine, to facilitate remote patient monitoring.
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a sensor that utilises energy from sound waves to control electronic devices. This could one day save millions of batteries.
3 minutes read
Since the electrodes of the capacitor are insulated, the resistance value is theoretically infinite. However, the actual capacitor has a finite resistance value because a small amount of current flows between the insulated electrodes.
3 minutes read
Theory becomes reality when Rutgers–New Brunswick scientists help develop process for twisting materials in ways never thought possible
3 minutes read
Emerging technologies such as Voltera’s electronics printing solutions are making electronics design and prototyping more accessible and creating unprecedented opportunities for innovation.
Princeton researchers have created an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to predict the behavior of crystalline materials, a key step in advancing technologies like batteries and semiconductors.
4 minutes read
This week Parker and Stephen welcome Kent Johnson to the show to discuss ethics in engineering. It’s a topic that has been alluded to throughout Circuit Break, but this is the first time Parker and Stephen have delved into it with a real expert on the matter.
3 minutes read
The world of PCB connectors is diverse and expansive, catering to various applications in the field of electronics. In this article, we’ll dive and explore from the basics of board-to-board and wire-to-board connector types, to specialty connectors designed for specific use cases.
As the world of business continues to shift and evolve, one of the most important factors for success is asset tracking. It involves keeping track of valuable company assets to optimize their usage, prevent loss, and ensure that they are properly maintained.
3 minutes read
The findings could help engineers methodically find the best molecules to increase the lifespan of perovskite solar cells, rather than relying on time-consuming trial and error.
4 minutes read
