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.
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.
Source transformation is the method of converting a voltage source with series resistance into an equivalent current source with parallel resistance (and vice versa). This guide explains the theory, math, circuit examples, and practical applications for modern digital and hardware engineers.
Resistors are the quiet regulators of electronic circuits. They shape current, set voltages, bias transistors, protect components, and stabilize signals. This article breaks down the physics of resistance, explores modern resistor technologies, and offers practical guidance.
Many beginners may be confused about the Solder Mask Layer and Paste Mask Layer because they share some similarities. In this article, we will introduce the differences between solder masks and paste masks, enabling beginners to gain a better understanding.
Ground is the reference point that makes voltage meaningful and the return path that allows current to flow. This article explains what is ground in a circuit, discusses different types of grounds, and shows how to implement effective grounding strategies
Capacitors in parallel are ubiquitous in digital and analog hardware. When used properly, they increase capacitance, reduce unwanted impedance and noise, and improve power integrity across a broad frequency range.
This technical article explains how a transistor as a switch operates. It covers theoretical foundations, bipolar and MOSFET operating regions, practical design calculations, and real world applications.
A team of researchers from ITMO University, Tel Aviv University, and University of Aveiro have come up with a new way to improve the mechanical properties of spider webs.
Trying to keep up with the ever-shrinking requirements of consumer electronics? Looking to cut every milligram of fuel-wasting weight in automotive and aerospace? The design options printed electronics offer go far beyond what can be achieved with the rigid PCBs of the past.
This blog post dives deep into the essentials of thermal management in PCB design, covering key techniques like PCB thermal vias design, PCB heatsink selection, thermal simulation for PCBs, PCB material thermal conductivity, and high power PCB thermal design.
Knowing what each multimeter symbol means is essential for digital design engineers, hardware engineers, and electronics students. This guide explains the theory behind common symbols, demonstrates their practical application, and highlights key safety considerations.
Discover what is a series circuit, its principles, advantages, and applications in engineering, with real-life examples, formulas, and practical insights for accurate circuit analysis!
A comprehensive technical comparison of low-pass and high-pass filters, covering how each works, practical circuit implementations, and when to use them in electronics and signal processing.
Explore how Direct Ink Writing (DIW) and Voltera's NOVA system are revolutionizing electronics prototyping—enabling flexible, stretchable, and large-area electronics for next-gen applications in healthcare, consumer tech, and automotive industries.
Researchers at ITMO University have developed a new photoluminescence amplification method for silicon. The metasurface designed by the physicists can enhance silicon's ability to absorb and emit light by 10,000 times – at a record-low volume of the material.
Researchers from ITMO's School of Physics and Engineering have developed optical labels made with gold and silicon. This solution will find its applications in the authentication of optical chips, sensors, and other microelectronics.
Achieving the right soldering temperature is crucial for strong, reliable solder joints in electronics. This article explores soldering temperatures – from alloy melting points and heat transfer principles to real-world guidelines for hand soldering and reflow processes