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Enter the NXP Kit Prize Draw

July 9, 2020 Here’s your chance to win NXP’s KIT-HGDRONEK66 Drone Kit. This professional development kit provides all the components needed to build a complete carbon fibre quadcopter drone... Read Article

STSPIN32F0 – Series

June 26, 2020 Extremely integrated STM32-based system-in-package solution for driving three-phase BLDC motors We would like to introduce you to ST’s growing portfolio of STSPIN32F0 devices. Embedding a 32-bit ARM... Read Article

Enter for your chance to win a Digilent Dev Board worth over $500

June 19, 2020 To celebrate our 10 Year Anniversary this month and to thank everyone for their support over the last decade, we’ve partnered with Digilent to give away 2x Digilent development boards... Read Article

Efficient High-Power Gallium Nitride FETs from Nexperia

June 16, 2020 Whether designing a motor drive/controller for the next generation of battery-electric vehicles, or a power supply for the latest 5G telecommunication networks, Nexperia’s GaN FETs will be key... Read Article

Debug your embedded systems from the home office

June 8, 2020 Use USB Logic Analyzer and Pattern Generator to debug, visualize, and simulate signals in digital systems The quarantines are forcing an increasing number of engineers and... Read Article

Learn more about Optocoupler Design for EMI Immunity by Broadcom & EBV

May 26, 2020 Join the IEEE Webinar on 26th May, 4pm CET – Optocoupler Design for EMI Immunity Also available on demand This webinar takes a close look into... Read Article

6 use cases for adaptable technology and its impact on automotive trends

May 20, 2020 Overcome technological complexity in automotive design with Xilinx and Avnet Silica The automotive industry is a highly competitive space. In the blink of an eye, a... Read Article

Traco Power partners with oemsecrets to include real time distributor inventory on new website

May 14, 2020 Traco Power, a leading company for high quality industrial and medical DC/DC and AC/DC power conversion products and customized power solutions has launched a new, improved... Read Article

Up for a challenge? Play Mouser’s robot game

Mouser are launching their Motor Control Series with a twist on a classic arcade game! Help Matt, the Mouser Robot, find his way through the Mouser... Read Article

ON Semiconductor 48V automotive applications

April 30, 2020 The right components to meet the ambitious new standards of the automotive industry In modern car design, one of the most significant developments is the shift... Read Article

Latest Solutions from CUI & Digi-Key

April 29, 2020 VOF-C Expansion Series Power Supplies DIN Rail AC-DC Power Supplies VMS Medical AC-DC Power Supplies 60601-1-2 4th Edition EMC Medical Power Supplies 36 W Medical Desktop... Read Article

Support for Medical Designs Combating COVID-19

April 23, 2020 A number of organizations are making heroic efforts under unprecedented timelines to develop the critical and lifesaving devices essential for diagnostics and treatment of COVID-19 patients.... Read Article

Price and availability done fast and easy

April 20, 2020 Checking price and availability for every part you need just got easier Introducing Mouser’s Price & Availability Assistant. Checking price and quantities you want to order... Read Article

The RE Family of SOTB™ process-based energy harvesting embedded controllers

April 7, 2020 Realizing intelligent and battery maintenance-free IoT devices. The RE Family based on Renesas’ innovative SOTB™ process technology realizes ultra-low current consumption in both active and standby... Read Article

Go with OPTO! Watch this free Webinar about Broadcom’s Isolation Products in Electrical Chargers

March 31, 2020 Broadcom Webinar: Isolation Products for High Speed Inverters/Converters in Electrical Chargers DC fast chargers shorten charging time from hours to mere minutes. Such high-powered equipment requires... Read Article

Efficient DC Power Distribution in Data Centres

March 25, 2020 The consistent use of direct current in a data centre makes sense. Losses can be massively reduced. On the power side, the IEC has defined the... Read Article

AC/DC Power Supplies 15 – 450 W from Traco Power

Engineered to stay cool High performance, ultra-compact AC/DC power supplies with minimal heat dissipation. Available in four different mechanical packages, these high-efficiency power supplies utilize industrial grade... Read Article

Bluetooth Mesh Solutions for IoT Based Designs

Cypress Best-in-class Bluetooth Mesh Cypress’ Bluetooth Mesh Eval Kit is a multi-node platform featuring a certified Bluetooth 5 module, sensors, and multiple mesh example projects with... Read Article

Check out the newly expanded TE Connectivity Online Store!

Buy Now with PayPal The TE Store now accepts PayPal! This feature gives you a wider range of payment options and the ability to pay for... Read Article

Compact, low power microphone with IC Interface.

This high performance MEMS audio sensor from STMicroelectronics is desigined with an IC Interface and capacitive sensing element. Ideal for a number of applications such as... Read Article

Could your application benefit from wireless connectivity?

March 13, 2020 Antennas are the backbone of any wireless solution. As requirements for wireless applications in factories grow, industrial design engineers need to be versed in the different... Read Article

State-of-the-art answers to today’s embedded security challenges with OPTIGA™ Trust

March 12, 2020 Cloud services and AI are driving a wave of innovative applications. The number of devices connected to these applications is growing, presenting great opportunities – but... Read Article

RS Components Discount Codes

January 16, 2020 View all current active discounts and their terms and conditions for RS Components below RS Components UK Offer UK Exclusive Use Code WINTER15 for 15% off... Read Article

Broadband Solution for RF and Microwave Applications

October 23, 2019 Operating from a 28V rail, CG2H40xx/30xx RF Power GaN HEMTs offer high efficiency, high gain and wide bandwidth capabilities, making both transistors ideal for linear and... Read Article

Extend battery life with the 60nA quiescent current TPS62840

October 22, 2019 If you’re looking to reduce quiescent current and extend the lifetime of your system’s battery, then the TPS62840 is the device for you. At an astonishing... Read Article

The easy way to create secure IoT device connections to Amazon Web Services

October 3, 2019 Renesas Electronics’ new RX65N Cloud Kit provides a simple, application-ready platform for the development of IoT sensor devices which connect to the cloud via Amazon Web... Read Article

Streamline the signal chain in factory automation

October 2, 2019 Simplify precision measurements of ±20 mV to ±20 V FSR with the ADS125H02 – the first high-input impedance delta-sigma ADC The ADS125H02 is a ±20-V input,... Read Article

Digilent’s Analog Discovery 2 Pro Bundle

August 5, 2019 Analog Discovery 2 Pro Bundle Start verifying and testing a wide range of projects with the Analog Discovery 2. With the addition of the BNC adapter... Read Article

100mA fixed-voltage regulators are rugged and inexpensive

July 17, 2019 ON Semiconductor’s MC78L series of fixed-voltage regulators are inexpensive, easy-to-use devices suitable for a multitude of applications that require a regulated supply current of up to... Read Article

Panasonic’s EEHZ hybrid capacitors offer long lifetime at high temperature

July 1, 2019 EEHZ family available now in production volumes from Future Electronics They are an ideal choice for electronics designers who require capacitors that offer stable electrical characteristics... Read Article

Miniature vertical side-actuated detection switches ideal for safety applications

C&K’s FDSD and FDSE series are micro-mini, side-actuated detection switches suitable for applications which require vertical side detection. They are particularly useful for safety control applications,... Read Article

MicroCrystal RV-8803 – A Really Accurate RTC

June 17, 2019 RTC chips traditionally were the domain of Maxim and NXP. Switzerland-based MicroCrystal recently made quite a buzz with its RV-8803, which offers simple integration, an I2C... Read Article

Analog Devices’ LTM2887 – If a Digital Bus Needs Galvanic Isolation

June 15, 2019 In theory, digital buses are intended to connect things to one another. Sadly, one sometimes wants but a logical connection – in many cases, galvanic isolation... Read Article

AVAGO APDS-9008 or APDS-9005-020 – Keeping an Eye on Ambient Light

June 14, 2019 Recent times saw quite a bit of interest for part numbers such as the APDS-9008 or APDS-9005-020 – they are a very interesting type of ambient... Read Article

STMicroelectronics’ LIS2DH12 – Low Power Motion Sensing

June 12, 2019 Apple’s iPhone introduced gyroscopic sensors to a wider range – before that, accelerometers were not commonly found in consumer hardware. STM sells excellent parts which, however,... Read Article

Panasonic AMG8833 – FLIR for cheap

June 7, 2019 FLIR made infrared thermal sensors cool – sadly, their parts are all but cheap (and suffer from export control problems). Panasonic’s Grid-EYE family is a low-resolution... Read Article

DipTronics DTS-62R-V – Small Switch, Very Big (and Very Cheap)

June 5, 2019 When yours truly was but a lowly cadet, various US manufacturers produced (pricey but quite reliable) switches. Chinese vendors recently started to catch up – seeing... Read Article

Panasonic power choke coils for automotive and industrial applications offer high resistance to heat and vibration

June 4, 2019 Panasonic’s ETQP Series metal-composite type power choke coils offer exceptional robustness for use in harsh automotive and industrial applications. AEC-Q200 qualified, they are ideal for use... Read Article

Wuerth 970170151 – Hex Spacing Made Easy

June 1, 2019 Anyone who ever tore down a HP 8753C’s power supply during repairs has, for sure, marveled at the hex nuts HP used to keep the unit... Read Article

Microchip’s AC164164 – Google Cloud IoT with Microchip

May 29, 2019 While Microchip definitely is known for its PIC microcontrollers, the company also produces various sensors and even a WiFi module. These components are now advertised as... Read Article

Maxim’s MAX22513EVKIT – ioLink Made Easy

Field busses come dime a dozen – sadly, their relatively complex protocols hamper their deployment in small sensors and actors. The ProfiBus user consortium’s ioLink system... Read Article

ON Semiconductor’s CAT4101 – End of Life, Discontinued

Around 2010, ON Semiconductor introduced the world to the CAT4101 family of LED drivers. Sadly, the sands of time leave no one untouched – which is... Read Article

ST Microelectronics’ M41T6x Family – Keeping an Eye on Time

Providing annoying users with an accurate timekeeping function is easy as long as the real-time operating system is running – things get interesting when the RTOS... Read Article

Microchip’s 25AA256 – When Internal Flash is Not Enough

Microchip’s 25AA256 and 25LC256 SPI eeproms provide a convinient “offline” storage facility for microcontrollers with SPI interfaces – up to 256 kbits can be stowed away... Read Article

Future Electronics presents Ultra-low power Bluetooth 5.0 radio SoC

May 28, 2019 The RSL10 from ON Semiconductor is an ultra-low power Bluetooth® 5.0 radio SoC for sensor and IoT applications. Designed for applications using 1.2V or 1.5V batteries,... Read Article

LittelFuse’s 0456020.ER – A Family of High Performance Fuses

April 8, 2019 Placing through-hole parts is among the most expensive parts of the PCB assembly operation. Eliminating them should be a task in the life of every hardware... Read Article

Infineon’s IPP60R060P7XKSA1 – What Benefits Does CoolMOS Offer?

While MOSFETs show up often in OEMsecrets search trends due to various constraints when designing switching regulators, Infineon’s IPP60R060P7XKSA1 gave us a start – Mouser still... Read Article

Texas Instruments’ TPA3125D2N – Audio Amplifier Design

Audio amplifier design is an interesting and annoying task – while some made a fortune writing books on the topic, in many cases, any amplifier is... Read Article

Vishay’s CRCW-HP e3 Family & the CRCW120647R0FKEAHP

Spikes are the bane of any and every automotive design. In many cases, they kill resistors by temporary terminal overload. Vishay’s CRCW-HP e3 family, one of... Read Article

Myrra 44266 – PCB-Mountable Transformers

Even though recent failures of vintage HP test equipment have Joe Boeschert a bad name, history has all but vindicated his decision to become a pioneer... Read Article

STMicroelectronics’ VND5004B – Drive Ground-Connected Loads Without a Sweat

March 26, 2019 Be it a fan, a turbine or any other kind of inductive or resistive load – keeping an eye on safety becomes difficult if large amounts... Read Article

Texas Instruments’ LM4041 – When a Zener Just Doesn’t Cut it

March 25, 2019 Finding a good voltage reference is as difficult as asking a cigar afficionado for the perfect smoke – the answer depends on the mood and the... Read Article

Vishay’s NTCS0805E3222JMT Case Resistor

March 21, 2019 NTCs and other thermosensors traditionally come in through-hole packages. Vishays NTCS0805E3222JMT is an excellent SMD part which can be placed right next to the heat source... Read Article

Takachi’s TWN4-2-6W

March 16, 2019 A frequently repeated bit of advice by the OEMsecrets crew involves looking off the beaten path. When looking for a ready-made case for your electronic trinket... Read Article

Free Tech Start-up Infographic and 15% discount code from Farnell

March 15, 2019 Successful tech entrepreneurs share the lessons learned from starting a new business with expert contributions from Pi Supply, Matrix Labs and futurehome. Download the free infographic... Read Article

Vishay’s TNPW Family – TNPW120614K3BEEA SMD Resistor

March 14, 2019 SMD resistors are seen as a component which “just exists”. Designers are usually not willing to give the part more attention – unless one fails or... Read Article

Trinamic’s TMC429 – Control Many Stepper Motors in One Go

March 10, 2019 While controlling stepper motors – in theory – is easy, the devil hides in the details. Trinamic’s TMC428 was a total classic, which now got a... Read Article

Monitor Magnetic Fields with Honeywell’s SS411A

March 8, 2019 Switches tend to wear out as time goes by – the Hall effect provides a nice alternative to detect “presence”. Honeywell’s sensor division provides an interesting... Read Article

MEMS Microphones Deliver Enhanced Audio Quality, 62368-1 Adapters Keep Designs Ahead of Changing Regulations

March 5, 2019 Audio Solutions MEMs Microphones CUI’s MEMS microphones provide users with improved audio quality and performance in compact, low profile packages as small as 2.75 mm x... Read Article

NXP’s PCF85063TP1Z – Providing Electronic Equipment with an Accurate Sense of Time

March 4, 2019 Providing electronic equipment with an accurate sense of time has always been an interesting challenge – more than one company dedicates its existence to this job.... Read Article

STMicroelectronics’ P0102BL – Ultra-Low Current Thyristors Make Switching Easy

March 2, 2019 Thyristors are usually associated with high-power designs. In some cases, however, a thyristor also is well suited to an application where low power consumption is needed... Read Article

On Semiconductor’s LM324DR2G

February 27, 2019 When the LM324 opamp showed up in our oemsecrets search trends, more than one engineer in our team was shocked – the 324 is one of... Read Article

Texas Instruments’ ISO7420, ISO7420M and ISO7421 – Three Against Galvanic Connection

February 24, 2019 Optocouplers should be well-known to most engineers. Texas Instruments ISO7420, ISO7420M and ISO7421 are a nice alternative for digital signals. They are optimized for digital signals... Read Article

White Paper 48VDC

February 22, 2019 The Voltage rises The idea of a higher vehicle electrical system voltage in automobiles is not new. As early as the 1990s, a 42V consortium was... Read Article

Analog Devices’ HMC1121 – amplify 5.5 to 8.5GhZ signals effortlessly

February 19, 2019 Building simple Opamp-based amplifiers is not a big issue – as frequencies get higher, things start to become hairy. Analog Devices offers a dedicated amplifier for... Read Article

Detect Reflective Surfaces with a GP2S700HCP from Sharp Corporation

February 16, 2019 Finding out whether things are nearby is a classic engineering problem – OEMSecrets already introduced you to a wide range of possibilities. Now, Sharp sends a... Read Article

Cypress’ FM25V20A – RAM’s speed, Flash’s robustness

February 12, 2019 After Maxim bought Dallas Semiconductor, their once-ubiquituous battery-backed SRAM chips became more and more expensive. Cypress – mainly known for its PSoC microcontrollers – offers an... Read Article

On Semiconductor’s – ESD8472MUT5G – ESD protection without the price

February 8, 2019 Keeping ESD out is best accomplished by protection diodes – sadly, many of not most of them have high capacities which cause problems with fast signals.... Read Article

Vishay’s ES1B-E3/61T – A Rectifier Diode for High Frequency Applications

February 5, 2019 Exploding Rectifier Diodes ranks high among the questions found in forms related to restoring test equipment. Vishay’s diode family, made up of the ES1A, ES1B, ES1C... Read Article

TE Connectivity ATUM-12/4-0-STK – Heat-Shrink Tubing for Sticky Situations

February 2, 2019 TE Connectivity ATUM-12/4-0-STK – heat-shrink tubing for “sticky” situationsHeat shrink tubing usually has very limited contraction rates, which makes covering connector and cable in one piece... Read Article

Heightening the Security of IoT Networks

January 3, 2019 Heightening the Security of IoT Networks IoT is in danger of being a victim of its own success — the more pervasive it becomes, and the... Read Article

Design Products That Meet Their Intended Requirements

December 13, 2018 Practical steps in design verification using a DAQ data logger Design verification plays a crucial role in the product development life cycle. Ensuring products are designed... Read Article

5-146281-2 – Pin Headers for Arduinos and Breadboards

December 11, 2018 Small companies usually lack the dedicated engineering Small companies usually lack the dedicated engineering facilities required for prototyping parts with extremely fine pitch – getting BGA... Read Article

TT Electronics ULW3-100RJA1 – A Resistor Which Doubles as a Fuse

In many cases, a resistor is found in series with a fuse. If an assembly is intended to be factory-maintained only, fusible resistors let you eliminate... Read Article

LM2653MTC-ADJ from Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments offers engineers a set of switching regulator evergreens which combine high efficiency with simple PCB layouts. The highly efficient LM2653, first introduced in 1999,... Read Article

M24xxx Series – Cheap Memory for Microcontrollers

December 10, 2018 Cheap memory for microcontrollers No matter how large your microcontroller’s memory might be – in practice, you will always need just a little bit more. In... Read Article

BlueNRG-1 bluetooth without hassle

Designing and impendance matching RF-related circuitry is an art of its own. STMicroelectronics’s SPBTLE-1S combines a Bluetooth 4.2 radio module with a Cortex-M0 processor intended to... Read Article

Texas Instruments’ OPA333 & OPA2333

November 7, 2018 TI’s micro-power OPA333x opamp goes where few opamps have gone before No matter how advanced your digital circuitry is: sometimes, you need an OpAmp. Technology improvements... Read Article

Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52840-dk

Nordic Semiconductor evaluation kits for cheap Nordic semiconductor is the king of the wireless hill. Their chips support a variety of protocols used in the internet... Read Article

Laird DA1206C121R-10 Ferrite bead networks

November 6, 2018 Ferrite bead networks – it takes multiple beads to tango Ferrite beads come in groups – if your circuit needs one, it usually doesn‘t take long... Read Article

NXP PCF2127 – Lord of the Time

Lord of the time Adding real time clock information to microcontroller driven systems is problematic. As time goes by, small errors in computing routines add up.... Read Article

Accelerate machine learning with the Xilinx ALVEO A-U200-P64G-PQ-G

Bitcoin mining experienced a severe acceleration with the introduction of dedicated accelerator ICs, most of which achieved effiency ratings miles above normal GPUs. Xilinx now introduces... Read Article

NXP i.MX 8M family of applications processors

October 30, 2018 Outstanding audio, voice and video processing The i.MX 8M family of applications processors based on Arm® Cortex®-A53 and Cortex-M4 cores provide industry-leading audio, voice and video... Read Article

Short on MLCCs? Choose Panasonic Polymer Series!

October 29, 2018 Panasonic has expanded the CS, CT, and CX SP-Cap series to include higher voltage caps with range up to 35V. The newest additions to the SP-Cap... Read Article

Newark element14’s Expanded Inventory

October 22, 2018 Newark element14 has expanded their inventory of cables, cable assemblies, and single wire products! With items from the industry’s top suppliers in stock and ready to... Read Article

Arduino – the Journey Continues

October 15, 2018 The Arduino platform is responsible for making embedded microcontroller development accessible to all. Take a look at the Arduino's evolution and review some of the most recent additions to the Arduino ecosystem of open source hardware. Read Article

NXP’s MMA8451QR1

October 10, 2018 Accelerometer ahoi! Process computer designs usually start out with an accelerometer. As reliability problems creep in, making the switch to a more “professional” solution is beneficial.... Read Article

Texas Instruments’ PGA20 x series

One, Two, Gain! Test equipment and sensors both profit from amplifiers which change their gain on the fly. One of Texas Instruments evergreens recently saw quite... Read Article

Using NXP’s NXQ1TXH5 Qi Charging Circuit

QIck charging Adding wireless charging to furniture and other consumer goods is a nice way to add some oomph to an otherwise boring product. NXP’s NXQ1TXH5... Read Article

BAV99 and BAS16 – Smart Diodes

Two-terminal diodes are among the best-known components in electrical engineering: electronics 101 cannot be passed without them – BAV99 and BAS16. Combining multiple diodes reduces part... Read Article

AD9833 from Analog Devices

Waveform-a-gogo! While arbitrary waveform generators are among the most helpful tools in the laboratory, they tend to spend most of their time outputting sines, triangles, and... Read Article

Infineon CoolSET™ – Embedded Power in Home Applications

September 20, 2018 5th Generation CoolSET™ – high efficiency, integrated power stage IC Infineon’s CoolSET™ offer high performance with the integration of latest 700/800V CoolMOS™ P7 power MOSFETs and... Read Article

Win A Red Pitaya Starter Kit with 8-Bit Channel Logic Analyser Pro Add-On

September 11, 2018 Podcast: Building Better HMIs Looks at the progression of human machine interfaces (HMIs) and what needs to be done to address the demands of next generation... Read Article

Analog Devices’ AD215

September 6, 2018 Isolated amplifier Galvanic insulation is God‘s gift to man – whether optocoupler or light waveguide line, being able to transfer things without creating a physical connection... Read Article

Diodes Incorporated’s APX803S-31SA-7 helping you with Voltage Trips

Voltage gatekeeper Vdd brownouts are among the most common antipodes of micro-controller design – they are especially annoying, as their presence is not easy to detect.... Read Article

Panasonic’s popular EXB-28V470JX

It takes two to tango! Be it pull-up resistors, pull-down resistors or just any other thing – many, if not most PCB designs come with a... Read Article

Littelfuse’s RUEF300 Fuse

A fuse which never blows Surface-mount fuses do a good job at protecting components from burning up – sadly, exchanging them is not a simple task... Read Article

Wurth’s 150353 LED Family

LED, meet Plant One of the issues making underground real estate unpopular with engineers is the lack of the ability to grow plants. Artificial lighting has... Read Article

Infineon IRLML5203PBF and Cree C3M0065090J

August 7, 2018 MOSFET Raising In the age of the IC, transistors usually are not considered particularily interesting. However, some MOSFETs stand in the center of attention – let... Read Article

USB3145-30-1-A and DT13-08PA – Through-Hole Connectors

Through-Hole Connectors Going Strong SMD inductors are a common culprit for TMI failures – if a HP 34401A croaks, checking input coils is a great idea.... Read Article

MicroSemi AS73211 Precision Colour Sensor

Precision colour sensing made easy Austrian MicroSemi recently divested itself of its transceiver portfolio, leaving standards such as AS-I stranded. Sensors were selected as the new... Read Article

Analog Devices’ LT4412B and LTC4412

A Very Brainy Diode Jack Ganssle, publisher of the legendary EmbeddedMuse newsletter, once stated that the embedded space is ideal as things permanently improve. When looking... Read Article

Weidmüller 1469530000 and TMR 1212

To build or to buy? Power supply design has always been a bit of a topic – long-term followers of the OEMsecrets article series know that... Read Article

Avnet & TE: Helping startups get their ideas to market

July 31, 2018 How an IoT startup got its smart parcel-tracking solution to market in under 3 years Hanhaa is a small London-based IoT startup with a big mission:... Read Article

Oscilloscope innovation. Measurement confidence

July 17, 2018 Rohde & Schwarz is again expanding its oscilloscope portfolio with the launch of the R&S®RTC1000, R&S®RTM3000 and R&S®RTA4000 series oscilloscopes. With this market introduction Rohde &... Read Article

TPS7B68 – Watchdog Meets LDO

July 9, 2018 Power supply problems and software lockups are amongst the most common issues Power supply problems and software lockups are amongst the most common issues plaguing embedded... Read Article

STM8S903K3T6C 8Bit Microcontroller from STMicroelectronics

If an 8bit microcontroller is needed If an 8bit microcontroller is needed, Microchip normally comes up first. STMicroelectronics, a company more commonly associated with 32-bit processors,... Read Article

PSSI2021SAY – Current Source IC by Nexperia

Current sources can be considered the outcast of the voltage source Current sources can be considered the outcast of the voltage source. They are a part... Read Article

Analog Devices’ AD534 Series

Digital to analog converters usually come with one or two channels Digital to analog converters usually come with one or two channels. Sadly, analog output needs... Read Article

A Spike’s Mortal Enemy

Disturbances of the power supply are common Disturbances of the power supply are common – in the automotive space just as much as in classic AC... Read Article

ASEM-Series by ABRACON

June 22, 2018 Small, fast and stable Generating a stable clock is far from easy: while current microcontrollers usually have some kind of embedded clock source, accuracy requires external... Read Article

S25FL128SAGBHI200 – Cypress Flash Chips

Capacitor prices – all hands on deck, brace for impact! MLCC capacitor troubles are real: since Murata decided to exit the market, prices go up. A... Read Article

RS485 Driver

RS485 sounds like just another serial protocol RS485 sounds like just another serial protocol which no one really uses anymore. Sadly, this cannot be further from... Read Article

SMBJ5342B-TP – SMBJ Diode

Resilient attenuator on the cheap When adjusting voltage levels for process computers, accuracy is not always important: in many cases, good isolation from the incoming high... Read Article

LCB710 – A nerd’s dream

June 21, 2018 Controlling a large current with a small one without a physical connection Controlling a large current with a small one without a physical connection, traditionally leads... Read Article

IRPS5401MTRPBF – SMD Coils – Yes, No or Maybe?

June 8, 2018 Old hands are not necessarily warm towards the idea of surface-mount in general Old hands are not necessarily warm towards the idea of surface-mount in general;... Read Article

0430450200 – Quo Vadis, Connector Industry?

May 4, 2018 Whilst boring to most electrical engineers, connectors manage to gain significant interest in our search queries Whilst boring to most electrical engineers, connectors manage to gain... Read Article

NRF51 – To Spend or Not to Spend…

May 3, 2018 Some years ago, development kits were expensive by definition Some years ago, development kits were expensive by definition. As the “maker revolution” redistributed electronics development into... Read Article

Using Murata’s PKMCS0909E4000-R1 to Create Sounds

May 2, 2018 Adding sound to a product can be useful in many cases Adding sound to a product can be useful in many cases; in addition to checking... Read Article

Microchip’s MCP1640 | Super-Effective Battery Power

May 1, 2018 Super-effective battery power Designers working on line-powered systems are in luck; whilst wasting power is always bad, a few mA of waste don’t really matter. When... Read Article

Allegro’s ACS723 Sensor Provides a Low Resistance of Just 0.65 Milliohms

April 27, 2018 Measuring currents is one of the oldest tasks of metrology Measuring currents is one of the oldest tasks of metrology. The knee jerk reaction involves adding... Read Article

Texas Instruments’ BQ40Z50 Alternative

April 26, 2018 Many moons ago, creating a battery for a mobile device was simple. You grabbed a few nickel cadmium cells, trickle charged them and you were sorted.... Read Article

GRT188R60J226ME13D & VJ0805G226MXYTW1BC – The Benefits of MLCC Capacitors Part II

April 5, 2018 As discussed last week, MLCC capacitors will provide a variety of benefits to designers willing to use them As discussed last week, MLCC capacitors will provide... Read Article

RNU1A100MDS1 – The Benefits of MLCC Capacitors Part I

April 4, 2018 Recently, relatively low-priced MLCC capacitors have taken the lead in terms of search interest – let us tell you what this means for your daily work... Read Article

Raspberry Pi 3B+ – Wireless Freedom for the Pi-ple

April 2, 2018 When the Raspberry Pi Foundation introduced the Raspberry Pi Three, many a developer was fascinated by the integrated Wi-Fi module. Sadly, practical performance was not quite... Read Article

Amper Tradeshow Fair

April 1, 2018 Whilst the Nuremberg-based Embedded World celebrates its birthday While the Nuremberg-based Embedded World celebrates its birthday, the Czech Amper tradeshow is in the 26th year of... Read Article

Power to the Pii-ple

March 26, 2018 The third revision of the Raspberry Pi can best be summed up by the old adage of more of the same. A faster processor and Power... Read Article

ST’s VL53L1CXV0FY/1 ST Distance

March 19, 2018 Measure distance with ST’s VL53L1X distance sensor Creating “color” images is not new. Microsoft’s Kinect sensor introduced developers to getting spatial information: a trick which STM... Read Article

TLV7011 Series Comparator from Texas Instruments

March 12, 2018 Digital is not everything: in real life, one sometimes needs a comparator. Texas Instruments recently-introduced TLV70x1 series provide a cheap and space-conscious solution for this problem.... Read Article