As challenging as today’s reality can be, there’s no going back to the “good old days” when functional blocks had ...

Instead of focusing on sensor readings at specific points, their magnetoreceptor captures electrical resistance information ...

Mechanical latching relays incorporate internal locks or gears that hold the relay contacts in place after switching. A ...

Here is how engineers can design digital input modules with a parallel interface using industrial serialized digital inputs.

ATS is a piece of hardware that automatically shifts the electrical load from primary power supply to a backup or standby ...

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When light strikes the photodiode’s active region, current flows from cathode to anode. Ideally, this entire photocurrent ...

Editor’s note: Recently, Tamara Schmitz and Mike Wong of Intersil Corp authored a three-part series in Planet Analog on the basics of bypass capacitors, entitled “Choosing and Using Bypass Capacitors.

Hot swap lets you insert and remove components from a host system without removing power. Since they can reduce down-time, simplify system repair, and allow for system upgrade, hot-swap products are ...

Probably no single issue faces more high-speed signal path designers (and supplier support teams) than the risk of instability in higher speed op amps and fully differential amplifiers (FDA).