EDN: Electronic Design Network

3D ultrasonic sensor improves robot safety Sonair’s 3D ultrasonic sensor enables 360° obstacle detection using acoustic detection and ranging (ADAR) for safe AMR navigation.

3D ultrasonic sensor improves robot safety

Sonair’s 3D ultrasonic sensor enables 360° obstacle detection using acoustic detection and ranging (ADAR) for safe AMR navigation.

Clock generator boosts GPS accuracy With a built-in MEMS resonator, SiTime’s Symphonic SiT30100 mobile clock generator replaces up to four discrete timing devices.

Clock generator boosts GPS accuracy

With a built-in MEMS resonator, SiTime’s Symphonic SiT30100 mobile clock generator replaces up to four discrete timing devices.

SiC MOSFETs reinforce system longevity Navitas Semiconductor’s latest GeneSiC MOSFETs exceed AEC-Q101 standards, extending lifetime in automotive and industrial systems.

SiC MOSFETs reinforce system longevity

Navitas Semiconductor’s latest GeneSiC MOSFETs exceed AEC-Q101 standards, extending lifetime in automotive and industrial systems.

High-power laser diode targets bio diagnostics Designed for life science applications, the PLT5 488HB_EP cyan laser diode from ams OSRAM delivers 300 mW of output power at 488 nm.

High-power laser diode targets bio diagnostics

Designed for life science applications, the PLT5 488HB_EP cyan laser diode from ams OSRAM delivers 300 mW of output power at 488 nm.

SiC JFETs enhance system reliability under stress CoolSiC JFETs from Infineon provide low conduction losses and robust turn-off behavior for solid-state protection and power distribution.

SiC JFETs enhance system reliability under stress

CoolSiC JFETs from Infineon provide low conduction losses and robust turn-off behavior for solid-state protection and power distribution.

Converting square-waves into saw-teeth Using a flying capacitor converts digital square waves into analog sawtooth waveforms, removing the need for a negative rail.

Convert digital square waves to analog sawtooth waveforms

SGS-TÜV certifies Infineon’s SEMPER NOR flash memory

UPS resurrection: Thriftiness strikes again Curiosity plus a cost-savings fixation equals a resuscitated power source. With a bonus: no electric shocks, flames or other calamities.

Fixing a faulty UPS

Revealing the infrasonic underworld cheaply, Part 2 A standard electret microphone can detect sub-audio "sounds" when some simple equalization circuitry is added.

Revealing the infrasonic underworld cheaply, Part 2

A standard electret microphone can detect sub-audio "sounds" when some simple equalization circuitry is added.

A short primer on EDA’s value in IC design The ultimate value that the EDA industry delivers to the global semiconductor industry is almost incalculable.

The Value of Electronic Design Automation (EDA)

Walmart’s onn. full HD streaming device: Still not thick, just don’t call it a stick Inconsistent generational naming only leads to confusion, and then there’s that seemingly unconventional DRAM capacity…

The disassembly of Walmart’s onn. full HD streaming device

Intel ups the advanced packaging ante with EMIB-T Embedded Multi-die Interconnect Bridge-T (EMIB-T) is a TSV-based EMIB implementation for advanced packaging.

How EMIB-T is intrinsically linked to high-speed chiplet designs

SSB generation in ham radio

Gate driver enables flexible EV inverter design The STGAP4S isolated automotive gate driver from ST connects to an external MOSFET-based push-pull buffer to scale gate current capability.

Gate driver enables flexible EV inverter design

The STGAP4S isolated automotive gate driver from ST connects to an external MOSFET-based push-pull buffer to scale gate current capability.

Why is the 2N3904 transistor still up after 60 years? Here is a closer look at why old transistors and op-amps are still up and running after decades of their launch.

Reminiscing about 60-year-old 2N3904 transistor

Nexperia shrinks Schottky footprint with CFP2-HP Sixteen planar Schottky diodes for automotive and industrial use are now available from Nexperia in compact CFP2-HP packages.

Nexperia shrinks Schottky footprint with CFP2-HP

Sixteen planar Schottky diodes for automotive and industrial use are now available from Nexperia in compact CFP2-HP packages.

SiC MOSFETs trim on-resistance and gate losses Infineon’s 750-V CoolSiC G2 MOSFETs enhance system efficiency and power density in automotive and industrial power conversion.

SiC MOSFETs trim on-resistance and gate losses

Infineon’s 750-V CoolSiC G2 MOSFETs enhance system efficiency and power density in automotive and industrial power conversion.

Rectifiers meet automotive quality standards Taiwan Semiconductor offers two series of HV rectifiers, both manufactured to AEC-Q101 standards for reliable automotive performance.

Rectifiers meet automotive quality standards

Taiwan Semiconductor offers two series of HV rectifiers, both manufactured to AEC-Q101 standards for reliable automotive performance.

EDA firms unveil product roadmap for Intel 18A node

Do you use low-side current sensing? High-side current sensing gets a lot of attention, but that doesn’t mean low-side sensing should be ignored.

Are you willing to reconsider low-side current sensing?

Data center supply and processor rail-monitoring solutions

Clearing out the data clutter Frequent Design Idea (DI) contributor, Christopher Paul, runs into a data visualization problem when working on a new personal DI project.

Confusing graphs, how many lines are too many?

Firmware development: Redefining root cause analysis with AI Here is a look at root cause analysis (RCA) challenges in firmware development and their AI-powered solutions.

AI solutions for RCA challenges in firmware development

LabVIEW gets an AI makeover with Nigel’s launch The new AI assistant will allow LabVIEW and TestStand users to analyze code, get suggestions, and ask questions.

An AI assistant for test and measurement applications

Precision programmable current sink Making a precision programmable current sink by floating the long-forgotten anode pin of the TL431 voltage regulator.

Precision programmable current sink

Making a precision programmable current sink by floating the long-forgotten anode pin of the TL431 voltage regulator.

Tell us your Tale! We welcome engineers to share their stories, solving challenges relating to a personal project, a contract, or a corporate design dilemma!

Tell us your Tale!

We welcome engineers to share their stories, solving challenges relating to a personal project, a contract, or a corporate design dilemma!

Revealing the infrasonic underworld cheaply, Part 1 A standard electret microphone can detect sub-audio "sounds" when some simple equalization circuitry is added.

Create infrasound using an electret mic, Part 1

The advent of recyclable materials for PCBs Here is an update on PCB recycling venues and their respective levels of commercial readiness.

A closer look at materials recycling in PCBs

Another simple flip ON flop OFF circuit A simple push button circuit that connects the DC rail to the load when pressed once and disconnects it when pressed a second time.

A unique push button circuit

FPGA prototyping harnessed for RISC-V processor cores Andes employs S2C’s new FPGA prototyping platform to bolster SoC designs developed around its RISC-V processor cores.

Andes picks S2C’s new FPGA prototyping platform for its RISC-V IP cores