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December 09, 2019

Metal Oxide Varistor (MOV) – Working, Application, Design Tips and Selection Guide

A Metal Oxide Varistor or MOV is the blue or orange-colored circular component that you can commonly spot on the AC Input side of any Power Supply Circuit. The Metal Oxide…

November 25, 2019

Battery Separators – Types and Importance in the Performance of Battery

The basic building blocks of the battery involve an anode, cathode, and an electrolyte. Another important part of a battery that we take for granted is the battery separator.…

November 21, 2019

How to Select a Battery for Your Next Project - Factors to consider

Batteries are the energy storage units of many devices that we come across every day; they are available in different forms, sizes, parameters, and shapes. You can commonly find…

November 13, 2019

Introduction to Motor Driver: H-Bridge Topology and Direction control

The most commonly used actuator in any electronic device/machine will be motors next to solenoids, pneumatics and hydraulics. From a simple vibration motor inside a mobile phone…

Bypass Capacitor and Decoupling Capacitor

October 23, 2019

Decoupling Capacitors and Bypass Capacitors – Working, Applications and Differences

Capacitors are one of the most used passive components. From simple amplifier circuits to complex filter circuits you can find them being used in many analog and power electronic…

October 23, 2019

Difference between Microprocessor and Microcontroller

Microcontroller and Microprocessor both terms seem similar but there is a huge difference between these two ICs. Microprocessor only have CPU in the chip like most of the Intel…

October 18, 2019

An Overview of TTL and CMOS ICs and How to Choose Between Them

It was 1958 when Jack Kilby from Texas Instruments, introduced the world’s first Integrated Circuit (IC) Chip to the electronics industry. This invention spread like wild fire…

October 14, 2019

How to Choose the Right Microcontroller for your Project

A microcontroller is a microcomputer present on a single integrated circuit. Microcontrollers are specifically designed to perform a specific operation in an embedded system, and…

October 11, 2019

An Overview of MESFET Construction, Applications and Types

The average person who dabbles in electronics might be familiar with BJTs (Bipolar Junction Transistor) and MOSFETs (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor), some more…

What is an LDO Regulator and how does it work?

October 02, 2019

What is an LDO Regulator and Important Parameters to Select an LDO

Low dropout regulator (LDO) is a simple and cost-effective voltage regulator to get a regulated output voltage from a higher input voltage. The special feature of an LDO is its…

MCX W Series Microcontrollers

MCX W: Bluetooth LE, Zigbee, and Matter over Thread multiprotocol MCUs

ECX-1637B Low-Aging Compact Crystal

The ECX-1637B is a low-aging crystal. This component is ideal for wireless and IoT applications.

EcoCable® Mini Cable

AlphaWire introduces the EcoCable Mini Cable: the smallest solution to your biggest cable problems

ACS71240 Current Sensors

The ACS71240 is designed to replace shunt resistors in applications that require small size.

InnoSwitch3-EP

InnoSwitch™3-EP family of offline CV/CC QR flyback switcher ICs feature 900 V PowiGaN™ GaN switches.

Open-Frame PSU for Audio and Video Applications

FSP open frame power supply units with many form factor and power ratings

XtremeSense™ TMR technology

Highest magnetic sensitivity, lowest power consumption, smaller size compared to Hall, AMR, and GMR

Allegro’s magnetic current sensors

Magnetic current sensors are a compelling alternative to traditional shunt-based solutions