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

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

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

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

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

A software suite powering oscillators and clocks claims higher time synchronization accuracy than quartz-based solutions.

Planet Analog provides an online community for semiconductor and system designers/engineers interested in advancing analog design techniques.

The 50-ohm impedance is standard in RF design, but 75 ohms is also used, so it’s important to understand the attributes of each.

The remote variable resistor functions as a voltage-controlled resistor whose resistance changes based on an applied voltage.

Most high-speed Voltage Feedback Amplifier (VFA) product developments have focused on the unity gain stable type, with far fewer offerings in decompensated VFAs. Those seem to come with more ...

The availability of a fixed high-frequency source with ultra-low noise is key for achieving gains from PLL down-conversion approach.

Most operational amplifiers (op amps) have input and output electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection diodes, as shown in Figure 1. These diodes are designed for protection from ESD damage during ...