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The Future of Biomedical Signal Analysis Technology

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2016/09/26
in CC Blog, Tech The Future

Biomedical signals obtained from the human body can be beneficial in a variety of scenarios in a healthcare setting. For example, physicians can use the noninvasive sensing, recording, and processing of a heart’s electrical activity in the form of electrocardiograms … Continue reading →

SuperFET III Family of 650-V N-channel MOSFETs

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2016/09/26
in CC Blog, Product News

Fairchild Semiconductor recently introduced the SuperFET III family of 650-V N-channel MOSFETs, which are well suited for telecom equipment, electric vehicle (EV) chargers, solar products, and more. The SuperFET III MOSFET family combines reliability, low EMI, high efficiency, and superior … Continue reading →

40-VIN, 2.1-A Rail-to-Rail LDO+ Available in High-Temperature, 150°C H-Grade in TSSOP Package

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2016/09/26
in CC Blog, Product News

Linear Technology Corp. recently unveiled a new higher temperature “H-grade” version of the LT3086 in the TSSOP package. The 40-V, 2.1-A low dropout linear regulator (LDO) includes current monitoring with externally settable current limit and temperature monitoring with external control of … Continue reading →

Isolated FET Driver for Industrial Relay Replacement Applications

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2016/09/26
in CC Blog, Product News

Silicon Labs recently introduced a new CMOS-based isolated field effect transistor (FET) driver family for industrial and automotive applications. The family enables you to use your preferred application-specific, high-volume FETs to replace old electromechanical relays (EMRs) and optocoupler-based, solid-state relays … Continue reading →

ON Semiconductor Acquires Fairchild Semiconductor

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2016/09/26
in CC Blog, Product News

ON Semiconductor recently acquired Fairchild Semiconductor for $2.4 billion. Fairchild develops semiconductor solutions for mobile and power designs. “The acquisition of Fairchild is a transformative step in our quest to become the premier supplier of power management and analog semiconductor solutions … Continue reading →

Boldport Club: Behind the Scenes

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2016/09/20
in CC Blog, Interviews

We first met London-based engineer Saar Drimer in December 2015. At that time, his was running Boldport—a hardware and prototyping consultancy that specializes in circuit boards—from a workspace was in one of the characteristic arches underneath London Bridge Station. A lot … Continue reading →

Ultra-Compact Bluetooth 4.2 + NFC Module

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2016/09/20
in CC Blog, Product News

Rigado’s new BMD-350 Bluetooth 4.2 + NFC module is intended for use in Internet of Things (IoT) applications. With 8.6 × 6.4 × 1.5 mm footprint and based on the Nordic Semiconductors nRF52 series SoC, the BMD-350 gives IoT innovators … Continue reading →

IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM Supports IoT-Targeted MCUs

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2016/09/20
in CC Blog, Product News

IAR Systems recently announced that IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM now supports microcontrollers based on ARM Cortex-M3/M4 and ARM Cortex-A15 that are targeted for connectivity and the Internet of Things (IoT). IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM is a complete C/C++ compiler … Continue reading →

IEEE 802.3bt PD Controller

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2016/09/20
in CC Blog, Product News

Linear Technology Corp. recently introduced the LT4295IEEE 802.3bt powered device (PD) interface controller for applications that require up to 71 W. The next Power over Ethernet (PoE) standard—IEEE 802.3bt—enables manufacturers to go beyond the 25.5 W allocated by the 2009 … Continue reading →

Tips for Predicting Product Reliability

by Circuit Cellar Staff on 2016/09/13
in CC Blog

British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) once uttered: “There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.” I don’t say statistics lie, but not everything presented to us as a result of statistical analysis is necessarily true. Statistics are instrumental for investigation … Continue reading →

September Schematic Challenge (Sponsor: Technologic Sysetms)

Can you spot the error in this month's schematic challenge (sponsored by Technologic Systems)? This your chance to put your technical skills to test. Find… ∞

September Code Challenge (Sponsor: Programming Research)

Ready to put your programming skills to the test? Take the new Electrical Engineering Challenge (sponsored by Programming Research). Find the error in the code for… ∞

August Code Challenge (Sponsor: Programming Research)

Ready to put your programming skills to the test? Take the new Electrical Engineering Challenge (sponsored by Programming Research). Find the error in the code for… ∞

August Schematic Challenge (Sponsor: Technologic Sysetms)

Can you spot the error in this month's schematic challenge (sponsored by Technologic Systems)? This your chance to put your technical skills to test. Find… ∞

A Smarter, Deeper Resource for Electronics Engineers (Sponsored)

It’s an exciting time to work with electronics. If you’re an engineer, there are opportunities to develop products as new technologies intersect and trends such… ∞

The Future of Biomedical Signal Analysis Technology

Biomedical signals obtained from the human body can be beneficial in a variety of scenarios… ∞

Boldport Club: Behind the Scenes

We first met London-based engineer Saar Drimer in December 2015. At that time, his was… ∞

The Hunt for Power Remote Sensing

With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), the need for ultra-low power passive… ∞

Embedded Security Innovation

Colin O’Flynn is a Halifax, Canada-based engineer (and Circuit Cellar columnist) who recently launched a… ∞