Fuses are an essential part of many system designs, and we’ve come to depend on them since the earliest days of electricity. The basic concept of using a fusible link – which self-heats due to current flow and then opens to cut off current flow if there is an overcurrent condition – is simple, reliable, clear cut, and unambiguous...

Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced the introduction of its new MG09 Series, which comprises the company’s first HDD models to feature energy-assisted magnetic recording...

The LM324 is a cost-effective choice for an op amp, especially when you need to apply ground-level inputs. Although its output purportedly includes ground, its poor current-sinking capability limits the applications...

Diodes Incorporated has announced two new ICs – 74LVC2T45 and 74LVCH2T45. The devices provide logic levels voltage translation between devices that operate from different supply rails...

Last October, after seven months of silence due to a major upgrade of the 70 m wide radio antenna located in Canberra, NASA sent a set of commands to a 43 year-old spacecraft, Voyager 2...

Vishay Intertechnology broadens its optoelectronics portfolio with the introduction of a new high speed silicon PIN photodiode with enhanced sensitivity to visible and infrared light...

The circuit powers a microparticle and nanoparticle ion trap through a 1-to-5-turns-ratio, high-voltage transformer. It also works successfully as a driver for a piezo-tube scanner and in a near-field scanning optical microscope...

ON Semiconductor has announced a new range of silicon carbide MOSFET devices for demanding applications where power density, efficiency and reliability are key considerations...

A widely-used push-pull configuration of an AB class amplifier needs some improvements...

You sometimes need to drive a white LED from one 1.5 V battery. Unfortunately, the forward voltage of a white LED is 3 to 4 V. So, you would need a dc/dc converter to drive the LED from one battery...