A classic nonlinear analog function is the squaring circuit. It’s useful in power sensing, frequency multiplication, RMS computation, and many other odd jobs around the lab bench...
Circuit makes square deal
Boost controller from Diodes Incorporated featuring four-channel current sinks and diagnostic functions for backlighting in automotive applications
Diodes Incorporated introduces the AL3069Q, an automotive-compliant high-efficiency 60 V boost controller for backlight applications...
A precision, voltage-compliant current source
It has long been known that the simple combination of a depletion-mode MOSFET and a resistor made a simple, serviceable current source...
Toshiba drives next-generation automotive electrification with a cost-effective gate driver IC for three-phase BLDC motors
Toshiba Electronics announces commercial sample shipments of its innovative gate driver IC, the TB9084FTG, tailored for three-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motors...
A non-finicky, mass-producible audio frequency white noise generator
This project made me feel a kind of kinship with Diogenes, although I was searching for the item described in the title rather than for an honest man...
Meet Arduino Nesso N1: the future of IoT in the palm of your hand
Get ready to build the future, faster – thanks to the new Arduino Nesso N1, a powerful, compact, and ready-to-go development kit...
Protecting your prototype with automotive overvoltage protection
This article describes the use of a load dump protection circuit to prevent accidental overvoltage/reverse-voltage conditions during prototyping...
CMOS Schmitt trigger IC makes VCO
By changing the supply voltage fed to a classic 4584 Schmitt trigger type oscillator, the oscillator frequency can be changed over a range of 50:1...
Norton amplifiers: Precision and power, the analog way we remember
The Norton amplifier topology brings back the essence of analog design by using clever circuit techniques to deliver strong performance with minimal components...
Robust power source with ideal diodes
Robust systems often allow multiple power sources. When different power sources are used to power a device, switches need to be implemented to separate the power supplies from each other to avoid damage...