4-20mA 0-20mA converter sips mere microamps
4-20mA to 0-20mA converter sips mere microamps
Jun 29, 2026 Circuits

Circuits for converting 4 to 20 mA analog current loop signals to 0 to 20 mA may be hot topics, but hot implementations of those circuits are not...

How use gallium nitride technology switch-mode
How to use gallium nitride technology in switch-mode power supplies
Jun 28, 2026 Articles

This article explains the unique considerations and challenges associated with utilizing GaN switches in switch-mode power supplies...

pot many colors
A pot of many colors
Jun 25, 2026 Circuits

Here’s a neat and novel way of using a long-tailed pair to drive not just two but three LEDs...

Calibration Part
Calibration, Part 2
Jun 24, 2026 Articles

In my first blog about calibration, I discussed calibrating inputs using techniques that tolerated offsets by simply including them in the measurements. In this blog I will look at nullifying the offsets...

Smart load switch Diodes Incorporated delivers
Smart load switch from Diodes Incorporated delivers low RDS(ON) for automotive ADAS, infotainment, and display cluster power rail control
Jun 24, 2026 News

Diodes Incorporated expands its innovative load switch portfolio with the introduction of DML1012ALDSQ, an automotive-compliant low drain-source on-resistance N-channel MOSFET smart load switch...

Calibration Part
Calibration, Part 1
Jun 23, 2026 Articles

In the comments to my series of blogs on temperature measurement on the late, lamented Microcontroller Central, there was some feeling that a blog on calibration of analog IO might be a good idea...

4mA-20mA 0mA-20mA converter current mirror drives
4mA-20mA to 0mA-20mA converter's current mirror drives grounded load
Jun 22, 2026 Circuits

The ubiquity of the 4 to 20 mA current loop in analog process monitoring and control creates possibilities for peculiar designs of circuits for unusual accessory functions...

Surface mount microwaves
Surface mount and microwaves
Jun 21, 2026 Articles

Upside-down mounting can deliver inductance upsides for surface mount passives and other components...

Dual-fan PWM cooling circuit 6W isolated
Dual-fan PWM cooling circuit with a 6W isolated flyback power supply
Jun 18, 2026 Circuits

This project presents the design and implementation of a dual-fan PWM cooling circuit, integrating a compact and efficient power supply with intelligent fan speed regulation...

Charge pump efficiently divides supply voltage
Charge pump efficiently divides supply voltage
Jun 17, 2026 Circuits

This circuit uses a few FETs and logic devices to down convert a DC voltage to about one half its value...