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...

Zener test circuit serves as DC
Zener test circuit serves as DC source
Jun 16, 2026 Circuits

This Design Idea describes a versatile test circuit for zener diodes after yet another misread zener diode had infiltrated the ranks of 1N4148 diodes assembled on a pc board...

N-ch P-ch transistors form push-pull driver
N-ch and P-ch transistors form push-pull driver
Jun 15, 2026 Circuits

This circuit can produce high speed output signals with fast rise and fall times...

Toshiba samples TB9M040FTG SmartMCD device integrating
Toshiba samples TB9M040FTG SmartMCD device integrating MCU and MOSFETs for direct drive of compact automotive BLDC motors
Jun 15, 2026 News

Toshiba Electronics Europe has started shipping engineering samples of the TB9M040FTG, a new addition to its SmartMCD series...