by Arun Vemuri, General Manager, Automotive Body Electronics & Lighting at Texas Instruments When it comes to comfort and convenience in automotive, body motors are the key, whether it’s a perfectly positioned driver’s seat or the smooth, simple operation of doors, windows, and other vehicle parts. The purpose of these applications varies greatly, but one […]
Electronics design search engine integrates PCB software
SnapEDA and DipTrace, an easy-to-use PCB design software, are announcing a new collaboration that introduces support for DipTrace on the SnapEDA website, and integrates SnapEDA’s massive computer-aided design (CAD) database directly into DipTrace’s latest PCB design software. With billions of electronic components to choose from, engineers are faced with multiple challenges during the component selection […]
Crystal oscillators provide space-qualified alternatives for devices with long lead times
Q-Tech Corporation announces the availability of extensive in-stock availability of full space-qualified and B-level quartz crystal oscillators in a variety of traditional and ultra-miniature packages. The immediate availability of these components may alleviate supply chain problems delaying production of space, military, avionics and high-temperature applications requiring fully tested and certified devices. In addition, a large […]
Basics of audio filters
By Diksha Nama, contributor, Engineers Garage An audio system is designed to receive audio signals (via microphone), record audio in some storage, transmit audio (through wired or wireless communication channels), and reproduce audio signals (via speakers). So, the audio circuits perform signal processing for representing the sound in the form of electrical signals, manipulate the […]
Heilind Electronics offers TE’s antenna portfolio for 6 GHz band
Heilind Electronics, an authorized distributor for TE Connectivity (TE), expands its WLAN product offering with the addition of TE’s new antenna product portfolio for Wi-Fi 6E. These antennas can support triple bands, including 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and the new 6 GHz band. With the increasing use of connected devices, there has been growing demand […]
The ABCs of functional verification techniques
By Aijaz Fatima of Siemens business Functional verification is the process of demonstrating the functional correctness of a design with respect to the design specifications. Functional verification does not confirm the correctness of the design specification and assumes that the design specification is correct. It is one of the most challenging steps of the IC […]
Heilind Electronics now stocking Molex LTE/GPS 2-in-1 external antennas
Heilind Electronics has expanded its portfolio of wireless solutions with off-the-shelf LTE/GPS, 2-in-1 screw-mount external antennas. Integrating LTE and GPS antennas in one housing enables reliable asset tracking and remote monitoring in both commercial and consumer applications. Supporting 2/3/4G and GPS technologies, the Molex LTE/GPS 2-in-1 external antennas offer superior RF performance of less than […]
Designing a DAC-controlled, high-side constant current source
by KlausST, supermoderator on EDABoard.com Here I’d like to show how to design a DAC controlled high -side constant current source. Since it is often used as 0..20mA (or 4..20mA) current loop interface, we will focus on the interface requirements. * low speed ( maybe some 10Hz up to some kHz) * high precision * […]
Broadband microwave RF conical inductors available in Surface Mount and Flying Lead
The new broadband microwave RF conical inductors from Gowanda Electronics – the C070 – are available in Surface Mount (C070SM) and Flying Lead (C070FL) configurations to enhance utility in the electronics design community, especially for communication applications. The C070 series was developed to address market needs and industry trends calling for ever-increasing performance from broadband […]
Low-power DAC with NVM simplifies handheld designs
Implementing multi-channel system control or signal outputs using Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) in today’s portable and handheld industrial, communications, consumer and medical systems has been difficult to do without significant processor overhead for device configuration during power-up. Microchip Technology Inc. announced a solution to this problem with its MCP47/48FxBx8 family of octal 12-bit DACs, the first of their […]
