GaN FETs step up performance, cut package footprint
https://www.electronics-lab.com/gan-fets-step-performance-cut-package-footprint/
by Graham Prophet @ edn-europe.com: Representing a step forward in performance and cost, the latest eGaN (gallium nitride) power FETs from Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), EPC2045 and EPC2047, are half the size of prior generation eGaN transistors with significantly higher performance. GaN FETs step up performance, cut package footprint – [Link]
Using HealthyPi with a PC for ECG,Respiration & SpO2
https://www.electronics-lab.com/using-healthypi-pc-ecgrespiration-spo2/
Ashwin K Whitchurch, Venkatesh Bhat, and Manikandan S @ hackster.io build a PC based ECG,Respiration & SpO2 monitor. We introduced the HealthyPi as a HAT add-on for the Raspberry Pi, turning it into a full-featured, medical-grade open patient monitor. However, we realized later that people also wanted to use the board standalone with a Windows/Linux/Mac […]
Meet BeagleBone Blue by Beagleboard
https://www.electronics-lab.com/meet-beaglebone-blue-beagleboard/
A new development board by BeagleBoard has been just unveiled: BeagleBone® Blue! The new board is dedicated for designers, hobbyists and professional featuring a Linux-enabled robotics controller complete with an extensive set of peripherals for building mobile robots quickly and affordably. It is easier today to build your robot using BeagleBone Blue since it has onboard 2 cell (2S) […]
tinyTILE, An Intel Development Board Based on Intel Curie Module
https://www.electronics-lab.com/tinytile-intel-development-board-based-intel-curie-module/
In the past year, Intel announced the low power development board “tinyTILE” which was built based on Intel Curie Module, offering quick and easy identification of actions and motions, features needed by always-on applications. tinyTile was designed for use in wearable devices and rapid prototyping. It is a 35 x 26 mm board and has […]
The Octopart Guide to IC Packages
https://www.electronics-lab.com/octopart-guide-ic-packages/
Sanket Gupta @ blog.octopart.com tipped us with his latest article. He writes: Continuing our series on how to select components, we will discuss different IC packages in this blog. ICs are the backbone of electronic devices, and choosing the right IC requires considering factors like price, reliability, performance, and package, among others. In this blog, […]
Keysight adds 50/70/100 MHz oscilloscopes for educators, small labs
https://www.electronics-lab.com/keysight-adds-5070100-mhz-oscilloscopes-educators-small-labs/
Martin Rowe @ edn.com writes: Taking aim at rivals Rigol and Tektronix, Keysight Technologies has introduced a series of four oscilloscopes aimed at educators, small labs, and perhaps individuals. The InfiniiVision 1000 X-Series of two-channel oscilloscopes has bandwidths of 50 MHz, 70 MHz, and 100 MHz (upgradeable from 70 MHz with a software key) with […]
From Maker to Production tools by Arrow Electronics
https://www.electronics-lab.com/maker-production-tools-arrow-electronics/
Arrow Electronics, a global provider of products, services, and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions, is now joining the Embedded World 2017 exhibition and conference. Embedded world is the trade fair for the security for electronic systems and distributed intelligence, started on 14 March 2017 until 16 March in Nuremberg, Germany. […]
How Do NASA’s Apollo Computers Stack Up to an iPhone?
https://www.electronics-lab.com/nasas-apollo-computers-stack-iphone/
By David Grossman @ popularmechanics.com: Yes, the modern smartphone is more powerful than the computer used by NASA during the Apollo mission, but that overlooks how impressive the Apollo computers actually were. For starters, there wasn’t just one computer, there were four. How Do NASA’s Apollo Computers Stack Up to an iPhone? – [Link]
Advancing power supply solutions through the promise of GaN
https://www.electronics-lab.com/advancing-power-supply-solutions-promise-gan/
by Michael Seeman and Dave Freeman from Texas Instrument: One important innovation that promises to contribute significantly to meeting this goal is the use of gallium-nitride (GaN) in power applications. GaN is already an established semiconductor material, employed extensively in LED lighting and increasingly important in wireless applications. Now, with process advances and defect rate […]
Analyzing the vintage 8008 processor from die photos
https://www.electronics-lab.com/analyzing-vintage-8008-processor-die-photos/
Ken Shirriff writes: The revolutionary Intel 8008 microprocessor is 45 years old today (March 13, 2017), so I figured it’s time for a blog post on reverse-engineering its internal circuits. One of the interesting things about old computers is how they implemented things in unexpected ways, and the 8008 is no exception. Compared to modern […]