Whisper Trigger – An Ultra-low Power Voice Detector

Whisper Trigger – An Ultra-low Power Voice Detector

For long period of time, we were using our muscles and bodies to control various machines.


Analog front-end IC linearizes sensors

Analog front-end IC linearizes sensors

Susan Nordyk @ edn.com discuss about LTC2986 which is able to digitize and linearize a combination of temperature sensors in...


OPT3002 – Light/digital IC provides optical power measurements

OPT3002 – Light/digital IC provides optical power measurements

By Graham Prophet @ edn-europe.com: Distributor Mouser Electronics has Texas Instruments’ OPT3002 light-to-digital sensor; the d...


PV cell string optimizer boosts solar panel output up to 30%

PV cell string optimizer boosts solar panel output up to 30%

Maxim presents its Cell-String Optimizer as the first IC to perform MPPT (maximum power point tracking) at low level in a panel;...


Arrow Certification Makes Your Next Product Crowd-funding On Indiegogo Easier

Arrow Certification Makes Your Next Product Crowd-funding On Indiegogo Easier

Arrow Electronics, the well known company specialized in distribution and services related to electronic components and computer...


New Alcohol Monitoring System from University of California, San Diego

New Alcohol Monitoring System from University of California, San Diego

A new alcohol monitoring system from UCSD consists of a temporary and one-time use tattoo that clings to the human skin and a...


A New Record for Single-molecule Diode

A New Record for Single-molecule Diode

Diodes are one of the most common used electronic components in our designs used to direct the current flow.


An Open-Source SoCs with RISC-V From SiFive

An Open-Source SoCs with RISC-V From SiFive

SiFive, a startup from San Francisco, is trying to democratize the access to the world of SoC designing and manufacturing by giving the ability of...


Opto-isolated laser controller build

Opto-isolated laser controller build

Scott Harden built his own opto-isolated laser controller and wrote a post on his blog detailing its assembly: My goal was to...


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Simple two-transistor circuit lights LEDs

Simple two-transistor circuit lights LEDs

Barry Tigner @ edn.com has a design idea on how to power a LED from a 1.5V battery using two easily available transistors.


Diode or MOSFET as a Reversed Voltage Protector

Diode or MOSFET as a Reversed Voltage Protector

Diode or P-channel MOSFET is what you need to protect your circuit from applying reversed voltage, according to a nice video...


Berkeley Lab makes graphene-MoS2 transistor

Berkeley Lab makes graphene-MoS2 transistor

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