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...


Semiconductors by mixos
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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Semiconductors by mixos
850nm infrared LED outputs 770mW at 1A

850nm infrared LED outputs 770mW at 1A

by Julien Happich@ edn-europe.com Designed for infrared illumination for cameras, surveillance systems or machine vision, the Oslon Black SFH 4715A...


Micro-supercapacitor fits inside IoT chips

Micro-supercapacitor fits inside IoT chips

by Jan Buiting @ elektormagazine.com: Zero-power autonomous devices will abound on the IoT of the future, and battery...


Quantum dots shrink on-chip lasers to 1μm

Quantum dots shrink on-chip lasers to 1μm

by Julien Happich @ edn-europe.com Published in Applied Physics Letters under the title “Sub-wavelength InAs quantum dot m...


New Ultra-Small Digital Humidity Sensor: Simplicity Meets Proven Performance

New Ultra-Small Digital Humidity Sensor: Simplicity Meets Proven Performance

Sensirion, the world’s leading manufacturer of humidity, temperature and flow sensor solutions, presents its second generation W...


Curve Tracer Project

Curve Tracer Project

Jason Jones has tipped us with his latest project.


LTC4380 – Low Quiescent Current Surge Stopper

LTC4380 – Low Quiescent Current Surge Stopper

The LTC4380 is an ultralow quiescent current (IQ) surge stopper, providing compact overvoltage and overcurrent protection for...


How-to use PWM to Generate Analog Voltage in Digital Circuits

How-to use PWM to Generate Analog Voltage in Digital Circuits

Maurizio @ emcelettronica.com tipped us with his latest article on how to generate analog voltages using a microcontroller.