Wafer pooling: low-cost prototyping service for ICs
https://www.electronics-lab.com/wafer-pooling-low-cost-prototyping-service-for-ics/
AMS is providing a fast and cost effective IC prototyping service. by Clemens Valens @ elektormagazine.com: The Full Service Foundry division of ams AG announced its fast and cost-efficient IC prototyping service, known as Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) or shuttle run. The prototyping service combines several designs from different customers onto a single wafer to offer […]
Understanding silicon circuits: inside the ubiquitous 741 op amp
https://www.electronics-lab.com/understanding-silicon-circuits-inside-the-ubiquitous-741-op-amp/
Ken Shirriff’s blog looks inside the famous 741 OPMAP and discuss how it’s made and how it’s working: The 741 op amp is one of the most famous and popular ICs[1] with hundreds of millions sold since its invention in 1968 by famous IC designer Dave Fullagar. In this article, I look at the silicon […]
Charger interface IC avoids handset overheating at fast-charge rates
https://www.electronics-lab.com/charger-interface-ic-avoids-handset-overheating-at-fast-charge-rates/
by Graham Prophet @ edn-europe.com: Power Integrations offers a charger interface IC compatible with Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 3.0 specification; PI says its CHY103D IC optimises efficiency to prevent handset overheating during high-speed charging. Added to the ChiPhy charger-interface IC family, PI saya this is the first IC for off-line AC-DC chargers compatible with the Quick Charge […]
Infineon’s Security Chip
https://www.electronics-lab.com/infineons-security-chip/
by Martin Cooke @ elektormagazine.com: Protection of Intellectual Property is a major issue as industrial systems become increasingly more interconnected. According to Bartol Filipovic, head of the Product Protection and Industrial Security department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Research “Most companies have no idea just how easy it is to copy their products, encrypted software is […]
Site enables detailed component comparisons
https://www.electronics-lab.com/site-enables-detailed-component-comparisons/
by Sagar Savant @ edn.com: Choosing components is a series of time-consuming tasks, from surveying the market for possible candidates to properly evaluating performance. As a hardware engineer who has worked in Silicon Valley for 10 years, I have spent significant time developing test plans and specs, building fixtures, and testing components. One of the reasons […]
Homemade breadboard
https://www.electronics-lab.com/homemade-breadboard/
by robertgawron.blogspot.com: A breadboard can be also made at home, from one side, it will be more expensive than those on the markets, but for another side, it’s possible to add commonly used elements, like LEDs, switches, or other things, for example I added a precision IC socket that makes putting in and out of […]