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USB Type-C, USB PD, and USB 3.1 Gen 2: New Standards in Speed and Power Publish Date: 2018-12-18

USB-C™ cables and connectors can cope with the power required for a device such as a laptop, negating the need to carry numerous cables for different uses.

Understand How to Use Switched Capacitor Filters to Save Space and Improve Filter Performance Publish Date: 2018-12-13

Use switched capacitor filters to lower parts count and get greater accuracy, temperature stability, and reliability compared to passive or active RC filters.

Save Space in Motor Control Designs with Highly Integrated Gate Drivers Publish Date: 2018-12-12

Use highly integrated modular gate drives to save BLDC motor control circuit space and make it easier to control MOSFET switching for optimum performance.

How to Use Rotary Encoders to Quickly Convert Mechanical Rotation into Digital Signals Publish Date: 2018-12-11

Applying rotary encoders to sense angular position or velocity of a shaft or axle for efficient and effective digital sensing or control.

Case Study: Characterizing a TI DC/DC Converter Publish Date: 2018-12-06

It is vital in IoT devices to have an efficient power management system to get as much energy as possible out from the battery.

Use Advanced Pressure Sensors to Boost Accuracy and Resolution in Compact IoT Designs Publish Date: 2018-12-04

Pressure sensors are critical to the IoT, with new versions emerging that feature smaller form factors, greater accuracy and resolution.

Get the Most Out of Exotic Processes for 5G LNAs Publish Date: 2018-11-29

Low noise amplifiers (LNAs) for 5G wireless require exotic processes like SiGe, SOI, and GaAs that require special attention for successful implementations.

Fundamentals of Distance Measurement and Gesture Recognition Using ToF Sensors Publish Date: 2018-11-28

Integrated time of flight (ToF) sensors provide a simple, fast, and inexpensive way to measure distance and to recognize simple gestures in embedded systems.

Get Started with USB-C Power Delivery Publish Date: 2018-11-27

Integrating USB Type-C connectors into designs requires developers pay careful attention to proper connector options and recommended layout guidelines.

Rotary Encoder Options: Absolute or Incremental? Publish Date: 2018-11-20

The main two types of rotary encoders are absolute and incremental. How do they work? What are the differences? What’s the right type for your application?

Controlling Startup and Shutdown Power Sequences Publish Date: 2018-11-14

Learn techniques to sequence the startup and shutdown of multi-rail power supplies used for FPGAs, DSP processors, and similar system on chip devices.

Quickly and Easily Apply FPGAs with the Arduino MKR Vidor 4000 Publish Date: 2018-11-13

The Arduino MKR Vidor 4000 provides a simple and inexpensive way to make use of an FPGA’s real time abilities in embedded system designs.

Fundamentals of Current Measurement: Part 2 – Current Sense Amplifiers Publish Date: 2018-11-07

How to accurately and safely amplify the low-level voltage generated by current sense resistors into a relatively large voltage that’s more easily measured.

Improving Embedded Security with the Armv8-M Architecture and TrustZone Publish Date: 2018-11-06

Securing embedded systems using the Armv8-M architecture and TrustZone.

Simplify Portable, Low-Power Audio Circuit Design Using Advanced Class D Amplifiers Publish Date: 2018-10-31

Use advances in Class D or digital amplifiers to make compact, low-power audio circuits for portable and battery powered applications.

Build More-Effective Smart Devices: Part 3 – Processor Performance Publish Date: 2018-10-30

Using a family of 32-bit MCUs to build invisible intelligence into wearables and IoT devices while optimizing for low power.

How to Efficiently Detect Motion in Wearable Devices Publish Date: 2018-10-24

When sensing motion in battery powered wearables, developers can get the features and accuracy they need while meeting power consumption requirements.

Build More-Effective Smart Devices: Part 2 – Secure Design Publish Date: 2018-10-23

Developers can use secure MCUs and authentication ICs to meet users' expectations for privacy and protection in smart products.

Add High-Performance Speech Keyword Spotting to IoT Designs: Part 2 – Using MCUs Publish Date: 2018-10-17

Developers can implement efficient KWS on MCUs using DS-CNNs from hardware optimized neural network library for resource-constrained designs.

Build More Effective Smart Devices: Part 1 – Low-Power Design with MCUs and PMICs Publish Date: 2018-10-16

Advanced MCUs and PMICs provide the foundation needed to meet user expectations for next generation smart products.

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