This series of articles discusses the different steps of PCB development from the basics of creating a design schematic with specific requirements, to finalizing a board and preparing it for ...

Switching power supply users used to be happy to get peak efficiencies near 90% at an operating point around 88% of full load. Today, peak efficiencies above 90% are achievable, and the challenge is ...

There are all types of industrial robots, and most can be broken down into a handful of basic components. One of the most basic are the drives and the controls. This article explains the differences, ...

The buck-boost dc-dc switching converter (one that provides a constant output voltage regardless of whether the unregulated input voltage is greater than or less than Vout) presents a greater design ...

Tamper detection devices, commonly built around switches and sensors, employ several techniques according to design specifications and operating environments. T. K. Hareendran examines several ...