VxWorks allows control of a computer with split-second accuracy
Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation, is a major player in embedded and mobile software. It has been pioneering computing inside...
Soldering Iron Tip preserver
Although 60/40 solders melt at about 200°C, the tip temperature of a soldering iron should be about 370°C. This is necessary to make a...
“I wanted to create a company where people didn’t have to...
How has National Instruments (NI) grown from an organisation run by three engineers to a company with 6,600 employees worldwide? What are the basic...
Standalone GPS Receiver with LCD Display
This AVR microcontroller-based global positioning system (GPS) receiver can be used to find the exact location of a place and know its standard time....
Qualcomm Announces Next-Gen Snapdragon
A mobile processor is a customised processor, most commonly found in mobiles. The design and size is for the fact that it is designed...
Ultra-Low Power Buck Converter Solution
A DC-to-DC converter is an electronic circuit, which converts a source of direct current (DC) from one voltage level to another. DC to DC...
Li-Ion Battery Charge Controller IC Supports Large-Current Rapid Charging
Overcharging and over-voltage are the two most important aspects that determine the longevity of a battery. These are the kind of issues which could...
What’s Europe’s 450mm Fab Roadmap Going To Be?
NOVEMBER 2012: It is said that with the exception of Dresden (hub for companies like GlobalFoundries and now Infineon with its recent acquisition of...
Put your own Smiley on GLCD
The regular 16×2 LCD can display characters of only certain dimensions. A graphical LCD (GLCD), on the other hand, can display custom graphics. GLCDs...
DoCircuits: Web-Based Online Simulator
Tired of going to the lab everyday to conduct your simulation tests? Well, worry no more! Debabrata Bagchi, CEO and founder, Sparsha Learning Technologies,...