Streamlining Embedded Design using FPGAs
FPGAs have always been at the forefront of innovation in telecommunication and networking. For a long time, they had been an unexplored realm when it comes to prototyping and embedded systems...
Emerging Energy Harvesting Techniques For Low-Power No-Battery Solutions
Ultra-low-power techniques are emerging for operation of devices without dependence on batteries. Will such emerging energy harvesting techniques be the key for sustaining low-power devices? Will the devices be feasible for...
Fake Chips: Should Engineers Worry?
Fake components are a reality. Also, a hot and thriving business. So hot, these chips could get you fried (or fired?)
The global semiconductor shortage is dragging down phone makers and auto...
IC 555 Timer Working: Pin Diagram & Specifications
The 555 timer IC is an integral part of electronics projects. Be it a simple project involving a single 8-bit micro-controller and some peripherals or a complex one involving system on...
Design Aspects Of Low-Power Energy Harvesting Circuits
Energy harvesting devices such as piezoelectric elements and antennas capture ambient energy, but this energy has to be converted to DC for load and energy storage devices. For this high-efficiency power...
Behind Every Successful Product There Is A Well-Designed Architecture
In his series of articles for hardware startups, in this edition the author covers the importance of hardware architecture design and how not doing a proper architecture design will lead to...
Ignored Aspects Of SMPS Design That Need Immediate Attention
When it comes to designing SMPS for electronic devices, big or small, wattages do affect as the components, layout, and topology change. As a result, the aspects to consider will also...
The Role Of IoT & AI In Battery Management Of Electric Vehicles
A good battery gives an electric vehicle the power to traverse long distances without any tension. But when upgraded with next-gen technology such as IoT and AI the the entire system...
Electronic Circuits Have To Be Designed – Not Assembled
Now-a-days, designers tend to use off-the-shelf designs and software available on the Internet or from the vendors to design products requisitioned by their clients. While this may be unavoidable in certain...
Introduction To CNTFET Technology For Reducing Transistor Count And Power Requirement Of ICs
This article introduces a mixed logic design method that uses CNTFET technology combining the basic transmission gate logic, the pass transistor dual-value logic, and base CMOS logic. 14T and 15T configurations...
