Design Guides

Companies are trying to maintain their competitive edge by adding more functionality to their products. This is making systems that were previously relatively simple more complex and difficult to design. Designers...

This article talks about methods to improve EMI and EMC in medical devices. Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of a device means that it is compatible with its electromagnetic environment and does not emit...

Driverless cars are aimed at reducing the number of accidents, cutting down emission and easing congestion. This article details some factors that must be considered while designing autonomous vehicles. Autonomous vehicles combine...

Wearable devices are becoming very popular, not least as we become more aware of monitoring and improving our wellness. But for these devices to be commercial, they must be small and...

High-density interconnection (HDI) PCB takes advantage of recent technologies to amplify the functionality of circuit boards, motivated by the tininess of parts and semiconductor packages that provide superior characteristics in innovative...

A seven-segment display is commonly used in electronic display device for decimal numbers from 0 to 9 and in some cases, basic characters. Use of light emitting diodes (LEDs) in seven...

Despite its critical nature in high-speed circuitry, PCB layout is often one of the last steps in the design process. This article aims to help designers be aware of the various...

Electronic devices, microwaves and other household devices rely on PCB technology to stay in working condition. Lifetime and performance of a PCB board depend on the choice of circuit board material. To...

With recent advancements in communication technology, there is a new technique—called ambient backscatter—that allows devices to communicate with each other, for which it does not require batteries. Let us take a...

An application built with the hybrid model of parallel programming can run on a computer cluster using both OpenMP and message passing interface. Modern embedded applications are becoming complex and demanding with...