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MIM/MOM capacitor extraction boosts analog and RF designs
Apr 29, 2020 · Metal-insulator-metal and metal-oxide-metal capacitors popular in analog/RF designs because of their desirable characteristics. By extracting parasitics from your models that are important in your design, you'll get a robust circuit.
The basics: What is EMC? - Electrical Engineering News and Products
Jan 12, 2022 · EMC stands for Electromagnetic compatibility, which means that a device is compatible with (i.e., no interference is caused by) its electromagnetic (EM) environment. It does not emit levels of EM energy that generate electromagnetic interference (EMI) in other devices in the vicinity. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is the interference caused by one electrical or electronic device […]
FAQ on pull-up/pull-down resistors: part 1
Sep 16, 2024 · Even this relatively simple circuit arrangement has subtleties that affect performance. In the crisp, clean, theoretical binary world, signals exist in only two unambiguous states, generally called 1 and 0 (one and zero). However, when engineering students, hobbyists, and digital-only professionals get into the hands-on …
Bipolar junction transistors show their muscle
Oct 30, 2024 · Recent enhancements to the classic Bipolar junction transistors show that the classic transistor has plenty of life left and can challenge SiC and GaN devices in some power applications.
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Mitigate reverse recovery overshoot in MOSFET body diodes
Nov 12, 2024 · These advantages stem from the unique electrical and material properties of SiC-based devices — snappy reverse recovery inherent to the structure of the MOSFET body diode
Electrical Heat Generation: Resistive, Inductive, and Dielectric ...
Jul 1, 2024 · Electrical energy is often used to generate heat via various basic principles of physics. Every engineer knows about heat, an omnipresent companion to nearly all electrical, mechanical, and chemical processes.
Understanding the Automotive SENT Protocol Explained
Jun 28, 2024 · Get the basics on the SENT bus, which transmits sensor data to ECUs and other vehicle processors, one nibble at a time.
Thermal printers, Part 4: Components and circuitry
Dec 14, 2021 · The thermal printer is an alternative to inkjet and laser printers and has a significant place in application niches for which it is especially well suited.