Industrial Safety Devices | West Florida Components

The market is overwhelmed with various safety devices, making the design of machine safety a daunting task. Selecting an optimum safety device often depends upon understanding its proper use for a specific design. There are different types of industrial automated equipment. They can be as simple as a pneumatic cylinder, or various automation components working […]

Repositioning 3D Models in eCADSTAR – SnapMagic Blog

August 8, 2024The SnapEDA Team When incorporating 3D models into your footprint, the CAD models may have different origin points. Here are two quick methods to reposition and align them accurately. Initial import steps: 1. Load the library to eCADSTAR. Follow the import steps here 2. Open the footprint: Click File > Open Library > […]

What is Regression Testing for Reliable Embedded Systems?

Understanding regression testing often brings forth several common queries. A frequent one is how often it should be executed during the software development cycle. Ideally, regression testing should follow any code changes, ensuring new code does not compromise existing functionality. Another common concern involves the difference between automated versus manual regression testing;both methods have unique […]

Bourns Releases Noise Suppression Common Mode SMD Inductors

Bourns announces common mode inductor series ideal for noise suppression in signal transmission line applications. The new inductors feature a low profile, compact size and provide high impedance over a high-frequency range. Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today announced a new common mode inductor series designed […]

Enabling Agile Content Development Through Headless CMS

Given the need for digital output in today’s changing world, businesses need to create and maintain content on the fly to keep up with ever-changing consumer needs. Unfortunately, most content management systems (CMS) do not provide such flexibility. Most come with an out-of-the-box solution, and once a business decides on a template or process, they’re […]

Electronics makers respond to geopolitical turmoil with supply chain innovations

As national issues intrude further into the economic sphere, electronics manufacturers are creating new and flexible structures that involve changes to their manufacturing and supply chain systems. Adaptive supply chain. Mark the phrase. It may not appear new to electronics veterans who have lived through many of the market’s turbulent cycles, but adaptive supply chain […]

EEVblog 1688 – Constant Current Sources EXPLAINED + DEMO – EEVblog

EEVblog 6 days ago EEVblog, Tutorials 1,894 Views DC Constant Current sources explained and demonstrated. Forum: Voltage and Current Source Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQK7RyecVW0DC Circuit Fundamentals Playist: 00:00 – Constant Current Sources11:08 – Practical uses of constant current sources14:00 – Circuit examples19:13 – TL431 Example20:25 – LM317 […]

Ripple Current: An Increasingly Relevant Test

Ripple Current: An Increasingly Relevant Test to Complement Design ConsiderationsWritten By: Vincent Mao, Joe Hock, Caleb Winfrey Abstract:The world is shifting towards electrification with electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energy, and smaller, more powerful, but efficient, system-on-chips (SOCs) as both signal and power integrity across different environments become a concern. The ripple current test is usually […]

Infineon unveils rad-hard GaN transistors

Infineon Technologies AG has launched the first of a new family of radiation-hardened (rad-hard) gallium nitride (GaN) transistors, based on its CoolGan technology. Complementing the company’s rad-hard silicon MOSFET portfolio, these new GaN high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) devices are designed for mission-critical space applications, including on-orbit space vehicles, crewed space exploration, and deep space probes. Designed […]

ST won’t be split up says Italian Industry Minister

“Our intention is to strengthen STMicro on an international level and certainly not to tear it apart,” said Urso, according to Bloomberg.  Urso denied a story  in La Stampa saying that the management of ST would be split between the French and Italian governments which own 27.5% of the company. The Italian government is reported […]