There are circuit breakers, circuit breakers with arc-fault detection built in, and circuit breakers with ground-fault interruption built in. And there are breakers with both these features. In…
Second-Generation Vector Signal Transceiver Targets Demanding RF Design and Test Applications
A second-generation vector signal transceiver (VST) called the PXIe-5840 is said to be the world’s first 1-GHz bandwidth VST. Developed by National Instruments Corp., the instrument is an…
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PCB Product Creation Platform gets Advanced Analog/Mixed-Signal, High-Speed Analysis features targeting design Engineers
Mentor Graphics Corp. has made additions to its PADS PCB Product Creation Platform designed to address engineering challenges associated with mixed-signal design, DDR implementation, and electrically-correct design signoff….
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Video: What can happen without a surge protector
Nasty events can befall electronics in the event of a voltage surge on the ac power lines. We got a dramatic demo of the consequences at Eaton Corp.’s…
Video: Up close and personal with an energy efficiency scam
We took a trip over to Eaton Corp.’s Power Systems Experience Center near Pittsburgh to see a demonstration of a type of gizmo being promoted as able to…
Top ten links for basic oscilloscope operation
Here are some basics on how to operate oscilloscopes and make measurements with these instruments that are accurate. The basics of the basics: Triggering is the fundamental event…
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Old Scopes aren’t just for Old Codgers
by Leland Teschler, Executive Editor You’d have to say there are a lot of used oscilloscopes floating around. A quick search on eBay recently turned up 16,355 listings…
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Large electric vehicles responsible for as much greenhouse gas as some conventional cars
At least for now, some electric vehicles (EVs) may generate about as much greenhouse gas (GHG) as some internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) when judged over their entire…
Consumer Electronics: Designing with Flexibility for Reliability – Transcript
This is the unedited transcript for webinar: Consumer Electronics: Designing with Flexibility for Reliability. Click here to watch the webinar on demand. Mike Santora: Hello everyone. Thank you…
A Mercedes in your yard: The lithium battery on your solar array could come from Daimler
Automaker Daimler AG wants to have a bigger presence in lithium battery technology, and not just for electric vehicle batteries. To that end, it is establishing Mercedes-Benz Energy…