The pace of innovation has changed. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can no longer take years to introduce new products or update functionality in existing products. If your customers can’t get what they want, when they want it, they’re quick to go elsewhere.
OEMs in nearly every industry are becoming...
Published: Sep 25, 2020
Obtaining safety certifications and pre-market approvals for safety-related systems is arduous, costly, and prone to failure. And yet such certifications and approvals are integral to the sale and market acceptance of software for a wide range of products.
Further, safe system design continues to evolve as embedded...
Published: Feb 04, 2021
Demand for more features and higher performance from ever-smaller form factors presents significant challenges for engineers developing applications such as DC-DC conversion, computing, industrial motor drives, and telecommunications. In many cases, for example, enhancing capabilities and functionality can lead to the...
Published: Feb 21, 2019
Fiber-optic circular connectors optimize data transmission from the field to the control level. As the required data volumes and transmission speeds increase with the automation level, copper-based data cabling has its limits. New M12 Optic connectors meet the requirements of complex automation processes. Based on...
Published: Jul 18, 2018
Reducing energy consumption and improving efficiency are targeted outcomes for most power electronics applications, especially in motor control drives, uninterruptible and switch-mode power supplies, and in industrial uses such as welding.
One company developing innovative transducer-based solutions for these challenges...
Published: Jul 20, 2018
As lead-free and RoHS compliancy fast approaches, it is more important than ever to build it right the first time. Leadfree assembly and RoHS will bring about numerous changes and the number of variables with which to contend is increasing, creating increased risk of defects and reduced product reliability.
However,...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
As modern factory automation (including servo motors, industrial robots, and computer numerical control [CNC] machines) trends toward higher precision, power, speed, multi-axis, and multi-direction, the requirement for accurate sensing of motor phase current has become ever more demanding. Traditionally, current sensing...
Published: Jul 17, 2018
Multiple challenges arise with the implementation of Embedded SSD projects. Potential problems involve usage model variance and untraditional usage models. Another issue is the longevity and reliability of SSD under dynamic change given the various applications of SSDs. Furthermore, mistakes commonly occur in solution...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
A sound discrete power supply design requires a high level of expertise and is timeconsuming to design. Power modules offer an easier path, in a ready-to-use plug-and-play reliable design for rapid prototyping or end use.
A new generation of power modules on the market today offers greater integration, for a smaller...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
One of the points to consider when selecting a semiconductor device is the package reliability, relative to the expected operating conditions of the electronics application. With this in mind, ISSI offers synchronous DRAM, asynchronous SRAM, and synchronous SRAM products in copper leadframes.
In the industry today,...
Published: Jul 24, 2018
In this whitepaper, Rohde & Schwarz introduces a joint jitter and noise analysis framework for serial PAM transmission based on a parametric signal model. The approach has several benefits over other state-of-the-art methods.
The identification of jitter and noise sources is critical when debugging failure sources...
Published: Mar 01, 2021
Credit, debit and ATM card fraud costs consumers, merchants and financial institutions billions in losses every year. The payment card industry has responded by creating the PCI security standard. Merchants that fail to comply with PCI face increased risk of security breaches and substantial contractual penalties.
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Published: Jul 25, 2018
This White Paper discusses the common mistakes made in using power strips in healthcare applications and introduces a methodology to promote safety and compliance.
Moreover, this White Paper examines the most current codes and standards governing power strips in healthcare applications and the ways those codes and...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
Micro ACTION PIN (MAP) connectors from Tyco Electronics have taken through-hole connector technology to a new level— significantly reducing hole diameters compared to previous designs, while retaining the assembly and operational advantages of press-fit connectors.
This paper briefly reviews the salient electrical...
Published: Jul 25, 2018