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Just about everyone, and certainly every engineer, has heard of Moore’s Law, in which Gordon Moore predicted that technological advances would lead to...

Why is RS-232 being designed into so many products these days, instead of Universal Serial Bus (USB) or another, more contemporary data communication standard? Ask....

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Electric vehicles were all the rage 100 years ago. They were quiet, reliable, and did not require strenuous manual cranking or shifting. They ran 35 to...

When we think of automotive lighting, our first thoughts often go to high-performance headlamps, bold taillights, and running lights that create strong branding...

Several power supply companies are creating a framework that would simplify design-in of digital power modules for OEM applications. Standards will ensure. ...

The wearable electronic device market is growing rapidly with predictions of more than a $10bn market size by 2020. But the devices are small and so...

The use of power supplies for industrial and control applications requires careful consideration of the operating conditions, environment, and power loads...

This article first introduces some of the fundamentals of MEMS motion sensing, including key understandings...

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Sensor fusion—the intelligent combination of data from several sensors for the purpose of improving application or system performance—has the MEMS...