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Power MOSFETs in parallel on a PCB Should You Use Power MOSFETs in Parallel? Placing elements like power MOSFETs in parallel can help you distribute current throughout multiple circuit elements, but be careful with this arrangement. Read Article
Neuromorphic computing robotics Neuromorphic Computing Chips Make Transistors Feel Obsolete Intel’s upcoming platform for neuromorphic computing, the Loihi neuromorphic processor, reflects a broader trend in the AI hardware community, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at the packaging. The Loihi processor packs major changes to the underlying transistor architecture and uses a unique signaling method used for computation. Intel’s products and other chips from hardware startups are starting to resemble the functionality in the human Read Article
Integrated circuit CMOS load capacitance How Load Capacitance on a Transmission Line Affects Your Signals If you ever read about transmission lines and integrated circuit datasheets, there is this seemingly mysterious quantity called load capacitance. This value depends on the geometry of the component lead connected to the transmission line, as well as the substrate material and distance to the reference plane on the integrated circuit die. When working with transmission lines, the load capacitance of a component has some important effects on signal Read Article
Microwave Cavity Resonator Emissions in Your PCB Layout Microwave Cavity Resonator Emissions in Your PCB Layout Even digital designers need to worry about cavity resonant emission in PCBs. Here’s how your circuit board can act like a microwave cavity resonator. Read Article
USB 4 PCB design USB 4 Design: Ultra-fast Serial Data Transfer for Your PCB USB 4 will bring ultra-fast serial data transfer to your PCB. Here’s what you need to know about USB 4 design for your PCB. Read Article
MIMO Antenna Design MIMO Antenna Design and PCB Layout Tips Advanced products operating in the RF domain are increasingly using MIMO antenna arrays to provide high data throughput and serve multiple end users. Read Article
Ethernet cable Bob Smith termination Bob Smith Termination for Ethernet Circuits: Is it Correct? Common-mode chokes in Ethernet circuits use Bob Smith termination, but is it the right choice for sinking common-mode noise? Read Article
Quantum networking DOE Releases Roadmap for Quantum Networking and Quantum Internet Now with quantum computing going mainstream, quantum networking is on the horizon. Here’s how this differs from classical networking. Read Article
PCB design collaboration and time management Top 4 Time Wasters in PCB Design Collaboration PCB design collaboration doesn’t have to be difficult when you use the right project management and communication tools. Read Article
Temperature Sensor Project: Digital Temperature Sensor ICs Temperature Sensor Project: Digital Temperature Sensor ICs The final article in this series looks at digital temperature sensors pitting all the sensors we’ve tested against each other in a head to head contest over a wide range of environmental conditions to allow for a comparison of their functionality, accuracy, and behavior. Read Article
transmission line transfer function ABCD parameters S parameters Transmission Line Transfer Function from ABCD and S-parameters High frequency and data rate channels can be routed as a mode-selective transmission line. Here’s when you should consider this routing technique. Read Article
EMI filter simulation for power supplies EMI Filter for Simulating Noise Suppression with Altium Designer 20 and Altium 365 Simulations can get very complicated, but Altium 365 helps you keep your simulation models and data organized. Read Article
How to involve customers in product development How to Involve Customers in PCB Product Development If you’re a freelancer and you’ve led or managed a complex PCB design project, the need to involve your customer in the product development process may not be obvious. Your customer is probably a project manager at a bigger company, so they’ll be overseeing progress on the project and leading communication with you. If you work on a small team or as part of a large organization, involving customers in product development can be time-consuming Read Article
ABCD parameters vs S-parameters The Advantages of ABCD Parameters for Analyzing Your PCB SI (Signal integrity) engineers always talk about S-parameters, but an alternative tool for circuit design and analysis is ABCD parameters. Read Article
Stripline vs microstrip impedance Stripline vs. Microstrip Trace Width for Desired Impedance: Are They the Same? Stripline vs. microstrip width values are quite different; they can’t simply be interchanged. Let’s break down why and what you can expect from your PCBs. Read Article
Difference between data rate and bandwidth Data Rate vs Bandwidth: What's the Difference? What is the difference between data rate vs bandwidth? This topic has been obfuscated for the last 30 years. Here’s how they relate. Read Article
What is impulse response function Fourier transform What are Impulse Response Functions? You can get a transfer function from a simulation, but what is an impulse response function? Learn more in this article. Read Article