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Image of Why We Need New Op Amps Despite Already Having So Many Good Ones Why We Need New Op Amps Despite Already Having So Many Good Ones

Older op amps offer designers confidence, while new ones offer vendors the potential for long-term bill-of-materials winners.

Image of Use Evaluation Boards to Speed Motor Driver Development and Optimize Results Use Evaluation Boards to Speed Motor Driver Development and Optimize Results Publish Date: 2026-03-04

Evaluation boards and software enable designers to establish and characterize the performance of advanced motion control ICs under realistic load conditions.

Image of Use Space-Saving DIN Rail AC/DC Supplies and E-Fuse to Reliably Deliver Industrial DC Power Use Space-Saving DIN Rail AC/DC Supplies and E-Fuse to Reliably Deliver Industrial DC Power Publish Date: 2026-03-03

Learn how slim DIN rail power supplies, supported by a four-channel e-fuse, can be used to ensure successful industrial power installations.

Image of Use Board-Mount Converters to Meet Isolated and Non-Isolated AC/DC and DC/DC Power Requirements Use Board-Mount Converters to Meet Isolated and Non-Isolated AC/DC and DC/DC Power Requirements

A modern power distribution arrangement often requires a combination of isolated and non-isolated AC/DC and DC/DC power converters.

Image of Power Inductors: Get Higher Performance from New Materials and Fabrication Techniques Power Inductors: Get Higher Performance from New Materials and Fabrication Techniques

Learn how advanced magnetic materials and packaging yield small, high-value, low-resistance, high-performance SMT inductors for power converters.

Image of Use Optimized Amplifiers for Reliable and Accurate Automotive Current Sensing Use Optimized Amplifiers for Reliable and Accurate Automotive Current Sensing Publish Date: 2026-01-08

How to use an amplifier capable of handling high common-mode voltages to implement high-side current-sensing in automobile circuits.

Image of Use Rugged Wide-Input-Range DC/DC Converters for Railroad Applications Use Rugged Wide-Input-Range DC/DC Converters for Railroad Applications Publish Date: 2026-01-02

Learn how wide-input DC/DC converters for railways can be used in harsh environments while meeting regulatory requirements.

Image of How to Simplify Bluetooth Low Energy Connectivity Using Tiny Drop-in Modules How to Simplify Bluetooth Low Energy Connectivity Using Tiny Drop-in Modules Publish Date: 2025-12-10

Feature-rich BL54L15 modules from Ezurio provide a clear path to high-performance Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity in a tiny package.

Image of Specialty Connectors Offer Automotive-Compatible USB-C Connectivity Specialty Connectors Offer Automotive-Compatible USB-C Connectivity Publish Date: 2025-11-19

USB-C connectors and matching receptacles are now available for designers of automotive systems, featuring locking, keying, and other ruggedness enhancements.

Image of Apply Advances in Sensing, Connectivity, and Motion Control Devices for Smarter Fixed-in-Place Robots Apply Advances in Sensing, Connectivity, and Motion Control Devices for Smarter Fixed-in-Place Robots Publish Date: 2025-11-18

Design precise yet flexible fixed-in-place robotics using advanced control, imaging, sensing, and communications technologies.

Image of Use Optimized IR Emitters to Minimize Performance Tradeoffs Use Optimized IR Emitters to Minimize Performance Tradeoffs

Advanced IR emitters offer high performance and consistent operation, with a broad range of devices to best meet application priorities.

Image of Use Advanced Analog Front-Ends and Security to Bring Benefits of AI to Medical Point of Care Use Advanced Analog Front-Ends and Security to Bring Benefits of AI to Medical Point of Care Publish Date: 2025-09-24

The accelerating trend towards point-of-care medical tests and assessments requires sophisticated, application-focused analog front-end and data security ICs.

Image of Use Careful Component Selection, Topology, and Layout to Achieve 7.5-Digit Signal-Chain Accuracy Use Careful Component Selection, Topology, and Layout to Achieve 7.5-Digit Signal-Chain Accuracy Publish Date: 2025-09-16

Achieving readout resolution of 7.5 digits requires careful attention to component selection, circuit topology, and physical layout, plus many subtle details.

Image of Understand How Superior Contacts Enhance the Performance of Multi-Position Connectors Understand How Superior Contacts Enhance the Performance of Multi-Position Connectors Publish Date: 2025-08-19

The D-subminiature connector family with PosiBand contacts offers many size and contact options, ruggedness, and high signal performance.

Image of The Right Connector Can Tame Both Radiated and Conducted EMI The Right Connector Can Tame Both Radiated and Conducted EMI

Use filtered D-sub pi adapters and connectors in various contact positions to mitigate radiated and conducted EMI.

Image of Use Advanced Battery Monitors, Cell Balancing, and I/O Isolation to Design a Rugged BMS Core Use Advanced Battery Monitors, Cell Balancing, and I/O Isolation to Design a Rugged BMS Core Publish Date: 2025-07-29

Effective, reliable, and safe battery management systems need basic per-cell voltage measurement and cell balancing, along with galvanic isolation.

Image of Use the Right Switching Regulator for Efficiency, Low Rail Noise, and a Fast Transient Response Use the Right Switching Regulator for Efficiency, Low Rail Noise, and a Fast Transient Response Publish Date: 2025-06-26

The right switching DC/DC regulator can combine high efficiency with low noise and fast transient response.

Image of Antenna’s Innovative Materials and Design Solves the Multiband GNSS Dilemma Antenna’s Innovative Materials and Design Solves the Multiband GNSS Dilemma

Use a compact dual-band (L1/L5) patch antenna for GNSS receivers to reduce size without compromising performance.

Image of Use Surface-Mount Directional Couplers to Shrink RF Power-Monitoring Devices Use Surface-Mount Directional Couplers to Shrink RF Power-Monitoring Devices

Directional couplers using microstrip technology on high-permittivity substrates can help you achieve gigahertz RF power measurement in tiny SMT packages.

Image of Use Flexible AFE, Motion Control, and Authentication ICs to Design Point of Care Diagnostics Systems Use Flexible AFE, Motion Control, and Authentication ICs to Design Point of Care Diagnostics Systems Publish Date: 2025-04-22

Designers need flexible and application-focused analog front-end, motion-control, and authentication ICs to realize point-of-care medical test benefits.