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TDK CeraCharge™ Rechargeable Battery – A New Technology for IoT Applications

Need to avoid the safety issues associated with Li-ion batteries and still provide reliable power to a portable device? TDK’s CeraCharge™ may be the solution.

Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) - New IEEE 802.3bt Standard Boosts the Technology for IoT Applications Publish Date: 2020-06-16

The PoE IEEE 802.3bt standard adds significant advantages for IoT applications.

KEMET’s New Thermorite® Temperature Sensor with Built-In ON/OFF Reed Switch Publish Date: 2020-05-27

The RTD temperature sensor can provide precise, accurate, and repeatable readings with appropriate current-drive and voltage-reading circuitry.

An Introduction to Power-over-Ethernet Publish Date: 2020-05-13

Using a single cable to combine power and data enables efficient Ethernet network installations.

Why My Crystal Does Not Start Up and How it is Related, Surprisingly, to the MCU Itself

My timing crystal doesn’t start up when it has always done so before? Find out why and what to do about it in this blog.

The Differences Between Standby (ST) and Output Enable (OE) Options in Oscillators

Most oscillators reserve pin 1 to a function called Output Enable (OE) or Enable/Disable (E/D). Find out what these functions do in this blog.