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From Sand to Circuits – How Intel makes integrated circuits [PDF]
Here is a nice PDF document from Intel explaining how integrated circuits are made. From Sand to Circuits - How Intel makes integrated circuits [PDF] -...
Continue ReadingWorld’s first broadband infrared LED by Osram
Designed for everyday food analytics, the SFH 4735 LED emits broadband infrared light in a wavelength range from 650 to 1,050 nanometers. by Julien Happich @ edn-europe.com The component is well suited as a light source for near-infrared spectroscopy, for example to assess the...
Continue ReadingTemperature Measurement with NTC Thermistors
Philip Kane @ jameco.com discuss about how to measure temperature with NTC thermistors. He writes: Thermistors (thermal resistors) are temperature dependent variable resistors. There are two types of thermistors, Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) and Negative Temperature...
Continue Reading18V, 5A buck-boost DC/DC delivers 95% efficiency
LTC3119 is a synchronous current mode monolithic buck-boost converter that outputs up to 5A of continuous output current in buck mode from a wide variety of input sources, including single- or multiple-cell batteries, unregulated wall adapters as well as solar panels and...
Continue ReadingHow to make an Attiny13 Programmer
Attiny13 Programmer by Steve Willson Kujur @ instructables.com How to make an Attiny13 Programmer -...
Continue ReadingHow to connect a Solar Inverter in 10 minutes
Let's connect a solar power inverter for AC voltage output in just 10 minutes. How to connect a Solar Inverter in 10 minutes -...
Continue ReadingCHIP Computer Project: CPU Temperature Monitor with OLED display SSD1306
Today educ8s.tv is going to connect an OLED display to the CHIP 9$ computer in order to monitor its CPU temperature in real time. I received the CHIP single board computer about a year ago. It is an impressive board, it costs $9 and it offers a 1GHz CPU, 256MB of RAM wifi Bluetooth...
Continue ReadingWPS80 digital soldering station
James @ seeed.cc show us how to build a DIY digital soldering station using a WPS80 soldering iron. I always liked soldering tools with good quality. Though I currently have a nice ELV 50 Watts digital soldering station already, I decided to build my own soldering base station using...
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