High Sensitivity Ultra-Low Power Tunneling Magnetoresistance TMR Switch
Littelfuse's TMR is a magnetically-triggered digital switch with high sensitivity and ultra-low power consumption Littelfuse's TMR switch is a digital magnetic switch that integrates tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) and CMOS technology to provide a magnetically-triggered digital...
Continue ReadingThe Launchpad – A $2 Arduino Nano alternative
Boards like the Arduino and Raspberry Pi have their origins, deep in education, either maker education as a way for people to express themselves (Arduino) or an affordable and portable way for people to learn about computers and programming (Raspberry Pi). The culture of creating...
Continue ReadingAledia – Pioneering nanowire microLED’s on 300 mm Wafers
We talk a lot about downsizing. It is, and always will be on the top priority list of the world of electronics. Without smaller sizes, we would never have gotten to this state, where our projects can be housed in a small PCB and ran on an ATTiny mcu. It is one of the most fascinating...
Continue ReadingHackboard 2 Intel Gemini Lake Based SBC Features Windows 10 Pro
Hackboard, a Texas-based startup has launched a campaign on Crowdsupply for Hackboard 2, which is a new single-board computer (SBC) designed from the ground up to be one of the most powerful and affordable Windows-capable, Intel-based computers ever. The SBC features optional 4G or 5G...
Continue ReadingESP32-M1 Reach Out is a compact and richly-featured ESP32-M1 dev board with up to 1.2 km Wi-Fi range
Bison Science is preparing to launch a project that aims to be a perfect solution to the Wi-Fi range limitations of existing boards, called the ESP32-M1 Reach Out Development Board. The ESP32-M1 Reach Out development board is said to increase range up to two to three times, and is...
Continue ReadingBlues Wireless’ New $50 Notecard LTE Card Comes With 10 Years of Prepaid Service
Blues Wireless has announced the new Notecard. It is a $50 LTE modem with 10 years of prepaid service. The company aims to eliminate all the data billing-related headaches that come with IoT devices while using the cellular network. The product comes with a single flat fee that includes...
Continue ReadingMeet Ollie – The Swiss Army Knife of Connectors
Two challenges field engineers face is the need to go around with multiple connectors and cables, and the ESD/over-voltage challenges faced when interfacing with high voltage devices. With the desire to help solve these challenges, Melbourne-based hardware designer Ali Slim, got to work...
Continue ReadingNext DFM: A PCBs Life-Saver?
Have you ever had problems with your PCB designs and had to remake any of them after having the "final" prototype in your hand? If you are one of these non-human geniuses that made only masterpiece-like, immaculate PCBs, please, throw the first stone. As we are not, and had to perform...
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