WebFPGA: Rapid FPGA Development System on the cloud
WebUSB programmable FPGA development boards. Cloud-based synthesis. Until recently, FPGA development has suffered from a high barrier to entry for newcomers. In the past, development boards using Xilinx, Lattice, and Altera chipsets easily fetched $250-$2000 price tags. The hardware...
Continue ReadingAK09940 High Precision Tri-Axis Magnetic Sensor
AKM’s AK09940 is ideal for magnetic particle testing and metal contamination detection AKM’s AK09940 is a general-purpose, digital output, tri-axis magnetic sensor IC with ultra-low noise and ultra-low power consumption using TMR technology. The sensor that is based on...
Continue ReadingInfineon’s new 80 V DC-DC buck LED driver IC offers excellent dimming performance
Infineon Technologies AG introduces the new LED driver IC ILD8150/E. It features an innovative hybrid dimming mode technology for achieving 0.5 percent of the target current. With its supply voltage range from 8 V DC up to 80 V DC, the driver IC provides a high safety voltage margin...
Continue Reading3D Gesture Tracking Shield for Raspberry Pi MGC3130
Seeed has released a $12.90 “3D Gesture & Tracking Shield” for the Raspberry Pi that uses Microchip’s electrical near-field sensing technology for touchpad input and 3D gesture tracking at up to 10 cm. This shield is based on Microchip MGC3130 chip, which enables the Raspberry...
Continue ReadingSilanna Semiconductor Introduces Versatile 12A Buck Converter for Ultra-Compact PCB Layout
1 MHz operation and high integration in a compact 3mmx4mm QFN package to deliver the best power density with a minimum external component count. Silanna Semiconductor, an innovative producer of disruptive technologies, today announced its highly integrated SZPL8216A family of...
Continue ReadingPanasonic’s EEHZ hybrid capacitors offer long lifetime at high temperature
EHZ family available now in production volumes from Future Electronics They are an ideal choice for electronics designers who require capacitors that offer stable electrical characteristics at high frequencies, while giving high reliability. The EEHZ family capacitors are available...
Continue ReadingWinston Privacy Web Filter For Ad-Free, Tracking-Free & Anonymous Internet Browsing
Online privacy is a thing of concern for most internet users today, with ads, pop-ups, and malicious website threatening our internet security. This has led to products and solutions aimed at protecting internet users against tracking, targeted ads, cookies, and various other threats...
Continue ReadingDigital Caliper Computer Interface
Digital Caliper Computer Interface can be used to log data on a spreadsheet. Report by Jeremy S. Cook @ blog.hackster.io With a few pointers found here, he found that this data is transmitted in a continuous stream in 24 bits at 1.5 volts. He therefore level-shifted the 1.5V output to...
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