Electronic Engineering Essentials | Fundamental Concepts
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By Don Tuite, May 10, 2012
A description of the electronics in an electrocardiograph and what signals they measure to produce the “leads” on an ECG strip chart or video display.
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By Lee Chin Aik, May 09, 2012
Mistreating power meters and power sensors can result in damage. Learn how to protect your RF power test gear, RF connectors, and RF adapters from damage and downtime.
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By Philip Lioio, April 27, 2012
Electromagnetic noise is created by natural phenomena and inject many problems into electronic devices like radio transmitters and switching power supplies. Managing noise in power systems is an important part of any initial design because minimizing noise after the design is done or a prototype built is progressively more difficult and expensive. A frontline tool for the management of noise is to understand its vocabulary, origins, and effects.
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By Matt Elmore, April 23, 2012
Power flows from boards to packages to chips; along the way are any number of impediments to power integrity. This article explains how to examine power integrity from a system-level perspective.
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By Ron Cates, April 20, 2012
An overview of the standards and technologies available to implement 10 Gigabit Ethernet in data centers.
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By Don Tuite, April 17, 2012
Today’s LEDs for lighting applications promise uncertain lifetimes, flicker migraines, and the dreaded droop. But that doesn’t mean they’re too good to be true.
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By Lou Frenzel, March 26, 2012
This article defines and explains the electromagnetic spectrum and outlines the current shortage and crisis affecting wireless. Multiple solutions to the shortage are discussed.
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By Michael Lauterbach, March 23, 2012
Most users of digital storage scopes don't really use much of their instrument's capabilities and many could benefit from a tutorial on the fine points. LeCroy's Dr. Mike Lauterbach has the cure for what ails you in this article.
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By Erik Diez, March 22, 2012
We know that spectrum and vector signal analyzers give us deep insight into a signal's properties, but do we really know what's going on under the hood? What are we to make of all those specifications? Agilent's Erik Diez goes through the basics to help you get more out of your spectrum analyzer.
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By Andre Hassan, March 22, 2012
Many considerations go into the process of floor planning SoCs. Kilopass Technologies' Andre Hassan covers the basics in this tutorial.
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By Don Tuite, March 21, 2012
High-level review of amplifier classes for engineers ot techs whose education might have stopped at "Class C.". This will get you through Class-H.