Don Tuite covers Analog and Power issues for Electronic Design’s magazine and website. He has a BSEE and an M.S in Technical Communication, and has worked for companies in aerospace, broadcasting, test equipment, semiconductors, publishing, and media relations, focusing on developing insights that link technology, business, and communications. Don is also a ham radio operator (NR7X), private pilot, and motorcycle rider, and he’s not half bad on the 5-string banjo.

Posts by Don Tuite

in Secondary Emissions Apr. 16, 2013

Dreamliner Battery Fire Solutions and Concerns

The firefighter saw “a white glow about the size of a softball” on his hand-held thermal imaging camera so he hit it with a shot of Halotron fire-....More
in Secondary Emissions Mar. 24, 2013

APEC 2013 Was Biggest Ever

(“So every day is like a new episode of ‘Big Bang Theory?’....More
in Secondary Emissions Mar. 11, 2013

What's Happening at APEC 2013

I’m expecting that, once again, GaN and SiC power device announcements will attract attention. In fact, there will be new announcements about SiC....More
in Secondary Emissions Feb. 4, 2013

Super Bowl Blackout? Try Working With A Blimp

While the Super Bowl blackout was embarrassing, it was repaired relatively quickly. Back in the 1960s, the technical challenges or broadcasting often....More
in Secondary Emissions Jan. 19, 2013

What’s All this About Van Gogh and LEDs?

So I asked myself, where did this come from?....More
in Secondary Emissions Jan. 8, 2013

Dreamliners Shouldn’t Smoke

I’d like to think that would have had a fusible link as a last line of defense....More
in Secondary Emissions Oct. 30, 2012

Amateur-Radio Emergency Services and Disasters

Practical Advice about Volunteering as an Emergency Communicator....More
in Secondary Emissions Oct. 28, 2012

Ham Radio vs Robotics for Luring Kids into Technology

In a guest blog, a radio amateur describes his experiences with FIRST, an organization that encourages careers in technology by involving kids in....More
in Secondary Emissions Sep. 16, 2012

How Many More New iPhone Generations?

Don Tuite Blogs on the Occasion of the latest iPhone Announcement....More
in Secondary Emissions Aug. 21, 2012

How Stinky is Your Two-Stroke?

Freescale has introduced ECUs for 2-stroke gas enginees. Don Tuite explains how they work and the rationale behind them....More