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 Aug. 4, 2012

Air France 477 Crash Analysis

Commentary on the final report on the investigation of the crash of Air France Flight 477 on June 1, 2009....More
in Secondary Emissions Jun. 11, 2012

What TI, ADI, Linear, Maxim, and Intersil Told Me About Managing Remote Design Centers

Don Tuite provides additional background on his article about how 5 big analog/power chip companies manage their remote design centers....More
in Secondary Emissions May. 13, 2012

The Future of LEDs: Not What Most People Think

Don Tuite reflects on the Lightfair 2012 tradeshow and what he saw there that affects electronic designers....More
in Secondary Emissions Mar. 29, 2012

160-MPH Electric Cars, Flame-Throwing Robots, Automated Air-Hockey, Oh My! Lots of Videos

Technology Editor Don Tuite summarizes some of the highlights at the Design West conference....More
in Secondary Emissions Mar. 28, 2012

High-End Robotics at Willow Garage: Notes from Design West, March 26

What can a quadriplegic do with a half-million dollar robot? An engineer who became paralyzed as the result a stroke became interested in researching....More
in Secondary Emissions Mar. 11, 2012

Lessons in Scaling Wireless Charging

MIT & Stanford Want to Charge your Car; IDT Shows the Way with Portable Charger Chips....More
in Secondary Emissions Feb. 10, 2012

APEC 2012: Final Notes

Flying home today, but two briefings before the bus left. First, breakfast with TI, This was focused discussion, at my request; I wanted to follow....More
in Secondary Emissions Feb. 9, 2012

APEC 2012 Update: 2/9/12

Video'ed an interview with the last of the GaN FET spokespersons this morning Michael Briere speaking for International Rectifier. Video should be up....More
in Secondary Emissions Feb. 8, 2012

APEC 2012 Update: 2/8/12

Spent much of the day on the show floor, but started off with an outdoor briefing from Mark Cieri of Enperion, the Lucent spinoff with the tiny, fast....More
in Secondary Emissions Feb. 7, 2012

APEC 2012 Update: 2/7/12

My first day at APEC 2012 started with an interview. I spoke to Alex Lidow about the nature of Gallium Nitride for an Engineering TV video, in which....More