Engineering Essentials

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Industrial

How Carbon Nanotubes Can Transform the Semiconductor Industry

Carbon nanotubes present a game-changing solution for preventing defects in EUV lithography, supporting the semiconductor industry's drive toward extreme miniaturization and improved...
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Analog

The GAP/R K2-W—Its Model, Measurements, and Suggestions for Further Work (Part 6)

The final part of this series describes a bench setup suitable for K2-W measurements for model verification and looks at the results from tests performed. It also offers follow...
Electronic Design and Phlux Technology
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Analog

Tailoring the Design of Transimpedance Amplifiers to Infrared Sensor Apps (Part 2)

Part 2 describes TIA applications in fiber-optic communication systems and makes recommendations for designs that are specific to each application in fiber-optic comms.
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Analog

GAP/R K2-W Vacuum-Tube Op Amp SPICE Modeled Performance (Part 5)

Part 5 provides spec summary of the GP/R K2-W vacuum-tube op amp and discusses measurement constraints/conditions and LTspice modeled output.
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Test & Measurement

How Much Power is Needed to Charge My Battery Cell?

Specification of lithium-ion battery testers must take into account that the actual power consumed varies with time, and that there will be losses. This article takes a deep dive...
Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions
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Embedded

Model-Based Systems Engineering Helps with Rugged Systems Design

A successful model-based engineering effort for rugged system infrastructure design will result in shorter development cycles, fewer failures and rework, more innovation, and ...
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Analog

Modeling on Mondays: An Intro to Simulation of Vacuum-Tube Triodes in SPICE (Part 2)

A brief overview of the history and operating principles of vacuum tubes is discussed, after which Dr. Stephen Dyer shows how to model them in SPICE in their active region of ...
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Learning about SPICE modeling
Analog

Modeling on Mondays: SPICE Modeling of Common Active Devices—An Overview (Part 1)

Engineering is all about choosing the best compromise—both for a SPICE model that provides reasonable fidelity and for the tools enabling that model to be employed.
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Autonomous vehicle navigation and positioning
Automotive

How RTK Can Help Autonomous Vehicles See the World

Autonomous vehicles can’t become fully reliable until they precisely know their location. Here’s how real-time kinematic integration provides the accuracy needed to propel self...