Bringing Bluetooth® low energy to Sub-1 GHz networks with SimpleLink™ CC1350...
In today’s Internet of Things (IoT) world, there is a multitude of new wireless connectivity applications entering the market each day, propelling the continuous gathering of sensors and interactions....
View ArticleConnect the IoT to your smartphone with long range and low power
The Internet of Things (IoT) – that vast, behind-the-scenes network of machines, devices and conveniences – just got smarter.You’ve likely seen commercials for products allowing you to unlock doors and...
View ArticleThe next-generation QFN: Do you have what it takes to use it?
“I need it to be thinner, lighter, smaller ... and most of all, I need it to deploy a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing technology that defies the norm and revolutionizes how we make a product.”Does...
View Article3 tips to a successful internship: advice from a former TI intern
Karthikeyan Krishnamourthy is an Analog Integrated circuit (IC) designer working on verification at TI, but he started out as a design intern at TI’s office in Freising, Germany. As an intern turned...
View ArticleWhy is it so challenging to design a voltage reference circuit for an ADC?
High-precision data-acquisition systems are designed to minimize errors from various system components, like those introduced by switching transients on the reference input of a data converter. In the...
View ArticleUnderstanding battery charger features and charging topologies
In my previous blog “Selecting the right battery charger for industrial applications”, we discussed the standalone vs. host controlled chargers and external vs integrated switching FETs. Now let’s...
View ArticlePrecision current measurement enhances electronic power-steering systems
As vehicles become more electrified – not just electric vehicles or hybrid-electric vehicles, but even good-old gasoline/diesel power machines – it becomes more critical to accurately monitor the...
View ArticleWhat’s new in automotive at Texas Instruments? Everything.
Every day, TIers around the world are engineering the future of automotive technology. They’re doing this with a focus on four key aspects of the automotive manufacturing and driving experience:...
View ArticleHow Bluetooth® low energy technology revolutionizes healthcare
For many of us using an encyclopedia has become as distant of a relic as listening to an 8-track tape. From researching information to streaming music, smartphones have enhanced our lives, making it...
View ArticleThe rise of intelligent machines...again
Have you tried summoning your new car out of a parking spot using your smartphone? Did you know that many delicate surgical procedures nowadays are handled by robotic hands? Have you heard about drones...
View ArticleDLi develops microscopic molecular solution using DLP technology
Scientists are constantly looking for new ways to understand more about the smallest underpinnings of life. Visualizing things like molecular changes in neural brain cells, however, requires very...
View ArticleThree ways to scale an analog input signal
As electronic devices become more self-aware, the need for voltage scaling increases. I’m not talking about artificial intelligence, like Hal from “2001: A Space Odyssey. I’m referring to are...
View ArticleDon't forget the gate driver: it’s the muscle
Remember the blog with an interesting analogy between power factor correction (PFC) and beer earlier this year? I think it is brilliant! In that case, the beer in a glass represented the “real power”...
View ArticleIoT based Industrial Gateway (IoT-SDK) built around Sitara™ AM437x processors...
Today, the Internet of Things (IoT) is a lot more than just connected devices and seamless communication. The emerging IoT is having a sweeping effect on the way goods are produced, triggering another...
View ArticleGet a FREE Code Composer Studio license with select TI kits and debug probes
We are running an exclusive promotion on the TI Store for a full Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment (IDE) node-locked license (a $445 value) bundled with select TI LaunchPadTM...
View ArticleMeasure output dynamic response on power supplies: oscilloscope ground issues
Measuring on an oscilloscope output ripple and dynamic response on low voltage (~1V) / high current (30-150A) power supplies has been a challenge with each new setup creating its own set of errors....
View ArticleWhat’s next for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems?
As the sector general manager of TI’s Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) team, I’ve seen an incredible evolution in the role this technology plays in delivering an all-around safer, more...
View ArticleWhy enter the India Innovation Challenge? Let previous winners tell you
As the deadline for the India Innovation Challenge Design Contest (IICDC) 2016 is approaching, we wanted to help our participants benefit from the experiences of the last year’s contestants. And who...
View ArticleThe fourth industrial revolution with Mesh
The third Industrial Revolution introduced electronics and information technology to automate the production process (e.g. robotics arms manufacture most of our products).Today, we experience its...
View ArticleHow level shifters enable the transition to low-voltage processors in...
Consumer, computing, personal electronics, enterprise networking, automotive and industrial use cases are moving rapidly toward lower-voltage processor and microcontroller technologies. The advantages...
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