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The difference between hysteretic-mode converters and traditional regulators
When designing a power circuit, many of the selections available on the market, such as traditional voltage and current-mode regulators, look similar. You know it will do a certain job - for example,...
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Eliminating noise from the factory floor
Industrial automation systems use microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs) and a network of sensors to control electromechanical processes. These components are highly sensitive, yet operate...
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RF sampling: analog-to-digital converter linearity sets sensitivity
In my previous post, I discussed details of third-order intermodulation (IM3) linearity parameters in active devices. Now let’s apply those techniques and parameters to a real RF-sampling receiver.The...
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How we’re charging up the future of electric and hybrid automobiles
Imagine a world where self-driven, zero-emission electric vehicles (EVs) communicate among themselves and with roadway infrastructure. Imagine cities filled with cars that can safely deliver...
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How does precision lead to automotive safety?
Semiconductor content keeps increasing in automobiles, thanks to the number of sensing technologies. In a span of ten years, the number of sensors has increased steadily across all sensor types. This...
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How to fix your simulations when the macromodel’s voltage noise doesn’t match...
When responding to questions posted on TI E2E™ Community forums, we frequently run simulations using TINA-TI™ software, a SPICE-based simulation program. Since we are always in the process of updating...
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Four design tips to obtain 2MHz switching frequency
Designers must meet many electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements for automotive applications, and choosing the right switching frequency (fsw) for the power supply is important to meet these...
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Why should you count squares?
When I studied electrical engineering at the university, math was extremely important. My math professor was so diligent that he would attend other classes to see if the lessons involved math that he...
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Engineer returns to African country he once fled to inspire village students,...
The arc of Innocent Irakoze’s life changed dramatically one morning when he stood outside a school for refugees in Tanzania and saw his name at the top of a list of students who had failed sixth...
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Head back to school with SimpleLink™ Academy
We say that using our parts should be easy, but the reality is that each new generation of wireless chipsets are increasingly feature-rich and thus somewhat goes against the goal of a simple RF...
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USB Type-C: charging a new world
USB Type-C™ is upon us, representing the most significant change to USB that most consumers will notice to date. On top of a new reversible connector, the maximum power has increased to 15W. Higher...
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The other motors in electric vehicle systems (part 1)
When you hear EV – electric vehicles – you may immediately think of a the energy barreling down the highway. But in actuality electric vehicles span a huge range of products. EVs are any...
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How active and passive cell balancing works
In a Power Systems Design article, “Active and passive balancing for battery management systems (North America > December 2015 > Page 21),” Stefano Zanella described how a multicell system...
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Bursting barriers: Testing in the final frontier
Some say the sky’s the limit – but not for Texas A&M students Dakotah Karrer, Vince Rodriguez, David Smith, and Trent Tate who won first in the TI Innovation Challenge North America design contest...
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How motor drivers aid in an automobile’s “limp-home” mode
Have you ever had the check engine light come on while you are driving and your vehicle’s operation is limited? This can happen when there is an issue with the transmission; to protect itself, the...
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Don't miss out on the Sitara™ processors tool sale
Fall into the season with our 50 percent off sale! Check out which products we are discounting for a limited time. Happy shopping!AM335x processor starter kit: The Sitara™ AM335x processor Starter Kit...
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Power Tips: Where to connect frequency analyzer reference leads for Bode plot...
Whenever a system incorporates a negative feedback loop, the loop gain, T, becomes an important performance parameter to measure and optimize for stability, output regulation and transient-response...
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The pioneering work that led to the DMD
I started working at Texas Instruments in the late-1980s, a time after Dr. Larry Hornbeck invented the digital micromirror device (DMD) in 1987. The overall development of microelectromechanical...
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Is integrated GaN changing the conventional wisdom?
As a power electronics engineer, there is a saying that no success is made without the lessons learned from power devices blowing up. This seemed true during my years of experience debugging...
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What is the USB Type-C and Power Delivery minidock and what does it do?
Recently, you may have seen a new TI reference design using the TPS65982 and TPS65986 as a USB Type-C™ and USB Power Delivery (PD) port controller called a “minidock.” When I first heard about the...
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