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Building the Silicon Valley of the central U.S.
How does the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, home of TI, become the Silicon Valley of the Central U.S.? According to Steve Lyle, Texas Instruments’ director of university marketing and engineering...
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Making tradeoffs in power design control
My dream carAs ordinary people, we’re used to making tradeoffs between different product options. I would really like to drive a bright red, expensive sports car, but there’s no way I could save...
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Healthier and more data-connected with Bluetooth
By Sid ShawWireless technology has already improved healthcare with the use of Wi-Fi-enabled laptops and tablets allowing doctors to have patient history, treatment plans and diagnostic tools with them...
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Looking for a way to create a virtual HMI or MMI for your app? Check it out!
If you are looking for a visual GUI to test and validate your firmware or to demonstrate a new concept or application with a microcontroller, you will be interested in the GUI Composer Overview...
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High-current pulsed-source needed
I’ve spent a lot of time in labs over the past fifteen years or so evaluating devices and coming up with new measurement methodologies and approaches. One scenario that I haven’t come across is a...
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DIY with TI: TI intern creates motion sensing sound generator
All of the DIY with TI projects showcased so far have been the innovations of long-time TI employees – some with more than 20 years of engineering experience. But in the case of the motion-sensing...
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It's too dang hot! Cool off with a power-optimized white paper
For most of us, the kids are finally back in school. Thus, chaos ensues! Rush out the door to take them to school, rush to your work to make it to your meeting in time, pick up the kids after work to...
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The teched-out basketball that has it all: A look inside!
Guest blog written by Mark Davisson, President of InfoMotion Sports TechnologiesEarlier this year, InfoMotion Sports Technologies (IST) announced our 94Fifty sensor basketball, the first and most...
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Back to School Sale! (Part 3 - eZ430-Chronos)
In week one we brought you the MSP430 LaunchPad. In week two we brought you the SA430 spectrum analyzer. Now it's time to complete your wireless project with a development platform with a highly...
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The TI gene: This family has it
For better or worse, scientific breakthroughs show that for the most part we have genetics to thank for who we are in terms of looks, talents and likes. Some are lucky enough to have the baseball gene,...
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Trying to find ADC non-linearity? Look under the carpet
Last week, I replaced the carpet in my house with wooden flooring. After removing the carpet from the staircase in our living room, I noticed my “uniform” staircase actually had very uneven steps. This...
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How Small is Small?
What sorts of items come to your mind when you think of small? We have small cars, small boats, and small trucks (yes, even here in Texas there are small trucks). There’s also small dogs, small...
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And the results are in… Voters ranked MSP430 as #1 MCU
Our friends at EDN recently ran an MCU popularity survey, and it is with great pleasure that I share the result of their survey here. Big thanks go out to our loyal customers as the MSP430™ MCU was...
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PowerLab Notes: how to build a car charger
As my buddy, Brian, mentioned in his blog, these days everyone carries a smart phone or tablet. They are necessary for business emails, personal calls and keeping up with the world. There is always a...
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Smarter home appliances from IBM and TI
By Martin Kienzle, Ph.D., IBM and Eran Sandhaus, TIThe Internet of Things (IoT) is arriving in households - connecting different systems and devices to each other and the Internet - delivering...
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Coming soon to automotive touchscreens: haptic feedback
It’s probably a fair assumption that you interact daily with touchscreen or touchpad interfaces on your phone, tablet, notebook, or maybe even your microwave! And if you follow the automotive industry...
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An eye opener for broadcast video gear
In my daily lab work, I use instruments to measure different signal parameters. This gives me a good understanding of each parameter as well as the ability to uncover signal integrity issues. I know...
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Wireless universal gas sensing platform brings innovation to auto, law...
A wireless universal gas sensing platform is one of those things that truly is the sum of its parts. You know it is wireless, it is universal and it is gas sensing, but that doesn’t really tell you...
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Health care technologies enhance quality of life
Over the past couple of months I’ve been posting on how analog is shaping our future – especially over the next decade. Today let’s take a closer look at how the health technology field is evolving and...
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Spin It! - Designing your own motor drive and control system (Part 1)
Howdy!For those of you unfamiliar with the saying, it is common in Texas and the official greeting at Texas A&M University, where I attended school! I’ll kick off this series with a story from my...
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