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Powerlab and TI Designs Unite
To unite is to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit. Companies unite and together become more capable. Organizations unite and offer more services. Today, TI’s PowerLab...
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Using copper wire bonding in chips for autos
Normally in this blog, products and applications are discussed. But today, I’m going to talk about a little about the chip packaging and bonding technology. Semiconductor packaging is an integral part...
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One to Watch: Principal Field Applications Engineer Lutz
In our ongoing series, ‘One to Watch,’ we profile the movers and shakers at TI who are making a difference through their extraordinary work. Below is the second in a series of stories recognizing our...
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How to easily design sinusoidal, sensorless control for 3-phase BLDC motors
Have you ever imagined that three-phase BLDC motor control solution development could be as easy as building an application circuit using analog ICs, adding a few discrete passive components and the...
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ADC Accuracy Part 2: Total unadjusted error explained
In the first ADC Accuracy post, we established the differences between the resolution and accuracy for an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). Now we can dig into the factors that contribute toward total...
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Get Connected: Equalization
Welcome back to the Get Connected blog series on Analog Wire! In the previous post, Interfacing between LVPECL, VML, CML, LVDS, and Sub-LVDS Levels, we took a closer look at how to convert between...
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On the Fringe: Innovating a fourth Industrial Revolution
In our ongoing “On the Fringe” series, some of TI’s brightest minds discuss today’s biggest technological trends and solving the challenges of tomorrow.We learn in history class about one long...
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New reference designs available based on the new MSP430FR4133 MCU
The Ultra-low-power MSP430FR4133 FRAM microcontroller is an exciting new devices with 16 KB of non-volatile FRAM, abundant input/output pins, a flexible and low-power LCD, and IR Modulation Logic. This...
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Protect your circuit against the unknown!
Have you ever worried about a customer plugging in the wrong adaptor to your product? Perhaps, you just released a new model, and it requires a 12-V power supply instead of a 24-V one. Did you...
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Berkeley MOOC offers hardware-based engineering training
UC Berkeley graduate student Tom Zajdel assembles the robot built in EE40LXNow virtually anyone – quite literally – can learn the fundamentals of electronic interfaces using a hands-on, “maker”...
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SAR ADC Response Times: Respond quickly, control quickly
Part 1:The objective of many typical control system applications is to effect a control action based on the status of input control variables. Some of these include position, speed, angle, level,...
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It starts in pre-K. You can change the world AND love your job!
In my role leading the Texas Instruments (TI) talent management team, we are constantly seeking ways to attract and retain the best and brightest minds to work at TI. We know that our success depends...
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When is 1 greater than 2? When reinforced isolation integrates into a single...
Industrial system designers working with applications that have exposure to high voltages are required to comply with system-level IEC standards to ensure their end equipment has adequate insulation....
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The MOSFET always rings twice – designing with synchronous converters
Acting alone may be a mark of individuality, but acting synchronously is a work of art. We see synchronicity in action all around us, in art, in nature and sports. We see this synchronous action, for...
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DRV2605 + MSP430: Moving the world!
This post was written in collaboaration with Evan Sawyer from the Haptics Team at Texas InstrumentsConsumers today are seeking life-like experiences with their electronics, but in a world of...
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Understanding total harmonic distortion and noise curves
Noise and distortion are two common enemies for engineers designing precision analog systems. But when looking at total harmonic distortion and noise (THD+N) figures in an op amp datasheet, it may not...
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Informational ADAS and Infotainment Integration
Safety is the number one priority for any driver. Our safety does not only depend on our driving but others’ driving as well. A recent NHTSA survey reported 660,000 drivers using cell phones or...
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Enabling safer roads for all vehicles
Brooke Williams doesn’t have to look far to find inspiration for his work on the TDA3x automotive system on a chip (SoC) family used in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). The business manager...
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PowerLab Notes: How to program PMBus Devices
This blog provides a tutorial on programming TI digital parts using TI in-house tools.TPS40422 and TPS40425 are two popular digital PMBus controllers which are used in many Point-of-Load (PoL)...
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How to create a cost-effective adjustable output voltage (VOUT) Linear...
Are you looking for a cost-effective high current linear regulator solution with adjustable output voltage? Create a simple design using a cost-effective linear regulator, such as industry standard...
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