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Integrated, efficient power for portable systems
Being on a plane right now, I do wish my notebook was a little bit smaller. But thanks to all the innovation in portable devices, like notebooks, tablets, and electronic point of sale machines, I know...
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Get Your Motor Running: Intelligent Over-voltage Protection
In the world of motors, drive stage damage due to over-voltage is an all too common event. Although not the only cause of over-voltage failures, supply pumping is by far the most prevalent. Supply...
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Belgian students win European innovation challenge with “TIagnose Watch”
To follow is an update from the TI Innovation Challenge, Europe Analog Design Contest 2014.With almost 800 students from 145 universities in 23 European countries participating in the 2014 TI...
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The 2014 TI in It holiday gift guide
Looking for that perfect gift for family or friends? Do you have that special someone who is always so hard to shop for? Well, look no further than our 2014 TI in It holiday gift guide.Every item in...
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Wearable technology provides convenience and productivity
As the Internet of Things (IoT) expands, so does the value of wearable electronics. Traditionally, these devices have started in the form of a standard wrist watch. Not only could they provide the...
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Using SAR ADC TINA Models: Static behavior, power scaling
As with any complex analog circuit, designing SAR ADC circuits involves multiple tradeoffs and is thus an iterative process. Thanks to SPICE simulation tools, such as TINA-TI and TI's Precision SAR ADC...
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What are you sensing? Capacitive sensing for proximity detection and more
Capacitive sensing is becoming popular to replace optical detection methods for applications like proximity and gesture detection, material analysis, and liquid-level sensing. Capacitive sensing...
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LDO and switcher solutions deliver cleaner, more efficient power for...
Today infotainment systems are the personal electronics inside automobiles. Like personal electronics, automotive infotainment systems integrate many electronics in space constrained head units and...
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How to quickly tune your stepper motor
In our fast-paced world, there are many times we are tasked with having to make something work but don’t have time to learn the theory behind it. It’s important that it works but not as important why....
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Dynamic Voltage Scaling - Improve System Efficiency and Thermal Performance
The expression for power dissipation in a processor is P f*V2. As system clock frequencies climb ever higher, nearing a state known as overclocking, efficiency is compromised and heat becomes a...
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Live Training Event: December 9th, 2014
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!Want to rev-up your knowledge on the concepts behind steppers, brushed DC, and brushless DC motor control, as well as how to design a real BLDC system? The TI...
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Why functional safety certification is important for automotive applications
A few weeks ago, I happened to find myself at a local car dealership. After much negotiating, my oldest son had somehow convinced me that he was ready to own his own car. So here we were looking at...
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DIY with TI: Staying on track with model train hobby
DIYer Wolfgang Wirth has a unique opportunity to show some creative things that TI devices can do at this month’s Modelleisenbahn Ausstellung (model train exhibition) in Ergolding, Germany.The hobbyist...
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Part 2: Two-Wire 4-20 mA Transmitters: Background and common issues
Part 1 of this blog series provided an overview of the operation and uses of two-wire 4-20 mA field sensor transmitters and provided a basic example system. The post also introduced the current...
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Powering Bipolar Rails with Wide-VIN Fly-Buck Converter
I’m often asked by power system design engineers, how do you provide bipolar (positive and negative) voltage rails while keeping cost and complexity to a minimum? And at the same time, how should one...
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New IR BoosterPack showcases remote control design with MSP430FR4x/FR2x MCUs
Looking to create a solution for controlling your holiday lighting, television or air conditioning unit? Developing a universal remote control has never been easier!The MSP430FR4x and MSP430FR2x...
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Giving the gift of wearables this holiday? Don’t forget to look at the...
The holidays are upon us and one of the hottest gifts this season will be wearables. Style and convenience is usually what people look for. But what about the battery? Charging a battery that is...
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The Sixth Sense. What would you do with it?
Don’t you wish you had a sixth sense that let you see into the future – beyond what your current five senses allow?While this is not possible (…quite yet! Who knows?), getting an early indication of...
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SPICE it up: Why I like TINA-TI (Part 1)
TINA-TI is TI’s circuit design and SPICE simulation tool. I’m a big fan of the software, but it’s not just because I work at TI. I’ve used other SPICE-based simulation programs over the years. While...
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Game-changing innovation captures top TI prize; TI fellows honored
The world's first inductance-to-digital converter (LDC) is disruptive, differentiated and defies convention.And it was developed by TI.On Tuesday, Dec. 9, the company recognized the game-changing...
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