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How automation gives alternative energy a boost – Design News
Alternative energy is definitely a hot topic in the smart grid industry today. We recently met with Rob Spiegel, senior editor at Design News, to discuss how automation technology is helping generation...
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New Hardware Modules Now Available for AM437x Processors
Five of our valued third party design partners have created hardware modules to help you get to market faster with Sitara™ AM437x processors.1. SVTronics– SOM437X BoardSOM437X is a System-On-Module for...
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Learn More About Brushed DC Motors With The BOOST-DRV8848
The number of different motors in the world is mind boggling. We showed you some of the more exotic ones in a previous post, but this barely scratches the surface.Whatever your motor type, we want you...
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Power Tips: Output capacitor placement in multi-phase converters
Input bypass capacitors and output capacitors play vastly different roles in all buck converters - whether synchronous or not. But it is in high-current, multi-phase applications where making an...
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The history and culture of ethics at TI
Integrity has been the cornerstone of our business since TI was founded in 1930 as Geophysical Service Inc., an independent prospecting company established to do seismic oil exploration.Eighty-five...
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Get 5 years of shelf life with batteries less than 300 mAh
When designing for human interface, programmable logic controller, thermostat or any battery powered applications, extending shelf life and improving standby time are big challenges. These challenges...
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Quiz answers: Did you do the math?
Last week, I posted a short quiz so readers could test their analog knowledge. Take a look at the quiz here if you missed it. All answers are found in the Analog Engineer's Pocket Reference, a new book...
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Battery management for questionable batteries
I recently completed a project converting my own personal car to an electric vehicle (EV), and as an engineer, it had to be done right.Figure 1 shows the batteries as I received them; I was only told...
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Digital power on steroids!
It’s not very often that folks get excited about a power supply. After all, you don’t see commercials of people showing off the latest power-conversion technologies, like you do for the latest smart...
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Q&A with bright minds of the future
Last week, 17 student scholars from the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) STEM Institute got a sneak-peak into a day in the life of a TI engineer. Assembled of students from all seven...
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2-wire 4-20mA sensor transmitters: Background and common issues (Part 5)
Part 4 of this series discussed the issues and requirements involved in the design of a 2-wire sensor transmitter that accepts inputs from an externally powered sensor/source. In this installment, I’ll...
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Engineering a smarter grid
Green grid: Measure, control, communicateThe smart grid of yesterday is vastly different from what we see today. The changes in the smart grid have been deployed in multiple stages and have changed the...
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BMW’s all-new 2-Series Convertible drops the top, TI provides the headroom
It’s not every day that you get to stand on an empty Formula One Race track, and certainly even rarer is the ability to join your customer at the unveiling of a new product in such an amazing...
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Wireless charging finally goes mainstream!
Unfortunately I was unable to be in Barcelona last week to attend the Mobile World Congress. After the craziness of CES, it is tough trip to make!From afar though, it is clear that it was a big week...
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Welcome to the Process
I’m happy to present our new blog – The Process, where you can find updates and articles regarding all the widespread activities here in the Processors group at TI. Embedded processing has a long and...
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Ask WEBENCH: What do I do next when designing a power supply?
That’s a question design engineers ask on several occasions. One such occasion is when designing a power supply. Many times power supply design comes as an afterthought. You may have designed the other...
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35 years of the TI Power Supply Design Seminar -- 100 white papers at your...
When I was first beginning my career in electrical engineering, I had no idea what I really wanted to do.One of my first professional experiences in power electronics occurred at the Unitrode (now...
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Extending battery life for IoT applications
As the world constantly evolves to keep everything and everyone connected, wireless sensors are becoming more and more popular in the Internet of Things (IoT) market. Several definitions for the IoT...
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How to design with GaN
You may have recently encountered “GaN,” which is replacing silicon (Si) in some key applications for power conversion. In this blog series, “How to design with GaN,” I will take a look at how gallium...
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Head-up Display 2.0: TI DLP® Automotive Experts Speak at Transportation...
At their core, automobiles are designed to get us from Point A to Point B. As technology has advanced and consumer expectations have evolved, our cars have become intricate machines with complex...
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