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Understanding Voltage References: Using a Shunt Reference as a Comparator
In part three of our Understanding Voltage References series, my colleague Marek Lis talked about how to achieve shunt reference flexibility with series reference precision. In this blog, you’ll see...
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Motor Drive Forum Top FAQs Part 1: How to read a motor driver datasheet
Forums are some of the great byproducts of the Internet. They provide a simple way for people to share ideas, pose questions, and hold discussions on an incredible variety of topics.We set up the TI...
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Portable speaker power: Making the bass possible
A lot of portable speakers are entering the market to supplement the audio performance of modern cellular electronics and memory devices that either store or play media content. The current challenge...
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Reference Design for MaxCharge technology cuts Li-Ion development time in half
Fast-charging continues to be a hot topic with consumers and engineers alike. With smartphones running more and more applications, the power needed for the application processor is increasing. Standard...
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Hands-on analog systems curriculum in Indian universities
Universities around the world are rethinking their engineering curriculum, especially when it comes to teaching analog concepts. The days of focusing primarily on analog circuit design, often perceived...
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She's Muslim, He's Jewish
Let's talk about religion.In many companies, that statement would be enough to get you called in for a chat with HR. But here at TI, our commitment to diversity and inclusion encompasses every employee...
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Providing an orderly shutdown of PLCs
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are more and more common in industrial automation systems. Controlling all sorts of machines in every conceivable manufacturing environment requires...
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Were you able to spot the difference?
Our friends over at ‘Enlightened: The TI DLP® Blog’ created a fun ‘spot the difference’ graphic to showcase the amazing capabilities of the new DLP3000-Q1 chipset for automotive head-up displays...
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Spot the difference between these windshields
Last month, we celebrated the big debut of our DLP3000-Q1 chipset . Consisting of a DLP 0.3-inch wide video graphics array (WVGA) digital micromirror device (DMD) and DLPC120 controller, the new...
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Smart power for smart cities: why time synchronization is essential – part 2
As I mentioned in part 1, time synchronization (TS) provides the when to the where – the exact time something occurs anywhere in a given electrical system. I also discussed how TS works and the...
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Are TI drivers stressing your piezo?
In 1880, French brothers Jacques and Pierre Curie discovered the piezoelectric effect, which is a phenomenon that exists in certain materials in nature. The word “piezo” is derived from the Greek...
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Power Tips: Calculating capacitance for load transients
Selecting the output capacitance in a buck converter is often based on the level of output-ripple voltage required. In many cases, the calculated capacitance may be rather small, allowing the use of...
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Understanding voltage references: level shift of precision voltage references
In my previous post in this series on understanding voltage references, I talked about the ways to build a shunt reference with a precision series voltage reference. In this blog I will discuss how to...
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Why bother with RF sampling?
** This is the second post in a new RF-sampling blog series that’ll appear monthly on Analog Wire ** “If something isn’t broken, don’t fix it” is an old saying many people live by. So why should you...
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The dream of an ideal switch requires innovative packaging
Some of us want to climb Mount Everest while others simply want to find the perfect switching element. Semiconductor manufacturers continue to improve the figures of merit (FOM) for their silicon-based...
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DisplayPort(TM) over USB Type-C(TM): One connector to rule them all
We’re living in interesting times when it comes to bandwidth needs for data, audio/video (A/V) and power over single connector and copper cable. The Video Electronic Standards Association (VESA) and...
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Spread Spectrum: Headache tablet or vitamin pill?
Spread spectrum is a technique associated with switching regulators that suppresses unwanted noise from bands of interest and pushes it into areas where the noise will not interfere with the system, or...
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Can you hear me now? Yes, thanks to DSP technology.
“Can you hear me now?” We take the ability to communicate for granted these days. Yet there are increasingly complex operations that take place every time we place a call. To begin with our voices...
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Easily increase functionality in motor drive applications
Do you develop servo drive or motor drive applications? If so, I’m sure you’re facing a growing number of technical questions regarding your future designs. Is it possible to build on controller...
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A lifetime of devotion to his brother and the intellectually disabled
Glenn Briggs couldn’t believe the scene in front of him. His younger brother James lay in the hospital bed, bruised and bloodied following a beating at the hands of some of his roommates.James lived in...
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