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“Swiss Army Knife” of audio codecs
Free TI Design and Optimized Codec available from TIIf you were to mention Opus to someone, the first thing that may come to mind is a penguin character from a popular comic strip, or even a set of...
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Low-power software development increases battery life
Battery innovation is not moving as fast as other technological advantages. With battery capacity doubling every 10 years and processing requirements increasing much quicker, developers are faced with...
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Micro Digital extends SMX® RTOS support to BeagleBone Black
SMX® RTOS is now available on BeagleBone Black. SMX RTOS provides deterministic real-time performance that enable developers to use it for industrial applications that have hard real-time requirements....
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Program your SimpleLink CC2650 SensorTag with cloud-based development tools
TI's suite of cloud-based software development tools now support the SimpleLink™ CC2650 SensorTag.By visiting dev.ti.com you can access TI's cloud-based development tool portfolio including Resource...
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Understanding MOSFET data sheets, Part 4 - Pulsed Current Ratings
Welcome back, fellow FET enthusiasts to part four of the "Understanding MOSFET Data Sheets" blog series! Today I’ll be talking about pulsed current ratings, how they are calculated, and how they are...
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Advanced charging features extend battery run time for wearables
The battle of the smartwatches has brought everyone’s attention to wearables again. In almost every review and technical comparison, the one thing that came up the most was battery runtime. No matter...
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Simplifying gate driver design for brushed DC motors
Are you looking to drive a simple brushed DC motor? Do you need to use discrete MOSFETs to drive a bunch of current through a giant brushed motor with little time for development?When you grab an...
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VIDEO: TIers bring kids to work, sparking an interest in STEM
From hands-on programming activities to controlling robots to drawing prototypes of what they would invent, the daughters and sons of TIers recently enjoyed an exciting day with their parents at work....
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Enabling long life in dual-coin cell powered meters
Many smart meters are powered by two coin-cell batteries connected in series; after all, two batteries give twice as much battery life as a single battery. The second battery provides the energy...
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IEEE Jack Kilby award celebrates professor's innovation
TI is proud to sponsor one of the most prestigious honors in the IEEE Society, a medal award. Established in 1995 and named for inventor, leader, TI-er and Nobel Prize winner, Jack S. Kilby, the IEEE...
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Are you accurately measuring the picosecond rise time of your GaN device?
When measuring picosecond rise time of a gallium nitride (GaN) transistor, even a 1-GHz scope and 1-GHz probe may be inadequate. Accurately measuring a GaN transistor’s rise and fall time necessitates...
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Split-rail converters reduce BOM size and cost in new automotive displays
Designing for >5-inch automotive LCD displays can be very complicated. The display source driver requires a supply rail called an analog voltage device drain (AVDD) ranging from 10V to 15V and two...
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Remembering Dave Freeman
“I don’t know – ask Dave.”“Ask Dave” is something I’ve heard TI employees and executives say over and over, as have many design engineers in the power electronics industry. No one made power management...
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Create up to 70-inch 1080p “screenless displays” from compact devices...
“Screenless display”, projection from a small device to create a large image, is one of the newest frontiers in the area of pico projection imaging technology. Its potential spans across industries...
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Integrity: Our cornerstone from the beginning – An open letter from CEO Rich...
Recently, Rich Templeton, TI chairman, president and CEO, wrote the following open letter to the more than 30,000 TIers in 35 countries around the globe.At TI, our foundational belief in doing the...
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Two parameters to consider when selecting ESD protection diodes for HDMI 2.0
I was walking around the television section of my local electronics retailer when I noticed that the majority of the televisions had 4k resolution. I also noticed that my favorite fictional political...
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The importance of battery management for eCall systems
While no one wants to be in a car accident, it’s nice to know that an emergency infrastructure exists when one happens. As of April 1, 2018, any car purchased in the European Union (EU) or Iceland will...
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Glimpse into the Electrical Grid – Part 1: Introduction
Ever wonder how electricity gets to your home?The electricity generation, transmission, distribution and control networks make up the electrical grid. Electric power transmission is bulk transfer of...
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The Missile Man of India at TIIC IDC 2015 Finals
This story originally appeared on the E2E News Blog and tells about TI Community Champion Gautam Iyer’s experience meeting the former President of India, Honorable Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at the Texas...
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Sweetzpot, a computational quest towards zen in the art of rowing
Guest blog by Sagar Sen, Research Scientist, Simula Research LaboratoryHave you ever wondered how it is to glide on water fading away into the sunset? Think about applying minimal effort in a rowing...
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