Resistors

The wirewound resistor – “the report of my death was an exaggeration”
Like every component, the fabrication technology used in resistor manufacture has changed over time and...

Dual Protocol Transceivers Ease the Design of Industrial Interfaces
This white paper discusses the industry's most commonly used interface standards, RS-232 and RS-485,...

Sources of Phase Noise and Jitter in Oscillators
The output signal of an oscillator, no matter how good it is, will contain all kinds of unwanted noises...

Thermal Management for Surface-Mount Devices
The origins of the ambient derating curve go back decades to when the U.S. military specified the performance...

Basics of Dual Fractional-N Synthesizers/PLLs
Over the years, a number of methods have been proposed to realize fractional-N frequency synthesis that...

Realtime Deembedding with the R&S®RTP
Deembedding, often a necessary and complex task, is made easier with an integrated hardware and software...

Maintaining SiC MOSFET Efficiency and Protection without Compromise
The efficiency and size benefits of SiC devices have been enthusiastically embraced by designers of industrial,...

Design Considerations for High-Speed RS-485 Data Links
This article provides system designers new to high-speed RS-485 designs with an overview of standard...

From Prototype to Post Deployment: Linux Decision Points
Developing embedded solutions can be a journey. Not all applications start at the same place in the journey...

Allegro ICs Based on Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR)
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC is a world leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing high-performance...

Advanced Probing In DDR3/DDR4 Memory Designs
For reliable and efficient system verification and debug of DDR3/DDR4 memory designs, comprehensive compliance...

Components and Methods for Current Measurement
Current sensing is used to perform two essential circuit functions. First, it is used to measure “how...
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