The simplicity of flat cable with its parallel conductor geometry eliminates many of the common sources of wiring errors and malfunction. Registration of the conductors is one - to - one with the terminating connector or board so that proper contact assignment is almost automatic.
The use of flat cable often...
Published: Jul 18, 2018
This white paper provides an overview of the basic building blocks of a phased array system and discusses how the nature of their design leads to a challenging test environment. Real measurement configuration examples are shown to highlight the flexibility required for T/R module testing.
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Published: Apr 06, 2020
This paper explains the different dimensions that are used to classify performance in flash storage. It will highlight the difference between crucial performance numbers and explain why these numbers should only be considered as a rough point of reference. The reasons for this are the various factors that influence read...
Published: May 20, 2020
High-voltage power management ICs, such as TI’s LM5000 series of integrated controllers and regulators, can simplify the design of high-voltage power management solutions
This paper presents various application scenarios where high-voltage capability up to 100V is required and explains how high-voltage power...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
The applications for miniature motors span a wide range, from pumps that deliver insulin to regulate blood sugar, to motors that roll out paper in everyday desktop printers. As expected, application demands also vary greatly over this range, from simple office uses to extremely hazardous environmental uses. Aerospace and...
Published: Jul 20, 2018
The use of load cells is prevalent in many aerospace ground and flight test applications. In considering this technology, it is important to understand why load cells are an ideal choice for aerospace applications, the basics of load cell technology, the specific benefits of load cell use, and the key considerations in...
Published: Jul 20, 2018
Deciding what hardware to use for your embedded GUI application? From understanding performance and storage requirements to estimating memory needs, you'll be faced with quite a few important...
In this Best Practices Using Storyboard guide, our goal is to ensure your Storyboard application is created from the...
Published: May 13, 2021
While almost every power-supply engineer intimately knows and understands the lab setup for measuring efficiency, there are many important nuances that must be considered when measuring the efficiency of a device with ultralow quiescent current (IQ). For a device that consumes less than 1 µA, the circuit’s...
Published: Jul 23, 2018
We are witnessing one of the greatest revolutions in all of human history – a revolution driven by artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things.
AI has long been seen as ‘something of the future’, but it is now impacting our daily lives. This is happening within many areas,...
Published: Feb 13, 2020
Whether you’re putting pencil to paper for your next program bid, assessing the mass-migration costs to move your teams and testers to Windows 10, or portfolio-managing software engineers to support a growing inventory of legacy testers, you are consistently evaluated on your ability to manage cost and risk. You...
Published: Jun 05, 2019
In this joint webinar, we discuss the architecture and technology advancements driving the integration of graphics hardware into embedded real-time processors, along with the advantages.
We investigate how GPUs and display controllers enable rich graphics in IoT designs and how Crank Software removes the complexity...
Published: May 13, 2021
The size or power density of a power supply is a key criteria when selecting the optimum product for a given application. In applications where fans are not desirable due to noise or reliability concerns then efficiency becomes of primary concern. Power supply technology has evolved to a point where efficiencies in the...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
It is apparent that many older specifcations for government and military security contacts were based around the misconception that Balanced Magnetic Switches (BMS) or Triple balanced reed switches provide the highest possible security. While it is true that BMS / Triple balanced reed devices do provide “better”...
Published: Jul 19, 2018
