Common op-amp circuits
These common op-amp circuits are useful for amplifying various analog signals. The ideal op amp model helps us understand how these circuits operate...
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Does your spacecraft flash? Part 2: Introducing the RT PolarFire FPGA
RT PolarFire offers huge potential to advance re-configurable on-board digital processing for the space industry.
Resistors: Know how they drift
Resistor values drift with time and temperature. Here's how to characterize and minimize the effects of drift in analog front ends of digital circuits.
International roster of chip makers honored at World Electronics Achievement Awards
Announced at the Global CEO Summit on November 9, the awards honor innovation in a dozen different product categories in the semiconductor industry.
Understanding space-grade semiconductor reliability and qualification
To deliver the next generation of satellite services, spacecraft manufacturers are exploiting ultra deep-sub-micron semiconductors. There are many qualification and procurement options available to OEMs based on a mission's reliability needs.
There’s Gold in them thar chips
Some old ICs are commanding big bucks at auction. Feeling rich? Or perhaps there’s a treasure trove in your attic.