A TENS device for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation wraps around the upper calf much like a wristwatch wraps around the wrist. Here are some of its operational secrets. A medical device called a Quell performs what’s called transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on the lower leg. This technique is said to relieve diabetic pain. None of […]
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Considerations for improving 3D NAND performance, reliability, and yield
by Mark Puttock, Director Advanced Deposition and Plating, office of CTO, Entegris Even as 3D NAND races toward maturity and becomes a mainstream technology, chipmakers know there is still more to achieve to meet worldwide consumer and business data demands at lower costs, given the extreme complexities involved. As with previous technologies, focusing on process […]
Connected and autonomous vehicle technology get center stage at TU-Automotive Detroit 2018
Billed as the world’s largest automotive technology expo, TU-Automotive Detroit kicked off this week in Novi, Mich. with over 150 booths and conference tracks on ADAS and autonomous vehicles, smart cities and urban mobility, connected services, and more. Automotive cybersecurity and E-mobility were among the themes we saw. Here are some of the more interesting […]
Microcontroller Top Talks in May on EDABoard.com forums
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around microcontrollers. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com. Circuit diagram to connect the PIC kit3 debugger – Can anyone provide me with the circuit diagram to connect the Pic Kit3 debugger […]
SSDs vs. HDDs Part 2: Sand or Rust?
Solid State Drives (SSDs) are faster, more rugged, and (presently) more expensive than Hard Disk Drives (HDDs). When SSDs are priced competitively to HDDs, we will begin to see every PC equipped with an SSD for long-term storage, because SSDs are suitable for a decade or more of typical consumer use. SSD is just Flash […]
NFC Tag Basics: How to use for programming automation
Near Field Communication (NFC) is a wireless communication technology that acts over short distances for two-way communication. The use of NFC tags is growing in several markets, including the medical, consumer, retail, industrial, automotive, and smart grid markets. NFC is a type of Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. When two NFC enabled devices are very close […]
What are MRAMs?
MRAM, Magneto-Resistive Random Access Memory, is a type of non-volatile memory (NVM) capable of holding saved data even if the power is down or the power is accidentally cut off. MRAM — also called Magnetic RAM — is not new. It has been in the market for more than two decades, but there have been several […]
Built-in analog-to-digital converters
There are sensors for a plethora of smart applications that can measure a wide range of parameters (e.g., temperature, light, acceleration, pressure, proximity, etc.). The real world data is analog. Therefore sensors typically provide analog data in the form of voltage (e.g., 0V-5V) and most of the time this data is later transformed into digital […]
PCB layout guidelines and considerations
A Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout, in its most basic form, is a means to transfer a circuit from a breadboard to a more stable and permanent physical form. Whereas entire books and college coursework have been dedicated to PCB layout, what follows is a short overview of what to consider when making a PCB. […]
Microcontroller Top Talks in April on EDABoard.com forums
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around microcontrollers. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com. PIC18F24K Modbus function code 1 – I am trying to interface PIC18F24k40 over Modbus RTU. I am posting part of my code. […]