Articles & Blogs

Image of How to Use Compact PLCs Green Energy Building Automation Industrial Systems How to Use Compact PLCs to Get Big Results in Green Energy, Building Automation, and Industrial Systems Publish Date: 2025-12-19

Explore the many capabilities of the WAGO Compact Controller 100 Series and how they can facilitate rapid development and deployment of automation solutions.

Image of Choosing the Right Brain for Your Project Choosing the Right Brain for Your Project

Learn what factors need to be considered when choosing a development/evaluation board for your project.

Image of How Hardware Gets Hacked (Part 1) How Hardware Gets Hacked (Part 1)

Learn how embedded systems face physical attacks, key fob risks, competition challenges, and common weaknesses in hardware security.

Image of BLDC Motors and Integrated Motor Drivers Are Key to Efficiency in Robotics and Drones BLDC Motors and Integrated Motor Drivers Are Key to Efficiency in Robotics and Drones Publish Date: 2025-12-17

Qorvo’s compact ACT72350 BLDC motor driver manages power, processes analog signals, and provides power signals for robotics, drones, and other applications.

Image of Toshiba's Next-Gen Trench-Gate MOSFETs Increase Efficiency and Power Density Toshiba's Next-Gen Trench-Gate MOSFETs Increase Efficiency and Power Density

Toshiba's next-generation, trench-gate MOSFET enhances design options for efficient, reliable power management in advanced applications.

Image of Accelerate Advanced IoT Deployment with Multiprotocol Wireless MCU Modules Accelerate Advanced IoT Deployment with Multiprotocol Wireless MCU Modules Publish Date: 2025-12-12

Learn how multiradio wireless MCU modules accelerate the design, certification, and deployment of advanced multiprotocol IoT devices.

Image of Beyond Resilience: What You Need to Know About the Antifragile Supply Chain Buzz Beyond Resilience: What You Need to Know About the Antifragile Supply Chain Buzz

Long-term growth and survival, particularly in large organizations, will depend on learning from disasters and adapting rather than avoiding them altogether.

Image of Accelerate MCU and MPU Projects Using a Flexible Development Platform Accelerate MCU and MPU Projects Using a Flexible Development Platform Publish Date: 2025-12-11

Learn how a modular development platform helps designers solve processor selection challenges and accelerate prototyping for both MCUs and MPUs.

Image of Accelerating Edge AI Inference with Vitis AI NPU on iWave’s Versal AI Edge Boards Accelerating Edge AI Inference with Vitis AI NPU on iWave’s Versal AI Edge Boards

iWave’s edge AI platform accelerates complex AI workloads.

Image of How to Build a Sample Automation Project in CODESYS How to Build a Sample Automation Project in CODESYS Publish Date: 2025-12-03

Build an automation project in CODESYS, from initial setup to runtime testing by configuring the device tree, mapping I/O channels, programming logic, etc.

Image of Meeting the Challenges of EMI Control and Safety in Compact Industrial Control Panels Meeting the Challenges of EMI Control and Safety in Compact Industrial Control Panels Publish Date: 2025-12-02

Control panel safety requirements can vary across locations within an industrial network requiring network designers to deploy a variety of different solutions.

Image of All Your Bytes Are Belong to Us All Your Bytes Are Belong to Us

High-level roadmap for hardware security awareness: threat models, attack complexity, and where to start defending your design.

Image of Robust Digital Isolation Adds Safety to High-Voltage Applications Robust Digital Isolation Adds Safety to High-Voltage Applications Publish Date: 2025-11-28

Low-dropout linear voltage regulators ensure a stable output voltage for digital isolators, protecting people and equipment in high-voltage applications.

Image of Breaking the Bottleneck of Ultra-High-Speed Signals — Introducing the New ESD/EOS Protection Weapon Breaking the Bottleneck of Ultra-High-Speed Signals — Introducing the New ESD/EOS Protection Weapon

ESD/EOS protection that doesn’t limit signal performance.

Image of A Unified Platform Approach to OEM Machine Scalability and Brownfield Integration A Unified Platform Approach to OEM Machine Scalability and Brownfield Integration Publish Date: 2025-11-25

Machine control is an important industrial component. Instead of using a fragmented approach, standardizing with a single platform can be the best solution.

Image of Data Acquisition Signal Chain Simulation Simplifies Component Selection and Testing Data Acquisition Signal Chain Simulation Simplifies Component Selection and Testing Publish Date: 2025-11-24

Data acquisition design software generates circuit schematics, component recommendations, and response simulations based on user specifications.

Image of Unlock Uninterrupted Performance for AI Smartphones: Introducing AZ5D25-01M/AZ5D45-01M TVS Solutions Unlock Uninterrupted Performance for AI Smartphones: Introducing AZ5D25-01M/AZ5D45-01M TVS Solutions

TVS solutions safeguard circuit integrity and signal quality in AI smartphones.

Image of Favorite Things 2025: Top Electronics Tools & Boards for Makers Favorite Things 2025: Top Electronics Tools & Boards for Makers

A curated list of my favorite electronics tools, parts and maker boards for 2025—perfect gifts or upgrades for your workbench.

Image of Apply Advances in Sensing, Connectivity, and Motion Control Devices for Smarter Fixed-in-Place Robots Apply Advances in Sensing, Connectivity, and Motion Control Devices for Smarter Fixed-in-Place Robots Publish Date: 2025-11-18

Design precise yet flexible fixed-in-place robotics using advanced control, imaging, sensing, and communications technologies.

Image of Protecting USB-PD and PoE Circuits from Industrial Power Surges Protecting USB-PD and PoE Circuits from Industrial Power Surges Publish Date: 2025-11-11

Learn how Semtech SurgeSwitch transient diverting suppressors protect USB-PD and PoE circuits from EOS and ESD during industrial power surge events.