Since 1914 auto makers have used the Kettering or inductive ignition system: a battery, transformer (coil), a cam-driven mechanical switch (breaker points), a distributor and spark plugs. The system ...

All thermal anemometers work by inferring air speed from measurements of thermal impedance (Z) between a heated sensor and the surrounding air: An example of the constant power type can be found in ...

In the classic configuration and most variants of the astable 555 multivibrator circuit, the timing characteristics are based on the charging and discharging of a capacitor. However, it can be argued ...

The BSP75G intelliFET is a 60-V, 550-mΩ N-channel device with full self protection against overtemperature, overcurrent, overvoltage, and electrostatic discharge. It integrates a configurable ...

University of Illinois researchers have built the world’s fastest transistor and broken their own record in the process. The device was fabricated in the university's Micro and Nanotechnology ...

In this lesson, students build two circuits and explore how transistors function. When Bell Labs introduced the transistor in June of 1948, a spokesman proudly announced "This cylindrical object . . .

On September 12th, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a final office action in an ex parte reexamination of a patent owned by Google self-driving car development subsidiary Waymo. As a result ...

In “Cascode Configuration Removes Miller Effect, Boosts PFC Performance," a cascode connection of two MOSFETs helped eliminate the Miller effect and significantly improve power factor correction (PFC) ...