Switching power supply users used to be happy to get peak efficiencies near 90% at an operating point around 88% of full load. Today, peak efficiencies above 90% are achievable, and the challenge is ...

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Most opportunities to reduce product cost come early in development, when specifics are not yet nailed down. Unfortunately, there are significant obstacles to making early cost trade-offs. For ...

As Jason Putorti, former lead designer at company Mint.com, once memorably put it, great design can seem like magic pixie dust sprinkled over a product, instantly transforming a so-so experience into ...

Good design is within everyone’s reach. Even though you may never have attended an art class, you can still create layouts that are compelling and easy to read. If you can memorize four easy ...

Anyone at least somewhat familiar with the basics of object-oriented programming likely knows that this development style has more to do with the underlying design practices than any type of specific ...