The 555 Design Contest shook a whole bunch of really creative circuits out of the trees, hence the 555-heavy content lately. While not technically part of the contest, [esalazar] wanted to know what ...

Few electronic ICs can claim to be as famous as the 555 timer. Maybe part of the reason is that the IC doesn’t have a specific function. It has a lot of building blocks that you can use to create ...

To address the cumbersome issues of RFID reader modules, IME researchers have integrated all the discrete components required for the RF section of the reader module onto a single piece of silicon. A ...

As the semiconductor industry pushes toward higher levels of integration, designers often turn to SoCs or use discrete components as solutions. Another option, though, is to adopt AFE-based ...