Accurate and efficient low-power and multiple-power domain verification requires both knowledge of the overall systems power intent and careful tracking of signals crossing these power … [Read more...] about Reduce Verification Complexity in Low/Multi-Power Designs
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Understanding, Interpreting and Implementing the IEC 60601 for Medical Battery Chargers
Understanding, interpreting and implementing standards is a challenge in all industries. Medical standards for electronics can be particularly onerous, and while it is uncommon for regulatory changes … [Read more...] about Understanding, Interpreting and Implementing the IEC 60601 for Medical Battery Chargers
Start Smarter with PADS®
PADS®, the Personal Automated Design System, was created with designers like you in mind to help meet all of the challenges you face. PADS provides everything design professionals need to get their … [Read more...] about Start Smarter with PADS®
Improve Reliability with Accurate Voltage-Aware DRC
Voltage-aware DRC is an essential component in the reliability assessment of a design. Calibre PERC is the only comprehensive solution capable of verifying both the geometrical and electrical … [Read more...] about Improve Reliability with Accurate Voltage-Aware DRC
Li-ion Battery Temperature Trends During Charge and Discharge
Lithium chemistry batteries are replacing Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) and Nickel Metal-hydride (NiMH) types in many fixed and portable applications due to their higher energy storage density relative to … [Read more...] about Li-ion Battery Temperature Trends During Charge and Discharge
10 New Ways To Make Wiring And Harness Design Faster And Better
Electrical design is getting more complicated—the electronics on even the “simplest” machines are sometimes beyond what the big carmakers were doing 25 years back with big engineering teams and the … [Read more...] about 10 New Ways To Make Wiring And Harness Design Faster And Better
The Dangers of Aftermarket Counterfeit Battery Packs
The continuing growth of portable handheld devices has spawned a healthy selection of aftermarket battery pack suppliers. The ownership period of an individual portable device often exceeds the cycle … [Read more...] about The Dangers of Aftermarket Counterfeit Battery Packs
Elmo’s Technology Takes Off
The Optimal Solution for Todays UAVs - Gold Hawk 75 A More and more Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are evolving to electrical propulsion components, which require extraordinary power density, … [Read more...] about Elmo’s Technology Takes Off
Passive Signal Conditioning For DC LVDTs
In the Series 350, the LVDTs are powered by a DC voltage, and provide a DC voltage output. The normal output is bi-polar, ranging from a negative voltage to positive voltage passing through zero, or … [Read more...] about Passive Signal Conditioning For DC LVDTs
The Invisible Foe – Understanding and Controlling ESD Damage
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is indeed the “invisible foe” of electronic product quality and reliability. ESD includes spectacular electric sparks, but also less dramatic forms which may be neither … [Read more...] about The Invisible Foe – Understanding and Controlling ESD Damage