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  • ENIG vs HASL

    Posted May 16, 2012 By Rolte Regmi

    HASL stands for Hot Air Solder Leveling. ENIG stands for Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold. Both HASL and ENIG are two different types of a surface finish used for plating the Printed Circuit…

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  • Common Temperature Scales

    Posted May 16, 2012 By Andrew Carter

    Three temperature scales are commonly used in science and industry nowadays. These are the Celsius, Kelvin and Fahrenheit.

    Degree Celsius (0C)

    The degree Celsius (°C) scale was…

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  • The Mathematical Theory of Waves

    Posted May 16, 2012 By Andrew Carter

    Waves are known to us from the ocean, the study and theory of sound, and other natural phenomenon.. To completely understand waves, there is a need of understanding of its measurements related with…

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  • The Kelvin Temperature Scale

    Posted May 16, 2012 By Andrew Carter

    The Kelvin Temperature Scale

    The Kelvin scale of temperature is the generally used in science, particularly in the physical sciences. The Celsius scale is still used a in many areas of physical…

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  • Drinking Water From a Wind Turbine

    Posted May 15, 2012 By Joel Burns

    Check out this week’s episode! It features a new wind turbine that collects moisture and converts it into drinking water through a complex filtration system. What separates this filtration system…

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  • Thermometers

    Posted May 15, 2012 By Andrew Carter

    Before the thermometer was introduced, there was the first and closely related thermoscope, a thermometer without a scale. A thermoscope only displayed the differences in temperatures and it…

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  • What is Silicon Photonics?

    Posted May 14, 2012 By Jean-Louis Malinge

    Ever since the invention of the transistor more than 60 years ago, semiconductor chips have used electrons for communications. Each new generation of devices offered more transistors in a…

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  • Simple Long Range FM Transmitter with 2 Watt Power and 1-2 KM Range

    Posted May 14, 2012 By KALPESH CHHABHAIYA

    Hello friends,
    We know that building of Fm transmitter for first time is quite hard and we get confused about the components, parts, design, pcb, transmission frequency, inductor value and…

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  • The Nature of Sound

    Posted May 14, 2012 By Andrew Carter

    Sound is part of our everyday sensory feelings. We rarely take the time to consider the characteristics and behaviors of sound and the reasons by which sounds are formed, propagated, and detected….

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  • Photography Equipment Using Turntable

    Posted May 10, 2012 By Circuit Projects

    The device is known as Turn Photo which allows capturing several photos of the same product from different angles by turning it in 360 degrees.

    The device is built on the PIC16F628A…

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  • RF isn’t Black Magic

    Posted May 10, 2012 By Eric Holland

    Most people in the Embedded Electronics world view discrete RF Design as “Black Magic”. I would agree RF is complicated, but it isn’t Black Magic. The magic is that when you are dealing with signals…

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  • Fisheye IC Lens Correction Made Simple

    Posted May 09, 2012 By Tamara Schmitz

    Intersil’s Jonpaul Jandu describes a cost efficient, easy to use processor that performs optical de-warping of a fisheye image within the camera.

    Fisheye images, spanning a field of view of up…

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  • Renesas Micom Car Rally Kit delivery

    Posted May 09, 2012 By Gary Crowell Jr

    (Rally Competition excitement!)

    It’s like Christmas at work!

    Today is a special day. It’s the beginning of a new project with the Renesas Micom Car Rally Kit!…

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  • The Speed of a Wave on a String

    Posted May 09, 2012 By Andrew Carter

    A vibrating string creates a sound whose frequency generally is uniform. Therefore, frequency produced a sound in aregular note. The speed of a wave pulse moving along a string or wire is computed by…

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  • FPGA Blog

    Posted May 08, 2012 By Ravi Ramachandran

    I share my ideas at http://fpga-blog.tumblr.com
    Please do visit & comment.

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  • Noise-Cancelling Hearing Aids

    Posted May 08, 2012 By Joel Burns

    This week’s episode highlights a new type of hearing aid that cancels out interfering background noise for people with hearing aids. The device amplifies frequencies commonly used for conversation…

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  • Advanced Thermal Control for Ensuring LED Lifetime

    Posted May 07, 2012 By Anthony Catalano
    Background

    White light emitting LEDs have proven to be a disruptive technology challenging all older forms of light generation. The potential for: 1) very long life (>35,000 hrs), 2) extremely…

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  • Optimizing Your Next Temperature Measurement Configuration - Part II

    Posted May 06, 2012 By Robert Green

    Part II: Thermocouples

    Thermocouples are far and away the most widely used type of temperature sensor because they are both rugged and relatively inexpensive. They operate based on the…

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  • Solar PV Installer Training Course is your path to success in the growing

    Posted May 03, 2012 By Ontility Solartraining

    ONTILITY’s Solar Training Courses are ISPQ Accredited and are taught by ISPQ Certified Instructors and NABCEP Certified PV Installers.

    Many NABCEP

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  • EOS Exposure of Components in Soldering Process

    Posted May 02, 2012 By Vladimir Kraz

    Soldering irons, solder extractors and other equipment that comes in direct electrical contact with sensitive components can inject significant energy into these devices. Specifically,…

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