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Image of How to Share Your New (and Previous) Custom PCB Orders How to Share Your New (and Previous) Custom PCB Orders

There are ways to share your previously ordered or your current PCB Builder/DKRed designs. This blog will show you how.

Image of How to Re-Order Your Previous Custom PCBs How to Re-Order Your Previous Custom PCBs

When you need to reorder your previously ordered PCB originally obtained through DigiKey’s PCB Builder or DKRed, this blog will show you how.

Image of Webinar – Discover Cutting-Edge VPX and VITA Interconnects Webinar – Discover Cutting-Edge VPX and VITA Interconnects

This webinar discusses connector solutions that meet or exceed VITA/VPX and ANSI standards for component interconnect.

Image of Webinar – Network Modernization for Warehousing Webinar – Network Modernization for Warehousing

Warehouse efficiency requires robust communication networks and devices to ensure smooth flow of data from order taking, automated fulfillment, and shipping.

Image of Webinar – All You Need to Know: Speakers in Audio Design Webinar – All You Need to Know: Speakers in Audio Design

A webinar discussing sound pressure level, power, and impedance along with resonance, frequency range, and other often-over-looked speaker selection qualities.

Image of Silicon Labs’ Pro Kit Speeds Your Path to Amazon Sidewalk Product Designs Silicon Labs’ Pro Kit Speeds Your Path to Amazon Sidewalk Product Designs

Accelerate the design of Amazon Sidewalk products with the Silicon Labs Pro Kit and take advantage of free community wireless networks.

Image of How Sensor Fusion Can Enhance Battery Management System Performance and Battery Lifetimes How Sensor Fusion Can Enhance Battery Management System Performance and Battery Lifetimes

Using sensor fusion, designers can combine voltage, current, and temperature sensors in BMSs to extend battery lifetimes and enhance performance.

Image of How to Implement High-Performance Modular Connectivity for Enterprise Data Center Equipment How to Implement High-Performance Modular Connectivity for Enterprise Data Center Equipment

enterprise data center, communications infrastructure, server, storage, networking equipment, card edge connector, cable connector, pulse amplitude modulation 4-level, PAM4

Image of Implementing High-Performance Programmable Clock Generators Implementing High-Performance Programmable Clock Generators for Data Centers and Industrial Systems

Implementing High-Performance Programmable Clock Generators

Image of Don’t Rule Out the Neon Bulb as an AC Power-On Indicator Don’t Rule Out the Neon Bulb as an AC Power-On Indicator

While LEDs can be used to indicate AC power is on, the classic neon lamp may offer a cost-effective and better technical alternative in many cases.

Image of An Understanding of How LiDAR Works Shows the Importance of Careful TIA and Comparator Selection An Understanding of How LiDAR Works Shows the Importance of Careful TIA and Comparator Selection

LiDAR for automotive applications relies on advanced ToF measurement capability that can be achieved with the right front-end TIA and comparator.

Image of How Important are Low Iq LDOs to Long Battery Life in Wearables? How Important are Low Iq LDOs to Long Battery Life in Wearables?

By using low dropout linear regulators (LDOs) with low Iq designers can extend battery life in wearables.

Image of Fully Equipped Development Kits Simplify STEAM Education and Prototyping for Pros and Makers Alike Fully Equipped Development Kits Simplify STEAM Education and Prototyping for Pros and Makers Alike

Readily available development kits for professionals and makers alike provide all the necessary hardware and software, greatly simplifying prototyping.

Image of SanDisk Clip Jam MP3 player Getting Headphone Leads to do “Double Duty”

Antennas and their leads can do more than just handle RF: They can also carry DC power to a front-end amplifier or provide audio signals to user headphones.

Cutting That Whip Antenna Down to Size

There are many ways to modify the widely used whip (monopole) antenna for use at frequencies where its optimum quarter-wavelength size would be too long.

The New INA228 Digital Power Monitor Lets My BattLab-One Measure Down to Nanoamps

The new INA228 digital power monitor solution from Texas Instruments allowed me to measure current down into the nanoamp range for my updated BattLab-One.

Ladder Logic and Other PLC Programming Options

There are several programming languages for PLCs that have been standardized in the IEC 61131-3 standard.

What Is a PLC?

A safety PLC is a dedicated controller built and certified to meet safety requirements such as functional safety directives IEC 62061, ISO 13849-1 or IEC 61508.