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The founder of DigiKey started the company by selling a Morse code generator. See its original design alongside an updated version you can build.

Package Drawing

Plastic DIP Packages 8-20 Pin

Standard Part Number

The standard part number includes the part number, package type, number of pins, product flow, performance designator and a custom specified code.

Tech Redesign with Zero Power MOSFET

Information on re-designing normally-on load switches with zero-power MOSFETs reduces power consumption from ALD.

CMOS 5V/3V Analog Switch

Overview of CMOS 5V/3V analog switch applications AN4200 from ALD.

Low-Voltage Energy Harvesting

A New MicroPower Step Up Low-Voltage Booster Module that Enables Practical Energy Capture from Low Power Generators.

Low Voltage FET Amplifiers

Overview for AN17 application note using low voltage FET input operational amplifiers from ALD.

Offset Voltage (Vos) EPAD

Information on the programmable offset voltage of EPAD from ALD.

Electrically Programmable Analog Device (EPAD®) Applications

Electrically programmable analog device (EPAD) applications from ALD.

Data on performance characteristics of EPAD® matched pair mosfet family

ALD1108xx/ALD1109xx/ALD1148xx/ALD1149xx are monolithic quad/dual N-Channel MOSFETs matched at the factory using ALD’s proven EPAD CMOS technolo.

Analog Voltage Comparators

Analog voltage comparators have a wide range of applications in mixed signal sensor circuits from ALD.

Ultra Low Power Oscillators

ALD devices are utilized as inverters and buffers to create a low power oscillator circuit with various configurations.

Energy Harvesting

The process of electronically capturing and accumulating energy is energy harvesting from ALD.

Voltage Clamp Circuit

Very-low-voltage enhancement-mode MOSFETs can play a significant role in low-voltage designs from ALD.

A New Method of Balancing Supercapacitors in a Series Stack Using MOSFETs

Novel circuit design offers insight on over-voltage problem from ALD.

Ultra Low Power Crystal Oscillators

Crystal oscillators are key components used in many electronic circuits from ALD.

Simple-to-use Auto-Balancing for Supercaps

Advanced Linear Devices offers a universal PCB designed to automatically balance leakage currents and manage over-voltage, enabling ultra-low-power usage in supercapacitors used in a series stack.

ALD MOSFET-based current balancing cuts power use in supercapacitor stacks

ALD's article explaining how MOSFET-based current balancing cuts power use in supercapacitor stacks.

Design Concepts

Design concepts in ultra low voltage and nanopower circuits with EPAD® MOSFET arrays from ALD.