Technical Analysis
The content in this section offers technical knowledge and insights in the form of white papers, component datasheets and case studies, submitted by industry leaders and global component manufacturers & distributors in the electronics industry.
Hydropower plants in the U.S. provide clean and renewable energy that is flexible for meeting the adapting grid environments in the U.S. Achieving a decarbonised electricity supply in the U.S. is going to hinge on hydroelectric power stations upholding histor...
By Liam Critchley | 27-08-2024
Protecting sensitive electronic components from voltage spikes and surges is critical for engineers. TVS (Transient Voltage Suppression) diodes are key to ensuring the longevity and reliability of electronic systems. But how exactly do they work, and what sho...
By Jack Pollard | 08-08-2024
Key Things to Know: Automation in the automotive industry, particularly through Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), aims to reduce human error, which accounts for approximately 90% of traffic accidents. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) such as Electr...
By Liam Critchley | 02-08-2024
Key Things to Know: Residential heating accounts for 17% of energy consumption in the EU and 11% globally, contributing to around 8% of the world's total carbon emissions. Heat pumps, particularly air-to-air heat pumps (AAHPs), offer a highly efficie...
By Liam Critchley | 30-07-2024
Cervical cancer is a global health issue for women, and this is why many countries (such as the UK) recommend that many women take a cervical smear test at regular time periods throughout their lives. There’s a good reason for this, and it’s because cervical...
By Liam Critchley | 23-07-2024
Scientists and engineers are always taking inspiration from nature to build new advanced electronics systems. Many things have been achieved with artificial electronics thanks to the natural world around us, but one that has been a long-standing goal to mimic...
By Liam Critchley | 16-07-2024
As the performance demands of computing and other modern-day technologies become greater, the size of transistors in silicon chips has decreased in accordance with Moore's law. The higher number of transistors per area on microprocessor chips is now starting...
By Liam Critchley | 08-07-2024
Technical article written by Bhavin Kharadi, Industrial Marketing Manager, Texas Instruments. Proximity sensors have enabled autonomy and automation, safe operation, and energy efficiency in emerging markets such as audio beamforming and surgical robot...
By Bhavin Kharadi | 04-07-2024
Our society relies on the electric grid every day, so monitoring and maintaining the grid is vital in order to ensure day-to-day reliability. The everyday supply and demand from the grid is changing as more people transition from nonrenewable to renewable ener...
By Alex Smith | 20-06-2024
The rise of wearable flexible devices—driven by advancements in materials science, especially soft materials—has delivered a human-machine interface revolution. Materials can now be made with skin-like mechanical properties (low elastic modulus) and are enabl...
By Liam Critchley | 17-06-2024
New renewable energy solutions are being sought to transition away from fossil fuels. While wind and solar are the most prominent solutions with the most maturation, many other solutions are emerging that can support larger renewable energy harvesting technol...
By Liam Critchley | 10-06-2024
Key Things to Know Challenges in LED Systems: Traditional LEDs face issues with energy losses and dependency on driver circuits, leading to increased costs and reduced lifespan. Promising QLED Innovations: Quantum dot LEDs (QLEDs) are being developed...
By Liam Critchley | 03-06-2024
Textile electronics that use fibres have emerged as a system for monitoring human health and tracking fitness activities. In fibre electronics systems, a network of body area sensors is used to establish different sensing nodes that measure different physiolo...
By Liam Critchley | 16-05-2024
Key Things to Know: Global Impact: Approximately 528 million people worldwide are affected by osteoarthritis, with cases increasing due to aging populations and rising obesity rates. Economic Burden: Osteoarthritis contributes to significant healthca...
By Liam Critchley | 15-05-2024