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Universal Logic Gates
Introduction A universal logic gate is a logic gate that can be used to construct all other logic gates. There are…
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eMMCs: An Introduction
NAND Flash is, without a doubt, the cheapest way to store a ton of bits in one place. It’s also…
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A Practical Introduction to Operational Amplifiers
Operational amplifiers, or opamps, are one of the most fundamental building blocks an electrical engineer can employ in circuit designs. There…
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Boolean Identities
The main identities associated with Boolean algebra. Prerequisite Reading This article assumes that you have read and are comfortable with…
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An Intro to Multiplexing: Basis of Telecommunications
Multiplexing was developed in the early 1870s, but it’s become much more applicable to digital telecommunications in the late 20th…
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Switching Losses: Effects on Semiconductors
We review switching losses involving diode recovery charge, transistor switching with clamped inductive load, device capacitance and leakage, package, and…
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Modelling the Pulse-Width Modulator
Pulse-width modulation can be of many forms. A PWM signal of constant frequency can be obtained by comparing the ramp…
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What Is LiDAR and How Can I Use It?
LiDAR is the practice of using light or non-visible (e.g., infrared) electromagnetic radiation to detect and measure distance to objects.…
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Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)
Let’s take another look at our example series circuit, this time numbering the points in the circuit for voltage reference:…
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What is Electrical Drive?
Whenever the term electric motor or electrical generator is used, we tend to think that the speed of rotation of these machines…