For our 2025 Component Abuse Challenge there have been a set of entries which merely use a component for a purpose it wasn’t quite intended, and another which push misuse of a part into ...

Electromagnetic waves with frequencies between microwave and infrared light, also known as terahertz radiation, are leveraged ...

EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen will meet chipmaker Nexperia on Friday, she said on X, amid concerns about a deepening supply ...

If you cultivate an interest in building radios it’s likely that you’ll at some point make a simple receiver. Perhaps a ...

A simple way to stabilize the operating temperature of any components that need it. Part 1 shows the purely analog approach, ...

This video explains how semiconductors work and how their electrical properties are controlled using band gaps and doping.

Transistors, the building blocks of modern electronics, are typically made of silicon. Because it's a semiconductor, this material can control the flow of electricity in a circuit. But silicon has ...

In this video, I’ll break down the advantages and drawbacks of Co2 vs diode lasers, compare costs, and answer the question: which type of laser should you get? I’ll also discuss my ventilation setup ...

Infineon Technologies AG has introduced what it claims is the world’s first gallium nitride (GaN) power transistor with an integrated Schottky diode. Designed for industrial use, the CoolGaN G5 ...

Abstract: An ON-chip vacuum transistor based on electron emission from SiOx tunneling diodes formed at the side surface of a thin SiO2 film is proposed, where electrons transport in the vacuum channel ...

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