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IC-output optocouplers with extra-long creepage distance of 14.5 mm
Renesas launched two IC-output optocouplers with long-creepage-distance for applications such as industrial equipment employing the maximum commercial ...

Phase-dimmable LED driver provides smooth, flicker-free dimming
This LED controller with constant power regulation from TI incorporates a phase decoder circuit and an adjustable hold current circuit to provide ...
LED controllers offer 30% higher lumens per watt compared to single-channel drivers
Cirrus Logic's newest digital LED controller features two-color mixing for efficient, high-quality light and near 100 percent triac dimmer ...
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Ensure Safe System Operation with Certified Isolator Devices
Lasers Utilized for Controlled Mechanical Bending
Off-Line Primary Side Sensing LED Driver User Guide--TPS92310 EVM
Calculate the LED Lifetime Performance in Optocouplers to Predict Reliability
Integrate Protection with Isolation in Home Renewable Energy Systems
Organic solar cells and OLEDs--A comparison of two competing approaches
Eliminating Health Concerns Associated with LED Lighting Flicker
Optimizing Operating Life for LED-based Light Bulbs
Removing LED Flicker
Embedded System Performance Trade Offs
Courses and Webinars
Lighting Control made easy with NXP LPC1100XL Microcontroller series
Solving Isolation Challenges in Power Conversion Applications
NXP Analog Switch Design and Applications
Taking the Next Step with Natural User Interfaces Using TI ARM Technology
Enabling Smart Lighting--The Next Wave of Energy Efficiency
Fast-Mode Plus I2C-bus: Adding value to your designs
Leveraging the Performance Advantages of FPGAs for DSP and Video Applications
Automotive LED Lighting Demo
C2000™ Piccolo™ MCU Multi-DC/DC Color LED Kit
Getting Started with the DLP LightCommander for 3D Optical Measurement
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Teams from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and New Auburn (Wisc.) School won the 2011 Rube Goldberg Machine competition
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pomartel
I believe you're thinking of Junior Achievement
I believe you're thinking of Junior Achievement
The case of the flat panel TV scream
Mike Tripoli
A mysterious screaming noise means one man's trash becomes another man's treasure
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I only throw stuff out when the bench space is needed for something more promising...and by 'throw' ...
I only throw stuff out when the bench space is needed for something more promising...and by 'throw' ...

Social media and engineers: Live with it, OK?
Brian Fuller
Engineers have embraced social media. Really.
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juliandeverell
The openness of social media can help engineers in more ways than they can think of. It reminds me ...
The openness of social media can help engineers in more ways than they can think of. It reminds me ...

Sometimes a minor spec can be a major feature
Michael Hughes
Everything was fine, except for the 'correct' position. That's when things got challenging.
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This is a great sharing , i m glad to read such article. i appreciate the writer for sharing good ...
This is a great sharing , i m glad to read such article. i appreciate the writer for sharing good ...
3DTV? A complete non-starter
David Blaza
3DTV was all the rage at the 2011 CES, but it will never catch on
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Bob Virkus
There been a theory floating around for some time that porn drives the massive up-tick in content ...
There been a theory floating around for some time that porn drives the massive up-tick in content ...

When products go beyond the bottom line
Brian Fuller
It's when products have an impact that's felt beyond the top and bottom lines that engineers can go home with a really warm feeling in their hearts.
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I agree, this story is amazing because at the end of the day life-saving technologies are priceless. ...
I agree, this story is amazing because at the end of the day life-saving technologies are priceless. ...

Look who’s eating your lunch again
Brian Fuller
A focus on manufacturing is probably why Japan is winning design-ins with Apple.
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Brian Fuller2
There's a balance to be struck. As an industry, we've spent the last three decades trying to ...
There's a balance to be struck. As an industry, we've spent the last three decades trying to ...

Live blogging Renesas DevCon
Brian Fuller
There's more to the Renesas DevCon than just karaoke and Guitar Hero jams. Really!
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MikeLC
Thanks Brian! Good info.
Thanks Brian! Good info.

To help engineers catch up with the latest developments in lighting technologies and applications, Digi-Key and EE Times are presenting a virtual conference titled "Lighting and System Design" on Aug. 26.
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All said, there are still challenges abound in the LED market which are a deterrent to its smooth ...
All said, there are still challenges abound in the LED market which are a deterrent to its smooth ...
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Will Japan Inc. say sayonara to TV manufacturing?
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Report: I don't want my TV, I want my smart device
Report: I don't want my TV, I want my smart device
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