The molding materials used to package lead-free components differ from conventional epoxies in two ways: They take up moisture more slowly, and they better resist higher temperatures. But at the ...

The ever-increasing integration of digital processes in manufacturing is one of the main revolutions the industry is witnessing. Marcus Schneck, CEO of norelem, addresses how data and standard ...

While a “breadboard” design may be workable, it may not be possible to actually making standard components fit the required envelope. Engineers often think that assembling finished products from ...

A previous EDN article proposed a technique for modifying active-RC-filter-design equations to use exact standard-component values (Reference 1).The main idea was to determine standard-component-value ...

But look at the time it takes to bring a concept into production and you may see a whole different picture. In a perfect world, engineers would build perfect designs using off-the-shelf components.

When using a spreadsheet to calculate circuit values, determining “standard” component values to be used in subsequent calculations can produce more accurate results. This approach will also result in ...