Electronic Design

Optical Switches on Silicon IC Yields Tiny Integrated Spectrometer

The goal of using standard silicon-IC technology to create smaller, better, and possibly less-expensive yet highly sophisticated instrumentation is extending to the optical domain. There’s major ...
Electronics Weekly

More on: Completely integrated inductive proximity switch IC

Last week Belgian fabless chip company Melexis announced a unique inductive sensing IC that includes a tiny transformer, drive circuit and sense circuit, so Electronics Weekly decided to have a closer ...
EDN

Hall Effect IC Switches in Portable Electronics

While providing high volume opportunites for suppliers of the right components, consumer electronics and especially the portable consumer electronics portion places high demand on suppliers, requiring ...
Electronic Design

Dual SPST Analog-Switch IC Provides 60-V Protection for Sensors, Signals

1. The ADG7421F dual SPST switch provides the critical function of protection from transient or static faults, including overvoltages up to ±60 V for sensitive signal and sensor inputs. The ADG7421F ...
EDN

Single-IC-based electronic circuit replaces mechanical switch

A simple and inexpensive electronic circuit uses a low-cost pushbutton switch to toggle the electrical power on and off. The circuit replaces a more costly and bulky push-push mechanical switch. The ...