Active inductors have emerged as a transformative component in CMOS radio frequency (RF) circuit design, effectively replacing traditional passive inductors with active semiconductor networks. By ...

The power supply voltage requirements in smartphones and tablets are growing due to a constant increase in functionality. And that is leading to a rise in the number of inductors in power supply ...

Inductors are considered to be passives that are playing a major role in the electronics industry especially in the analog circuits and signal processing field. These aren’t just simple coils for ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign have devised a method of combining capacitors and inductors in a tiny, 3D rolled membrane. This will save space in the electronic filters ...

The new PG0083 series of low-profile, surface-mount power inductors are designed for high-density, high-power circuits typically run at high temperatures. Sporting a profile of just 4.2 mm max., the ...

Situation: You’re an IT person new to radio broadcast engineering and are given the keys to an AM transmitter site. The manager says to go out and get familiar with the equipment. The site reminds you ...

If you have ever read advanced textbooks or papers about electronics, you may have been surprised to see the use of complex numbers used in the analysis of AC circuits. A complex number has two parts: ...

Inductors are quiet components that control how electricity flows, yet most people don’t even know they’re there. This video ...

All engineers know resistance is usually bad news. It generates heat. It reduces efficiency. It wears out components and cuts operational lifetimes. However, resistance is not the only kind of ...

We often use linear regulators in our designs. They are cheap and simple – you put the regulator chip itself on the board, add two capacitors, and get a voltage. Linear regulators are imperfect, of ...

This article appeared in Machine Design and has been published here with permission. Researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign have devised a method of combining capacitors and ...