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Envelope detector circuit builds using a rectifier and peak detector

Envelope detector circuit design builds on a diode rectifier and peak detector to follow a positive signal peak. Learn the many uses for this type of circuit.

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What is a Zener diode? Zener diode characteristics & reverse current flow

A Zener diode circuit can be used as a voltage regulator, voltage shifter, and waveform clipper. Discover Zener diode applications and uncover how they work.

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What is a flyback diode and how does it work? Flyback protection diodes

Learn more about flyback diodes, also known as snubber diodes or suppressor diodes, which allow current to dissipate without arcing across a switch.

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Quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) modulation: creating an RF signal repeater

Quadrature phase shifting allows RF signals to transmit multiple bits per signaling event. Learn more about quadrature amplitude modulation at Arrow.com.

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Electronic safety 101: when and how to incorporate safety circuitry in designs

It is impossible to design a circuit that is 100% invulnerable, but there are many things you can do to drastically lower the probability of system failure and, subsequently, any potential harm to the machine and/or user.

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Charlieplexing Tutorial: Charlieplexing an LED Matrix

Charlieplexing allows an exponential number of LEDs to be controlled by Arduino and Raspberry Pi. Learn the basics of Charlieplexing here.

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What is Moore’s Law? Carbon Nanotube Transistors on Chips

Moore's Law, a theory by Intel cofounder Gordon Moore, still matters in modern CNTFET computing.

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Automating Your Raspberry Pi Fan

Follow this step-by-step tutorial on how to automate your raspberry pi fan. This guide will cover what you need, how to assemble, and how to control your automated fan.

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Circuit Protection Design, Products & Methods

Due to the relative unpredictability of today’s technology, circuit protection is an absolute must in designs that need to be reliable. This article will look at circuit protection as a whole, and how different types of damage can be mitigated.

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Different Types of Fuses & Circuit Protection Devices

There is a wide variety of fuses and circuit protectors on the market. Discover the different varieties and how to choose the best one for your project.

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Using a Protection Diode to Safeguard Circuits & Devices

Discover the value of implementing a protection diode – also known as a fool’s diode – into a circuit to help safeguard electronic devices.

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Silicon Carbide (SiC): The Future of Power?

What is Silicon Carbide, how it is created, and the industries that are using silicon carbide to power the world.

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Considerations When Optimizing Your Circuit Protection Solution

Circuit protection is an area of electronics design that should not be understated. Circuits that do not implement protection features are vulnerable to damage. A good design is not just about how good your circuit is at mitigating damage; it can also be about how well the design protects others.

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Circuit Protection & Energy Storage

Generally speaking, circuit protection is often concerned with ensuring excessive energy sources cannot damage or impede the operation of a circuit. But with low-energy solutions becoming highly popular, could such extra sources of energy be redirected for alternative purposes?

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How Do LEDs Work? Light-Emitting Diode Technology Explained

This article will explain what an LED is and how it works. Find out why the demand for LED devices has never been greater.

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