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Electronic Components

Browse the innovative developments in electronic components that are enabling advancements in passives, semiconductors, electromechanical, power and circuit protection. Access technical briefs and articles that provide essential applications for cellphones, laptops, tablets, and other electronics.

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INSIDER: Communications
Light-emitting diodes — LEDs — are important in many more applications than just illumination. These light sources are useful in microelectronics too. Smartphones, for example, can...
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INSIDER: Design
A hacker can reproduce a circuit on a chip by discovering what key transistors are doing in a circuit — but not if the transistor “type” is...
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Articles: Transportation
When it comes to the research and development of batteries, modeling and simulation (M&S) provide an efficient and low-cost approach.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Disconnect terminal blocks, oscillioscope probes, test modules, and more.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
As 5G arrives, devices will need to expand I/O counts at the controller, as well as overall networking capabilities.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This device fits on a computer chip but can analyze infrared light in the same way as a conventional spectrometer.
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INSIDER: Wearables
The performance of flexible large-area organic photodiodes has advanced to the point that they can now offer advantages over conventional silicon photodiode...
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Researchers from the University of Bristol’s Quantum Engineering Technology Labs (QET Labs) and Université Côte d‘Azur have made a new miniaturized light...
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Special Reports: Energy
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Vehicle Electrification - January 2021
See how Ford, Volkswagen, Cadillac, and other manufacturers are pushing the boundaries of battery & EV design to compete with Tesla in a rapidly growing market, plus learn about the latest EV testing...

Facility Focus: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Stanford University’s School of Engineering has been at the forefront of innovation for nearly a century
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Technology Leaders: Electronics & Computers
Just like smartphones, the same trend of combining separate components into one device is also apparent in industrial automation.
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Products: Imaging
Radar sensors, cameras, RF processing systems, and more.
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Briefs: Energy
This device for harnessing terahertz radiation might enable self-powering implants, cellphones, and other portable electronics.
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have cracked the conundrum of how to use inks to 3D-print novel electronic devices with useful properties, such as an ability...
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Field Effect Transistors (FET) are the core building blocks of modern electronics such as integrated circuits, computer CPUs, and display backplanes. Organic...
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Products: Software
Mixed-signal oscilloscopes, 3D printers, DC/DC converters, and more.
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Articles: Materials
Jacobs' scientists are helping to make contract-tracing apps, emergency-use ventilators, and even squid-bots.
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5 Ws: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A low-cost sensor enables at-home diagnosis of a COVID infection.
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Briefs: Aerospace
The thermal management technology could also be used for server farms and spacecraft.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Applications include mechanical aerospace manufacturing and thermal structure manufacturing.
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Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Will Paper-Based Keypads Catch On?
The “5 Ws” feature of our November issue of Tech Briefs highlights a paper-based keypad being developed at Purdue University.
Q&A: Electronics & Computers
A new class of medical instruments uses flexible electronics to improve patient outcomes in minimally invasive surgeries.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
VOC sensors, panel-mount connectors, 3D printing cloud software, and more.
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Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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Additive Manufacturing - November 2020
AM/3D Printing is fundamentally changing how products are prototyped and produced in aerospace, medical, electronics, and many other fields. To help you keep pace with the latest advances, we present this...

5 Ws: Electronics & Computers
Users can take paper sheets from a notebook and turn them into a music player interface or make food packaging interactive.
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Briefs: Energy
The material can be used in power electronics and power converters for solar energy power systems.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This technology enables robots, electronic devices, and prosthetic devices to feel pain through sense of touch.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The technology detects the presence of one or more specific chemical components in a liquid.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Tests show magnetoelectric power is a viable option for clinical-grade implants.
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