Power

The culprits are all sins of omission: a lack of craftsmanship, high-quality materials, and good design.

A true acid test—leaky batteries led to the application of power tools and chemicals for corrosion removal.

Usually targeted at audio applications, these circuit blocks find homes in all types of designs. Here’s a quick study of their operation and properties.

Dialog Semiconductor has dropped acquisition talks with Synaptics, snuffing out a potential deal that would have helped diversify its business into chips for touch screens and voice interfaces used in smartphones and other connected devices. The...

This energy-monitoring IC family eases the task of measuring both power and energy use of other ICs or circuits, integrating results for longer-term energy-consumption measurement.