A nanostructure made of silver and an atomically thin semiconductor layer can be turned into an ultrafast switching mirror ...

Scientists in the Middle East have developed a series active filter to improve power quality in grid-tied PV systems, consisting of an inductor, two capacitors, and four transistor-diode pairs. The ...

A friend recently sent me an email noting that the classic 2N3904 bipolar transistor was now 60 years old. Since its “birth” was before I got involved with basic electronics, that callout was ...

For switching high-powered loads from a microcontroller, or for switching AC loads in general, most of us will reach into the ...

Data doesn’t have to travel as far or waste as much energy when the memory and logic components are closer together.

A new device concept opens the door to compact, high-performance transistors with built-in memory. (Nanowerk News) Transistors, the building blocks of modern electronics, are typically made of silicon ...

Intelligent soft switching with AI support promises to reduce switching losses in power transistors by up to 95 per cent. Porsche Engineering is already ...

For our 2025 Component Abuse Challenge there have been a set of entries which merely use a component for a purpose it wasn’t quite intended, and another which push misuse of a part into definite abuse ...

Heat-sink devices and technology have many aspects, but I am hooked on basic models of varying sizes and fabrication ...