Featured Tech Videos

• FPGAs for ASIC Prototyping Bridge Global Development

  ASIC Prototyping with FPGAs faces global development challenges in the hardware-software IoT and automotive markets.

• Adafruit's Limor "ladyada" Fried interviews Digikey President Dave Doherty

  In this video Adafruit Founder Limor Fried interviews Dave Doherty on topics ranging from the death of the physical catalogue, to the joy of running an engineering company as an engineer yourself.

• 8-bit MCUs Keep Getting Better With "Intelligent Analog" Features

  8-bit MCUs just keep getting better and more integrated. Extension Media's Chris A. Ciufo interviews Microchip's 8-bit MCU guru Greg Robinson. Among the new "intelligent analog" PIC16F170X/171X family's best features: two internal Op Amps and Zero Cross Detect--both analog features reduce board space and BOM cost. 10-bit ADC and 8-bit DACs plus a programmable pin crossbar make these 8-bangers some of the most innovative in the market.

• DEMO from EE Live! 2014: 8-bit MCU runs inductive cooktop demo

  8-bit MCU runs inductive cooktop demo. Microchip's Greg Robinson, 8-bit MCU director, shows Extension Media's Chris A. Ciufo the new PIC16F170X/171X in a "smart" kitchen. This device not only takes the heat...it controls it!

• NXP Capacitive & Proximity Sensor

  NXP offers the worlds lowest power consumption touch and proximity sensors available on the market. Our capacitive sensors offer industry-leading robustness to EMC, making NXP a worldwide leader in low power capacitive touch sensors.

• Spider Sensors Helping Predict Volcanic Activity

  A collaborative effort by Washington State University researchers, US Geological Survey, and NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab might hold the key to predicting volcanic eruptions.

• Handheld, multi-axis camera stabilization device utilizing MEMS gyro sensors

  This device uses MEMS based rate gyro sensors mounted to a gimbaled camera rig to measure the angular rate of the camera's rotation. The gyro signals are amplified to drive DC servo motors coupled to the camera's rotational axes. As a gyro measures the cameras rotation about an axis, the corresponding servo motor applies an opposing torque on the platform to oppose camera rotation.