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How can PCB trace have 50 ohm impedance regardless of length and signal frequency?

asked Jul 9, 2013 at 11:08

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Why is there always a capacitor on input and output of a voltage regulator?

asked May 8, 2016 at 3:37

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6 answers

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In earlier tape recorders, how was tape spool angular velocity adjusted?

asked Jan 26, 2019 at 10:52

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What is the difference between operational, differential, and instrumentation amplifiers?

asked May 19, 2015 at 20:32

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Is it possible to calculate how much heat dissipation and temperature rise will take place in a resistor

asked Apr 10, 2013 at 22:07

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When do we need an Operating System in Embedded System Design?

asked Dec 31, 2013 at 20:11

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How different are 8-bit microcontrollers from 32-bit microcontrollers when it comes to programming them

asked Apr 17, 2014 at 14:27

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What do the different interrupts in PCIe do? I referring to MSI, MSI-X and INTx

asked Jul 24, 2013 at 14:32

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Why does a simple conductor start to emit EM waves when carrying a signal?

asked Apr 26, 2013 at 8:51

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Audio using PWM, what is the principle behind it?

asked Jun 6, 2016 at 13:42

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Is it possible to combine two 8 bits DACs together to create a 16 bit DAC, one byte of the 16 bit word shall be sent to each of them

asked Mar 8, 2016 at 15:32

14 votes

6 answers

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Why do people create web server on a microcontroller?

asked Jun 12, 2013 at 20:23

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1 answer

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Why does reflection off a PCB via look like this?

asked Sep 23, 2013 at 14:59

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What is the difference between "normal read" and "fast read" in the flash A25L032

asked Jun 11, 2016 at 20:42

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VHDL: Why is it hard to design a floating point unit in hardware? [closed]

asked May 19, 2019 at 19:21

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What is a stub on PCB?

asked Nov 6, 2013 at 21:51

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Capacitance variation with applied voltage

asked Jun 24, 2023 at 21:19

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What can the dsPIC do which the humble PIC microcontroller cannot do?

asked Jan 4, 2014 at 3:21

11 votes

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What if we want to clamp/clip current to a certain value or range as we do with diodes for voltage?

asked Jan 9, 2014 at 8:55

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VHDL: Using '*' operator when implementing multipliers in design

asked Sep 16, 2014 at 21:52

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How do these modern power buttons on devices work

asked Apr 6, 2013 at 21:46

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Is ping pong buffer the same thing as a double buffering?

asked Nov 17, 2021 at 9:14

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Using transistor as switch, why is load always on the collector

asked Nov 12, 2016 at 19:22

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3 answers

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A transmission line with continuously varying impedance, how would reflection occur in this case?

asked Oct 2, 2013 at 13:59

9 votes

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What is wrong with this butterworth filter, how can it be improved?

asked Mar 15, 2016 at 2:55

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what is the difference between tplace and tdocu layers in eagle pcb?

asked Aug 18, 2015 at 22:16

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How does one know if an 8 bit MCU is sufficient or 16 bit MCU is needed? [closed]

asked Apr 19, 2015 at 23:46

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What is the difference between Microchip and ICD and PICKit?

asked Mar 10, 2015 at 22:41

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What is the difference between general purpose ADCs, Audio ADCs and video ADCs?

asked Apr 30, 2015 at 22:36

8 votes

2 answers

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What does "configuration" refer to in PCI and PCIe? How is this different from "Enumeration"

asked Jul 25, 2013 at 8:58

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How can PCB trace have 50 ohm impedance regardless of length and signal frequency?

Why is there always a capacitor on input and output of a voltage regulator?

In earlier tape recorders, how was tape spool angular velocity adjusted?

What is the difference between operational, differential, and instrumentation amplifiers?

Is it possible to calculate how much heat dissipation and temperature rise will take place in a resistor

When do we need an Operating System in Embedded System Design?

How different are 8-bit microcontrollers from 32-bit microcontrollers when it comes to programming them

What do the different interrupts in PCIe do? I referring to MSI, MSI-X and INTx

Why does a simple conductor start to emit EM waves when carrying a signal?

Audio using PWM, what is the principle behind it?

Is it possible to combine two 8 bits DACs together to create a 16 bit DAC, one byte of the 16 bit word shall be sent to each of them

Why do people create web server on a microcontroller?

Why does reflection off a PCB via look like this?

What is the difference between "normal read" and "fast read" in the flash A25L032

VHDL: Why is it hard to design a floating point unit in hardware? [closed]

What is a stub on PCB?

Capacitance variation with applied voltage

What can the dsPIC do which the humble PIC microcontroller cannot do?

What if we want to clamp/clip current to a certain value or range as we do with diodes for voltage?

VHDL: Using '*' operator when implementing multipliers in design

How do these modern power buttons on devices work

Is ping pong buffer the same thing as a double buffering?

Using transistor as switch, why is load always on the collector

A transmission line with continuously varying impedance, how would reflection occur in this case?

What is wrong with this butterworth filter, how can it be improved?

what is the difference between tplace and tdocu layers in eagle pcb?

How does one know if an 8 bit MCU is sufficient or 16 bit MCU is needed? [closed]

What is the difference between Microchip and ICD and PICKit?

What is the difference between general purpose ADCs, Audio ADCs and video ADCs?

What does "configuration" refer to in PCI and PCIe? How is this different from "Enumeration"