A tough challenge for test engineers is explored in terms of test methods, pitfalls, and measurement errors. For the test engineer, RF and microwave power amplifier testing imposes unique challenges.

Chips aim to make peripheral power management more adaptable for consumer electronics needing an initial power burst to work. Micrel has launched the MIC2014/15/16 chips as additions to its family of ...

Power has been an essential element of electrical engineering since the days of Edison and Tesla, so much so that there was a time when it was taken for granted by designers, often being relegated to ...