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A TVS clamps at 31 V, but 10 mm of trace adds 240 V. Placement and return path, not the part number, decide whether the IC...
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The 2N7002 is called logic-level, but at 3.3 V it is a 20 mA switch: threshold spread eats the margin and RDS(on) roughly doubles. Here is...
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How to pick a TVS or ESD diode: match standoff to the rail, clamp to the pin absolute maximum, and capacitance to the interface speed.
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One resistor sets the current, but input voltage and copper decide the temperature. The arithmetic, the derating table, and why 1 A often becomes 0.5 A.
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The lowest IC unit price doesn't always mean the lowest procurement cost. Discover how EMS and PCBA buyers can evaluate landed costs, MOQ, reel packaging, BOM...
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Calculate I2C pull-up limits, understand why 4.7 kOhm may fail at 400 kHz, and diagnose parallel module pull-ups, slow edges and voltage-domain mistakes.
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The dual op-amp in a million low-cost designs: why its input range is wider than its output range, and what breaks when you swap it.
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The AMS1117 is rated 1 A, but at 12 V input the thermal limit arrives near 0.19 A. Here is the arithmetic, the derating curves, and...
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