I get somewhat annoyed when I hear engineers who have some real-world experience or exposure casually dismiss a component, especially a passive one, as “simple.” It may be simple in concept or ...

Determining the resistor values and assuring performance of the circuit associated with a photocoupler (also called an optocoupler or optoisolator) is simple in principle, but there are some points to ...

This application note presents the application of leaded resistors in energy meters. It describes the different types of meters, and the typical usage of leaded resistors in energy meters. This ...