Thursday, May 24, 2018

Simple Logic Gates using Diodes


Diodes can be used for implementing simple logic gates such as AND or OR combinations. For the AND gate, all inputs must be tied to high, 5V for the output logic high. For OR gate, the output is high if any input(s) are high.

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Emergency Phone Charger From 3 x AA Battery with output Protection


Three AA batteries (3 x 1.5V) is used as emergency power sources for mobile devices or phone charging. Output current is limited to 0.5A and protected from out short circuit or high current drawn from the batteries.

Designing Thermal Vias

Enhancing thermal transfer for FR-4 PCBs can be achieved cost-effectively by incorporating thermal vias and plated through-holes (PTH) betwe...