Archives: Chalk Talks

Enabling Next-Gen System Design: Samtec High-Speed Backplane Systems

Is your backplane getting a little long in the tooth? If you’ve been upgrading your interfaces to today’s super-high-speed standards, your backplane technology is probably getting left behind. You need to consider a high-speed, high-density, future-proofed backplane solution that can keep up with the demands of your system. In this episode of Chalk … Read More →

Sliding Power from TE Connectivity — TE Connectivity and Mouser Electronics

Power connections present a major problem for hot swapping drawers in racks. Fortunately, there are new sliding power solutions that keep your gear smoothly powered up through those drawer pulls. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Brian Costello from TE Connectivity about the latest sliding power solutions. Click here … Read More →

Transitioning to 5G — KEMET and Mouser Electronics

The transition to 5G is challenging just about every element of our system designs. Most of us spend a lot of energy worrying about high data rates, signal integrity, and RF challenges, but it’s easy to forget that the impacts of 5G extend to things like passives as well. In this episode of … Read More →

Introduction to ESD Protection for High-Speed Data Line Interfaces — Mouser Electronics and Toshiba

ESD protection for circuits with high-speed data line interfaces can be tricky. Fine-pitch connectors like USB Type-C provide a vulnerability to the system that demands lower-capacitance ESD protection diodes. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Hensen Teong from Toshiba about the latest strategies and technologies for ESD protection of … Read More →

Industrial Communication Protection for RS-485 and Ethernet — Littelfuse and Mouser Electronics

Industry 4.0 brings speed, automation, efficiency… and circuit protection problems. In order to protect the RS485 and industrial Ethernet in our Industry 4.0 designs against environmental hazards such as ESD, we need industrial-grade circuit protection. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Craig Morrow of Littelfuse about heavy-duty protection for Industry … Read More →

Silicon Carbide Diodes, FETs and Modules: ROHM’s Powerful Advantages and Extensive Lineup — ROHM and Mouser Electronics

Wide-bandgap materials such as silicon carbide significantly outperform silicon in numerous applications such as power. With higher voltage capability and lower conduction lose, switching applications can be much more efficient. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Mitch Van Ochten from Rohm about the properties of wide-bandgap materials and how … Read More →

Wireless Connectivity – Panasonic and Mouser Electronics

Selecting the right wireless connection for the edge of the IoT can be tricky business. Depending on your design requirements, there can be a number of different technologies that are worth considering for your project. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Matt Rose of Panasonic about wireless technologies for bridging … Read More →

Unveiling NFC’s Full Potential — NXP and Mouser Electronics

For IoT designs requiring short-range connectivity, low cost, low power, and versatile operation, near-field communication (NFC) technology can be an ideal solution. With NFC, you can connect just about any device to anything at very low cost, and with zero power on one end of the connection. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia … Read More →

Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors — KEMET and Mouser Electronics

Choosing the right capacitor for your design can be a daunting undertaking. With so many options on the market – from film to ceramic to electrolytic, it’s easy to get lost in a maze of datasheets and specifications. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Nick Stephen of KEMET about … Read More →

AVX Antennas — Mouser Electronics and AVX

Designing antennas can be a challenge for most engineers. With the explosion of active technologies such as MIMO and beamforming, the art of antenna design has become increasingly complex. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Kenneth Schott from AVX about choosing and tuning high-performance antenna designs for your next … Read More →