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CRAFTALIGHT – BRIGHTEN UP YOUR HANDBAGS

CRAFTALIGHT – BRIGHTEN UP YOUR (HAND)BAGS

Interesting how what started as a little discussion turned out to be one great solution at MAKE 100 as founders and owners of Staudt Technologies, Katharina and Yannic share their newly discovered solution with the world. Having realized how really difficult it is to quickly find stuff in equipped handbags, backpacks, purses, etc., the couple decided to hack a solution […]

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what is LED PCB

what is LED PCB

PCBs , or Printed Circuit Boards have become an integral part o the modern world. Used in just about every major piece of technology in the world from the simple to the complex, it’s something of a commonplace today. Ever since the PCBs first emerged, a couple of decades ago, they have been adopted and developed

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VISHAY VCNL36821S IRED INTEGRATED PROXIMITY SENSOR 1

VISHAY VCNL36821S IRED INTEGRATED PROXIMITY SENSOR

Vishay VCNL36821S IRED Integrated Proximity Sensor is fully integrated with an infrared emitter, a photodiode for proximity measurement, and a signal processing IC in a single package with a 12-bit ADC. With a range of up to 30cm (12″), this stand-alone component simplifies the use and design-in of proximity sensors as no mechanical barriers are required to

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INSIDE THE DIGITAL CLOCK FROM A SOYUZ SPACECRAFT

INSIDE THE DIGITAL CLOCK FROM A SOYUZ SPACECRAFT

We recently obtained a clock that flew on a Soyuz space mission.1 The clock, manufactured in 1984, contains over 100 integrated circuits on ten circuit boards. Why is the clock so complicated? In this blog post, I examine the clock’s circuitry and explain why so many chips were needed. The clock also provides a glimpse into

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