Design & Build

Three ways to get your PCB design rejected by your PCB manufacturer. 1) Imperial/Metric conversion 2) Unexpected Trace/Space specifications 3) Goofing the Gerber resolution. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1327-3-ways-to-fail-at-pcb-manufacture/ Podcast: Download

Two almost identical complex designs published at almost the same time? How does that happen? Let’s go back to 1996 and see how similar Dave’s PC Logic Analyser design is to one published in Elektor Electronics magazine. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1326-how-engineering-minds-think-alike/ Podcast: Download

Part 2 in designing a better uCurrent. A datasheet shootout between the Maxim MAX4239 and the TI OPA189 A deeper dive into the datasheet specs from the previous video, looking at gain bandwidth product, noise, supply current and voltages, offset voltages histograms, input bias currents, recovery and settling time, and …

Is there a better chopper/auto-zero amplifier than the MAX4239 used in the uCurrent? A look at the exciting world of parametric searching for components. Follow along as Dave looks for a new state-of-the-art opamp. Success not guaranteed! Podcast: Download

A brief look at how LLC resonant mode converters work and their advantages. A spin-off from the Rohde & Schwarz NGP800 power supply video. Application note: https://www.infineon.com/dgdl/Application_Note_Resonant+LLC+Converter+Operation+and+Design_Infineon.pdf?fileId=db3a30433a047ba0013a4a60e3be64a1 Podcast: Download