Halve Your Processor Power Consumption using Diffusion Capacitance! Dave demonstrates a neat but tricky technique to PWM a processor’s power pin to reduce power consumption. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_capacitance MIT: http://web.mit.edu/6.012/www/SP07-L16.pdf Colorado University: http://ecee.colorado.edu/~bart/ecen3320/f99/pdf/ch4_4_5.pdf Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1384-halve-your-processor-power-consumption!/
Read More »EEVblog 1383 – Human Battery Energy Harvesting BUSTED
It’s peltier thermoelectric generator TEG time again! This time the University of Colorado Boulder claim to have a new flexible TEG device you can stick on your skin that can power wearable and Internet of Things devices. It’s The Matrix! and the media are lapping it up. Can your body …
Read More »EEVblog 1382 – Keysight EDU34450A 5.5 digit Bench Multimeter TEARDOWN
Teardown of the new Keysight EDU34450A 5.5 digit Bench Multimeter Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1382-keysight-edu34450a-5-5-digit-bench-multimeter-teardown/ HiRes teardown photos: Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1381 – Argon Ion Laser 10kW PSU Teardown
What’s inside a 10kW linear power supply for a Coherent Skylight 300C 10W Argon Ion Laser? Teardown time! Daryl Tewksbury: https://theamphour.com/521-outdoor-laser-projection-object-mapping-with-daryl-tewksbury/ Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1381-10kw-argon-ion-laser-psu-teardown/ Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog 1380 – BBQ IBM Chips
It’s an aussie barbie with fried IBM chips. Ken Shirriff’s blog: https://www.righto.com/ Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1380-bbq-ibm-chips/ Podcast: Download
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