Sometimes, the parts list says it all. 777 transistors, 1223 resistors, 136 LEDs, 455 crimp connectors, 41 protoboards and 500 grams of solder. That’s what went into this transistor logic clock build.

Chengdu Silan Semiconductor Manufacturing, a subsidiary of discrete component IDM Silan Microelectronics, has raised CNY500 million (US$71.7 million) from two new Chinese investors... China-based ...

Taiwan-based Lite-On Semiconductor recently raised its discrete component average selling prices (ASP) by 10-15%, according to industry sources. Demand for discrete components particularly diodes has ...

Component integration has been the driving force of the semiconductor industry for more than 60 years. It’s right there in the industry term integrated circuit, or IC. And year after year, diligent ...

El Segundo, Calif., September 22, 2010—After more than a year of increases, prices for discrete components used in nearly all electronic products are set to begin to decline in the first quarter of ...

Sometimes you open a freshly created Hackaday.io project and discover more than you expect. A moment of idle curiosity turns into a lengthy read involving several projects you wonder how you managed ...

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The Si2170 is a globally-compliant hybrid TV tuner with analog TV demodulator that resides on a single CMOS IC. Silicon Labs claims it’s the first silicon TV tuner to exceed the performance of ...

How to replace MOSFETs with load switches, and the impact of on-resistance. Swapping out diodes with ideal diodes, and the use of ideal-diode controllers. Why replacing fuses and resettable fuses with ...