A load switch is an electronic switch. It works like a relay to power supply rails in systems, but it has no moving parts. Load switches are increasingly found in today’s portable electronic devices, ...

Working on an embedded project? An 8-bit microcontroller with a pulsewidthmodulation (PWM) peripheral can provide a low-cost and easy solution to adding natural voice to your next embedded endeavor.

This is a very simple touch light switch circuit that uses the 4011 IC, one transistor and a relay. The C1 capacitor stores the switching state at a certain time and is charged or discharged according ...

It's not a necessity by any stretch, but Lutron's newest smart switch is still a welcome addition to a system that's already great. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a ...