The Sound You Hear is Completely Normal

Upal Sengupta, Staff Applications Engineer
Texas Instruments

Have you ever had trouble with your car and taken it to the shop for repair, only to have the mechanic tell you that there’s nothing wrong with it?  I used to have an old truck that made a weird rattling noise in damp weather.  Nobody ever figured out what it was, and the conclusion was that it was supposed to sound that way.  (I drove that truck for 15 years before I finally traded it in a few weeks ago, so I guess it must have been fine.) Read more about The Sound You Hear is Completely Normal

Simplify Peripheral Connectivity and Extend Battery Life In Mobile Applications

Timothy Hegarty, Principal Applications Engineer, Isolated and Protection Solutions
Texas Instruments

With the advent of and voracious demand for new handset, tablet and notebook devices with lower profile and smaller form factors, engineers called upon to design solutions that fit into the required footprint dimensions face a particularly arduous task. Furthermore, consumers, while seeking increased functionality and features with their portable devices, place a substantial premium on battery capacity by seeking longer run time between charge cycles. Read more about Simplify Peripheral Connectivity and Extend Battery Life In Mobile Applications