Category Archives: Components

Serial LED Matrix

Posted on 2025-12-31 by M. Eric Carr

Daisy-chained SPI interfaces and fast microcontrollers make driving large, bright LED displays easy. Continue reading →

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Transistor Reliability

Posted on 2025-03-30 by M. Eric Carr

In order for modern CPUs to ever have a chance of working, transistors have to be insanely reliable. And then some. Continue reading →

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Components: Capacitors

Posted on 2024-10-31 by M. Eric Carr

Capacitors have many uses in electronic devices. Here’s an overview. Continue reading →

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Z80 End-Of-Life

Posted on 2024-04-29 by M. Eric Carr

Zilog has announced that the Z80 processor will go EOL. Almost fifty years is a pretty good run, for a CPU. Continue reading →

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