What do LSB (least-significant-bit) specifications mean when you are looking at ADCs? A fellow engineer told me that a 12-bit converter from Manufacturer X had just seven usable bits. So, essentially ...

Marketing guys love bigger numbers. Bigger is better, right? After all, Subway called it a “footlong” not an 11-incher. So when it comes to analog to digital (A/D) conversion, more bits are better, ...

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the DS1372 real-time clock (RTC) with a binary counter and unique 64-bit serial number for digital data applications. Digital ...

Computer scientist Peter Gutmann tells The Reg why it's 'bollocks' The US National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has been pushing for the development of post-quantum cryptographic ...