Articles & Blogs

Explore DigiKey Helping Hands features including magnetic PCB pillars, flexible arms, LED magnifier, and a heavy steel base for stable soldering.

Older op amps offer designers confidence, while new ones offer vendors the potential for long-term bill-of-materials winners.

A beginner-friendly guide to disassembling electronics, salvaging parts, and disposing of e-waste responsibly.

Follow the revival of an open-source self-balancing skateboard with upgraded motor, VESC controller, and improved design.

TE Connectivity’s relays are used in HVAC and refrigeration, appliances, industrial automation, automotive and transportation, and security and access control.

Learn how STEP, STL, OBJ, and 3MF file types store 3D models, differ in accuracy, compression, and metadata, and impact DIY workflows.

Discover how the XRP robot brings affordable robotics and AI education to classrooms with scalable curriculum and EDU discounts.

The use of stacked capacitors results in higher capacitance in compact footprints, improved electrical performance, and enhanced design versatility.

Learn the core requirements that determine whether your invention qualifies for patent protection in the U.S.

Learn how to build sound reactive projects using piezos, microphones, and Arduino to trigger LEDs, motors, and effects from audio input.

A brief discussion of TE Connectivity’s large portfolio of top brands of interconnect products.

Arduino released the Arduino Uno Mini Limited Edition (LE), which is a smaller and slightly more powerful version that keeps all the power of the original in a new gold-and-black design. Let’s take a deep dive into what makes it special and how it compares to its older brother.

Power relays form the electrical boundary between the high-power loads that perform real work in HVAC systems and the low-voltage control electronics.

A dive into rotary DIP switch basic functionality and continued relevance in modern electronic design.

A technical specification framework for wall-mount rack enclosures prioritizing serviceability, physical security, and space footprint.

An analysis of the engineering and material science of a Powered Air Purifying Respirator system designed to protect a cleanroom environment from an operator.

A look at the challenges of housing a product family and how a modular enclosure ecosystem provides a framework for an efficient and scalable design process.

Use good breadboarding habits: short wires, color-coded rails, clean layout and learn how to troubleshoot when things don't work.

Move beyond Arduino IDE chaos: organize your source, libraries, and tests using PlatformIO’s project structure.

Learn how embedded systems face physical attacks, key fob risks, competition challenges, and common weaknesses in hardware security.