Fingerprint sensors have been around for quite some time, and they’ve become a standard feature in most smartphones. Apple introduced Touch ID on the iPhone 5s in 2013. Since then, it has appeared on ...

Abstract: Serial peripheral interface, a term originally coined by Motorola in the 1980s, serves as a protocol facilitating the communication of serial synchronous data between a master device, often ...

Rapid prototyping requires quick access to new peripherals—de facto standards can help. What kinds of interfaces are used when prototyping peripheral modules? What are some of the prototyping ...

Why serial NAND flash memory is an alternative to serial NOR flash memory. What kinds of applications are targeted by each memory type? Serial NOR flash memory has been a mainstay in low-pin ...