Power-electronics design involves a multiplicity of tradeoffs that can be guided by criteria that are useful in assessing how close a design is to optimum. This article surveys some common guiding ...

The Dell Optiplex 3040 Small Form Factor looks utilitarian, but it's a powerful business tool with a sixth-generation Intel Core i5 processor under the hood. The system can be locked down using a ...

The big picture: While many in the gadget business love to talk about the technical advancements hidden inside their devices, truth is, nothing makes the same degree of impact as an obvious change in ...

Charles Babbage is known for creating the first... ? ATX (not in the list above). The most mainstream and common motherboard form factor, ATX was created by Intel in 1995. The typical size of an ATX ...