Reward yourself for a year’s hard work with these gifts of time

The dawn of a new year invites gestures that feel deliberate and lasting. As such, watches present a compelling option.
Hackaday

The Cutting Truth About Variable Capacitors

If you’ve seen a big air-variable capacitor, you may have noticed that some of the plates may have slots cut into them. Why? [Mr Carlson] has the answer in the video below. The short answer: ...
IEEE

Symmetric Vertical Parallel Plate Capacitors for On-Chip RF Circuits in 65-nm SOI Technology

Abstract: This letter presents symmetric vertical parallel plate (VPP) capacitors in 65-nm silicon-on-insulator CMOS technology. Three VPP capacitors with different metal layer options are examined ...