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Multi-Stage Over-Voltage Protection for Telephone Lines

Telephone line over voltage protection: Here is my surge protector circuit design from 1995. It was available as a commercial product (with some small updates) for over 20 years. It did it’s job well, keeping the connected systems well protected. While modern communications have largely shifted to fiber optics and digital packets, legacy copper pairs →

fccid.io is a goldmine for electronics devices info

FCCID.io is a free website for looking up records from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) equipment authorization database. Most electronic devices that emit radio frequency energy, such as phones, routers, Bluetooth gadgets, remote controls and IoT modules, need FCC authorization before they can be sold in the United States. Each authorized device gets a →

Friday Fun: AI FUN

Here are links to some funny videos on AI: How AI works https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DqDUE1e1j/ Jason should have stopped https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19Xh7iR55J/ Superintelligence https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19oSEeE5JX/ →

Microsoft Hepokorpi data center

Microsoft is developing major data center regions in Southern Finland and expanding to a new site in the GigaVaasa industrial zone on the west coast. Microsoft’s Hepokorpi Datacenter Project is located in the Hepokorvenkallio area of Högnäs, Espoo, the site spans roughly 28 hectares (with 21.6 hectares acquired from the City of Espoo in late →

Google invests billions to Finland

Record European Investment: Google to Invest €13 Billion in AI Infrastructure in Finland. Google will invest at least €13 billion ($15.1 billion) in AI ‌infrastructure in nippy Nordic country Finland in 2027-2028, its largest single investment in Europe to date. In a press release, the firm noted that the deepening of its “long-term commitment” to →