Silicon ChipBack Issues - May 2026 SILICON CHIP
  1. Contents
  2. Publisher's Letter: Product codes should be specific to the hardware
  3. Feature: Net Work by Alan Winstanley
  4. Feature: Max’s Cool Beans
  5. Feature: The Fox Report
  6. Feature: Teach-In 2026 by Mike Tooley
  7. Project: SSB Shortwave Receiver by Kosina, VKEBAR
  8. Feature: Circuit Surgery by Ian Bell
  9. Project: 433MHz Transmitter Module by TIM BLYTHMAN
  10. Feature: AUDIO OUT by Jake Rothman
  11. Project: Tool Safety Timer by Phil Prosser
  12. Feature: Techno Talk by Max the Magnificent
  13. Project: Power Electronics by Andrew Levido
  14. Feature: Techno Talk by Max the Magnificent
  15. PartShop
  16. Advertising Index
  17. Market Centre
  18. Back Issues

This is only a preview of the May 2026 issue of Practical Electronics.

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Articles in this series:
  • Power Electronics Part 1: DC-DC Converters (April 2026)
  • SSB Shortwave Receiver (May 2026)
  • Power Electronics Part 3: Isolated DC-DC Converters (June 2026)
  • Power Electronics Part 4: AC-DC Converters with Rectifiers (July 2026)
  • Power Electronics Part 5: power factor correction & EMI fifiltering (August 2026)
  • Power Electronics Part 5: power factor correction & EMI fifiltering (September 2026)
  • Power Electronics Part 5: power factor correction & EMI fifiltering (October 2026)
  • Power Electronics Part 5: power factor correction & EMI fifiltering (November 2026)
Articles in this series:
  • Max’s Cool Beans (January 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (February 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (March 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (April 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (May 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (June 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (July 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (August 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (September 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans: Weird & Wonderful Arduino Projects (October 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (November 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (December 2025)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (January 2026)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (February 2026)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (March 2026)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (April 2026)
  • AOShop (May 2026)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (June 2026)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (July 2026)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (August 2026)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (September 2026)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (October 2026)
  • Max’s Cool Beans (November 2026)
Articles in this series:
  • Circuit Surgery (April 2024)
  • STEWART OF READING (April 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (May 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (June 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (July 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (August 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (September 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (October 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (November 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (December 2024)
  • Circuit Surgery (January 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (February 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (March 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (April 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (May 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (June 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (July 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (August 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (September 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (October 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (November 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (December 2025)
  • Circuit Surgery (January 2026)
  • Circuit Surgery (February 2026)
  • Circuit Surgery (March 2026)
  • Circuit Surgery (April 2026)
  • AUDIO OUT (May 2026)
  • Circuit Surgery (June 2026)
  • Circuit Surgery (July 2026)
  • Circuit Surgery (August 2026)
  • Circuit Surgery (September 2026)
  • Circuit Surgery (October 2026)
  • Circuit Surgery (November 2026)
Articles in this series:
  • Techno Talk (February 2020)
  • Techno Talk (March 2020)
  • (April 2020)
  • Techno Talk (May 2020)
  • Techno Talk (June 2020)
  • Techno Talk (July 2020)
  • Techno Talk (August 2020)
  • Techno Talk (September 2020)
  • Techno Talk (October 2020)
  • (November 2020)
  • Techno Talk (December 2020)
  • Techno Talk (January 2021)
  • Techno Talk (February 2021)
  • Techno Talk (March 2021)
  • Techno Talk (April 2021)
  • Techno Talk (May 2021)
  • Techno Talk (June 2021)
  • Techno Talk (July 2021)
  • Techno Talk (August 2021)
  • Techno Talk (September 2021)
  • Techno Talk (October 2021)
  • Techno Talk (November 2021)
  • Techno Talk (December 2021)
  • Communing with nature (January 2022)
  • Should we be worried? (February 2022)
  • How resilient is your lifeline? (March 2022)
  • Go eco, get ethical! (April 2022)
  • From nano to bio (May 2022)
  • Positivity follows the gloom (June 2022)
  • Mixed menu (July 2022)
  • Time for a total rethink? (August 2022)
  • What’s in a name? (September 2022)
  • Forget leaves on the line! (October 2022)
  • Giant Boost for Batteries (December 2022)
  • Raudive Voices Revisited (January 2023)
  • A thousand words (February 2023)
  • It’s handover time (March 2023)
  • AI, Robots, Horticulture and Agriculture (April 2023)
  • Prophecy can be perplexing (May 2023)
  • Technology comes in different shapes and sizes (June 2023)
  • AI and robots – what could possibly go wrong? (July 2023)
  • How long until we’re all out of work? (August 2023)
  • We both have truths, are mine the same as yours? (September 2023)
  • Holy Spheres, Batman! (October 2023)
  • Where’s my pneumatic car? (November 2023)
  • Good grief! (December 2023)
  • Cheeky chiplets (January 2024)
  • Cheeky chiplets (February 2024)
  • The Wibbly-Wobbly World of Quantum (March 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Wait! What? Really? (April 2024)
  • Techno Talk - One step closer to a dystopian abyss? (May 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Program that! (June 2024)
  • Techno Talk (July 2024)
  • Techno Talk - That makes so much sense! (August 2024)
  • Techno Talk - I don’t want to be a Norbert... (September 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Sticking the landing (October 2024)
  • Techno Talk (November 2024)
  • Techno Talk (December 2024)
  • Techno Talk (January 2025)
  • Techno Talk (February 2025)
  • Techno Talk (March 2025)
  • Techno Talk (April 2025)
  • Techno Talk (May 2025)
  • Techno Talk (June 2025)
  • Techno Talk (July 2025)
  • Techno Talk (August 2025)
  • Techno Talk (October 2025)
  • Techno Talk (November 2025)
  • Techno Talk (December 2025)
  • Techno Talk (January 2026)
  • Techno Talk (February 2026)
  • Techno Talk (March 2026)
  • Techno Talk (April 2026)
  • Techno Talk (May 2026)
  • Techno Talk (May 2026)
  • Techno Talk (June 2026)
  • Techno Talk (July 2026)
  • Techno Talk (August 2026)
  • Techno Talk (September 2026)
  • Techno Talk (October 2026)
  • Techno Talk (November 2026)
Articles in this series:
  • Techno Talk (February 2020)
  • Techno Talk (March 2020)
  • (April 2020)
  • Techno Talk (May 2020)
  • Techno Talk (June 2020)
  • Techno Talk (July 2020)
  • Techno Talk (August 2020)
  • Techno Talk (September 2020)
  • Techno Talk (October 2020)
  • (November 2020)
  • Techno Talk (December 2020)
  • Techno Talk (January 2021)
  • Techno Talk (February 2021)
  • Techno Talk (March 2021)
  • Techno Talk (April 2021)
  • Techno Talk (May 2021)
  • Techno Talk (June 2021)
  • Techno Talk (July 2021)
  • Techno Talk (August 2021)
  • Techno Talk (September 2021)
  • Techno Talk (October 2021)
  • Techno Talk (November 2021)
  • Techno Talk (December 2021)
  • Communing with nature (January 2022)
  • Should we be worried? (February 2022)
  • How resilient is your lifeline? (March 2022)
  • Go eco, get ethical! (April 2022)
  • From nano to bio (May 2022)
  • Positivity follows the gloom (June 2022)
  • Mixed menu (July 2022)
  • Time for a total rethink? (August 2022)
  • What’s in a name? (September 2022)
  • Forget leaves on the line! (October 2022)
  • Giant Boost for Batteries (December 2022)
  • Raudive Voices Revisited (January 2023)
  • A thousand words (February 2023)
  • It’s handover time (March 2023)
  • AI, Robots, Horticulture and Agriculture (April 2023)
  • Prophecy can be perplexing (May 2023)
  • Technology comes in different shapes and sizes (June 2023)
  • AI and robots – what could possibly go wrong? (July 2023)
  • How long until we’re all out of work? (August 2023)
  • We both have truths, are mine the same as yours? (September 2023)
  • Holy Spheres, Batman! (October 2023)
  • Where’s my pneumatic car? (November 2023)
  • Good grief! (December 2023)
  • Cheeky chiplets (January 2024)
  • Cheeky chiplets (February 2024)
  • The Wibbly-Wobbly World of Quantum (March 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Wait! What? Really? (April 2024)
  • Techno Talk - One step closer to a dystopian abyss? (May 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Program that! (June 2024)
  • Techno Talk (July 2024)
  • Techno Talk - That makes so much sense! (August 2024)
  • Techno Talk - I don’t want to be a Norbert... (September 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Sticking the landing (October 2024)
  • Techno Talk (November 2024)
  • Techno Talk (December 2024)
  • Techno Talk (January 2025)
  • Techno Talk (February 2025)
  • Techno Talk (March 2025)
  • Techno Talk (April 2025)
  • Techno Talk (May 2025)
  • Techno Talk (June 2025)
  • Techno Talk (July 2025)
  • Techno Talk (August 2025)
  • Techno Talk (October 2025)
  • Techno Talk (November 2025)
  • Techno Talk (December 2025)
  • Techno Talk (January 2026)
  • Techno Talk (February 2026)
  • Techno Talk (March 2026)
  • Techno Talk (April 2026)
  • Techno Talk (May 2026)
  • Techno Talk (May 2026)
  • Techno Talk (June 2026)
  • Techno Talk (July 2026)
  • Techno Talk (August 2026)
  • Techno Talk (September 2026)
  • Techno Talk (October 2026)
  • Techno Talk (November 2026)
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