ARM, MIPS fight it out on embedded processor front
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2002-11-18 |
| MIPS impressed the audience on the Embedded processor forum by presenting new products that make use of the MIPS core, while ARM was content on riding on Intel's enthusiasm with XScale |
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Improve DSP performance with on-chip FFT
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2009-10-09 |
| This article mainly focuses on how having an on-chip filter/FFT engine can significantly help offload work from the DSP core resulting into MIPS savings, enabling more MIPS to be used to accommodate further post processing or to execute a different task |
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Improve DSP performance with on-chip FFT
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2009-10-12 |
| This article mainly focuses on how having an on-chip filter/FFT engine can significantly help offload work from the DSP core resulting into MIPS savings, enabling more MIPS to be used to accommodate further post processing or to execute a different task |
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Code compression under the microscope
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2005-03-01 |
| ARM, MIPS, IBM and ARC all offer techniques to reduce memory footprint. Learn how code compression works in each architecture |
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| Infiniband requires design trade-offs
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2000-12-01 |
| As the Internet explosion continued unabated over the last five years, the IT industry has struggled to keep up with the relentless demand for higher bandwidth, availability and decreased cost. PCI has been the workhorse of the computer I/O systems that link server Mips to terabytes of storage and GBps of Internet transmission bandwidth |
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| Diversity dictates in pervasive computing
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2001-04-01 |
| The emerging market for Net-centric pervasive computing devices is extremely diverse, including PDAs, set-top boxes and screen phones. As the market matures, this list of devices will continue to expand into areas that we cannot even imagine today. This article describes the salient requirements that must be addressed in order to build successful device software systems for network-connected gizmos. |
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RapidIO and PCI Express: so similar, yet so different
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2003-04-16 |
| RapidIO and PCI Express: so similar, yet so different |
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| Xilinx rolls soft core 32-bit MPU, targets networking
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2001-06-01 |
| Xilinx's MicroBlaze 32-bit processor setting up the groundwork for a new multi-processor platform for the industry to use in the near future. |
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Get Faster, Quicker!
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2004-05-01 |
| Get Faster, Quicker! |
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Optimise H.264 video decoder on a digital base band processor
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2008-09-08 |
| Get optimal code placement on a GSM/GPRS/EDGE digital base band processor. |
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Wireless sensors streamline data
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2004-04-16 |
| Wireless sensors streamline data |
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How to calculate CPU utilisation
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2004-08-02 |
| Is your chip fast enough? Is it too fast? Systems engineers might be paying for more chip than they need, or they may be dangerously close to over-taxing their current processor. Take the guesswork out of measuring processor utilisation levels. |
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| Cadence's 'all-in-one' tool gets skeptic reviews
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2001-05-01 |
| Cadence's Integration Ensemble (IE) is the first single tool that can take a hierarchical chip design all the way from synthesizable RTL code through a GDSII layout file and designers are raising an eyebrow if it will perform as well as it promises. |
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How to calculate CPU utilisation
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2004-08-02 |
| Is your chip fast enough? Is it too fast? Systems engineers might be paying for more chip than they need, or they may be dangerously close to over-taxing their current processor. Take the guesswork out of measuring processor utilisation levels. |
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Will 2010 be multi-core SoC's year?
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2010-04-15 |
| It's time for software to step up—no more sitting on the sidelines. It's time to adapt and embrace the multi-core hardware options available. |
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| Fundamentals of core-based FPGA design (Part 1)
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2011-08-22 |
| The first instalment of this series provides an overview of FPGA processor core types—firm, hard and soft—and the pros and cons that need to be evaluated in the context of an embedded system's requirements. |
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| Shenzhen home to kindred entrepreneurial spirits
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2001-04-01 |
| Ling Shi and Dong Tao are kindred examples of a new spirit of entrepreneurialism taking root in Shenzhen, the Chinese boomtown just across the border from Hong Kong. |
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| OCP's role in multi-core designs
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2008-11-19 |
| Learn about the Open Core Protocol that is expected to address today's multi-core problems. |
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Advancing energy harvesting schemes
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2009-08-04 |
| Modern ultralow-power microcontrollers have reached such a level of integration and processing efficiency that many applications no longer require traditional batteries. |
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| DSP power propels next-generation wireless
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2001-04-15 |
| The enhancements of wireless design offers new opportunities with tough tech challenges for designers. However, DSPs will remain a fundamental part of wireless design. |
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| A/V receiver nails cost/performance trade-off
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2007-08-13 |
| Direct Energy Amplification and Linear Temperature Compensation are two of the fundamental technological breakthroughs at the heart of the VSX1016-TXV's performance. |
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| PortalPlayer media processor drives MP3 player
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2006-11-20 |
| PortalPlayer recently announced that its next-generation audio processor for use in its mid-range and high-end flash based iPod. |
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Address power issues in embedded apps using dual OS
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2011-07-11 |
| Find out how to use inter-processor communication and state machine design to reduce the overall system power in a heterogeneous dual-core system. |
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Distributed processing blocks boost processor efficiency
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2009-12-02 |
| Multiple instantiations of the same processor now share the processing burden of the applications running on the PC. Here's how you can boost processor efficiency. |
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Breeding smart multimedia for a mobile world
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2004-09-16 |
| Breeding smart multimedia for a mobile world |
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| Electronics off to the races
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2007-08-20 |
| Fresh off an electronics teardown of the popular Toyota Prius hybrid, we'll look here at a whole different animal—a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR MotoGP race motorcycle. |
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Migrating from 8-/16- to 32-bit PIC
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2009-01-30 |
| Here's an insider's account of moving from Microchip's 16- to 32-bit PIC MCUs. |
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| How to benefit from low-power modes on MCUs
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2012-03-29 |
| Learn about several common low power operating profiles and how they can be used to optimise a microcontroller's operation to meet specific system requirements. |
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Programming and optimising C code (2)
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2007-02-26 |
| This article shows how to optimise DSP kernels, i.e. inner loops, and how to write fast floating-point and fractional code. |
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| Open source hardware
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2002-12-02 |
| This technical article discusses how open-source techniques in hardware design are still impossible to achieve with the current technology available to engineers. |
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