System specs drive multiprocessor SoC
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2002-02-16 |
| SoC design requires new tools and a different skill set than traditional ASIC chip design. The case study illustrates new challenges and describes methodologies to address them. |
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Hit performance goals with configurable processors
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2006-10-17 |
| With mainstream DSPs, code must be hand-tuned using assembly code in order to meet performance goals. A more productive approach would be to tailor the processor to the algorithm. |
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Saving power with DSPs in portable apps
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2008-10-10 |
| Optimise power consumption by terminating peripherals' unused pins on TI DSPs. |
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Powering up 3G handsets for MPEG-4 video
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2001-06-16 |
| Adaptive computing may hold the key to good performance and low-power consumption for MPEG-4 video. |
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Build a real-time driver drowsiness tracking system
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2009-02-04 |
| Here's a prototypical real-time tracking system based on soft-core embedded processor, FPGA and SOC. |
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ESL synthesis to replace dedicated DSPs with FPGAs
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2007-03-02 |
| If your application isn't the most compute intensive, you may find that using an FPGA as a replacement is a good idea. |
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Making intelligent sensors work with DSPs (Part 1)
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2010-07-06 |
| Intelligent sensor design is valuable to both end users and those who manufacture and sell them. This article delves more deeply into what it takes to make intelligent sensors work. |
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VLIW emerges as the embedded alternative
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2001-08-16 |
| Superscalar processors have become unwieldy, bursting with pipelines and caches. This article examines the future role of VLIW architectures in embedded-silicon designs. |
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Educated guessing games in engineering disciplines
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2003-01-02 |
| Every branch of engineering and science has tools for guessing; to know how other branches accomplish their method and accuracy of guessing is useful whatever your own field. |
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Optimising for cache performance (1)
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2006-07-04 |
| Learn how caches work and what causes cache misses. |
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Implementing high-performance DSPs using low-cost FPGAs
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2005-07-01 |
| Low-cost FPGAs are optimized to provide high area efficiency when implementing signal-processing functions |
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Wireless SDR: overcoming Onext gen handset challenges
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2003-09-01 |
| Wireless handset manufacturers must deliver products that offer expanded services; while product designers are challenged to create extremely power-efficient broadband wireless devices. |
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Minimizing power consumption at the chip level
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2007-08-09 |
| Texas Instruments shows how the implementation of power-saving techniques such as static and dynamic voltage-scaling can minimize chip-level power consumption as CMOS process technologies migrate to 65 nm and lower. |
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A history of developments in programmability
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2010-09-03 |
| DSPs are showing some strong trends. This article discusses the authors' thoughts on the trends in the coming years. |
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Measuring high-speed compression effects
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2008-09-19 |
| Real-world examples demonstrate the benefits of using appropriate compression such as lower pin counts, lower power consumption, reduced board area, and lower system costs. |
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Digital receiver design: basics of software radio (4)
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2007-01-05 |
| This part of the series provides a number of application examples for digital receivers. |
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Managing cost issues in femtocell home base station design (Part 1)
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2007-09-13 |
| This article discusses cost challenges and solutions in the design of femtocell home base stations for mass deployment to consumers. |
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| Chip startup keeps MPEG-4 power budget to trickle
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2001-05-16 |
| This article describes the Luxxon Corp. video processor for cellular phones. |
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Video encoding for H.264 surveillance
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2009-03-05 |
| Know the architectural advantages of FPGAs for low-cost, yet high-performance video processing applications. |
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Basics of embedded video, Part 2
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2008-11-28 |
| This is part 2 of a series that discusses the basics of embedded video. |
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Denser, smaller, better 8bit devices emerge
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2005-03-16 |
| Denser, smaller, better 8bit devices emerge |
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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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| Knowing Android's strengths and weaknesses
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2011-10-14 |
| Here's a look at the techniques for exploiting Android's strengths and managing its limitations, especially in hard real-time, mission-critical systems. |
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| Addressing traditional radio design issues
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2011-10-10 |
| Know the considerations to make when designing an analogue-tuned, digital-display radio. |
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Get Faster, Quicker!
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2004-05-01 |
| Get Faster, Quicker! |
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Design a scalable OFDMA engine for WiMAX
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2008-09-17 |
| WiMAX, with OFDMA as a key technology, is gaining popularity as a broadband wireless access technology. It is necessary to choose a silicon platform that offers flexibility, scalability and a risk-free cost-reduction path. |
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Ain't no mountain high enough for DAB
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2005-08-01 |
| Digital audio broadcasting overcomes multipath signal distortion problems in big leaps and bounds |
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| Researchers team up for Java-based IP query tool
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2001-05-16 |
| A collaborative effort is producing a new Java-based tool that promises to allow users to easily query IP repositories and commercial databases via the Web. |
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Multimedia signal processing with programmable logic
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2008-10-03 |
| Programmable logic in the form of FPGAs is a highly scalable and reconfigurable technology that can be applied to multimedia signal processing. |
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Characterising and troubleshooting wide-band RF systems
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2006-12-04 |
| The RTSA is an ideal tool for the analysis and troubleshooting of wide band RF communications systems. |
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