Employ FPGA silicon for security apps
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2009-03-19 |
| Read about "Soft PUFs", a new class of primitives that expands the application areas covered by FPGAs. |
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Facing in-car infotainment design challenges
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2010-03-09 |
| Fuelled by the growth of new technologies, consumer expectations for automotive entertainment are growing rapidly. |
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Simplifying LVDS Backplane Design In 3G Wireless Basestations
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2001-04-03 |
| The increasing demand for bandwidth is driving the communi- |
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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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Understanding the fundamentals of embedded video, Part 1
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2008-11-18 |
| Learn about colour spaces and gamma correction in digital videos. |
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| Logic suppliers seek ways to embed FPGAs
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2001-03-01 |
| Driven by the convergence of communications, computing and consumer applications, SoC design complexity increases the time required to bring competitive products to market, putting a premium on design speed and flexibility. |
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Mobile devices' new roles need new tools
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2004-01-01 |
| Mobile devices' new roles need new tools |
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Decoding Data Matrix 2D barcode on a Blackfin processor
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2009-12-01 |
| The decoding of Data Matrix 2D barcode on the low footprint Blackfin processor is discussed. Different approaches to decode 2D barcode with and without high latency L2 memory are explained. |
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Audio-video synchronisation
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2008-09-19 |
| Steps must be taken to ensure that the audio and video signals delivered at the output stage are synchronised within a tight tolerance in order to comply with industry standards. |
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Techniques for applying equalisation
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2009-04-02 |
| Make use of the advantages equalisation brings to a wide range of serial communications applications. |
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Filter banks: Optimisation, synthesis
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2009-02-24 |
| Know how to optimise filter banks using high-level synthesis tools. |
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Embedded multi-core needs communication standards
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2006-11-01 |
| Multi-core systems are popular but problematic. The authors describe the problem with communications APIs and what the Multicore Association is doing about it. |
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Video for automotive safety
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2006-11-13 |
| Video processing enables next-generation automotive safety applications. This article provides practical tips on implementing these applications using low-cost media processors. |
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Understanding clock jitters
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2010-07-01 |
| As consumers thirst for the high-definition experiences delivered by expanding amounts of signal bandwidth, design challenges related to clocking become increasingly difficult and complicated. |
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| Easing embedded processing development (Part 4)
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2011-09-05 |
| The fourth part of this series focuses on utilising the open source community for embedded design. |
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Development tools key to SoC implementation
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2010-08-04 |
| Customers need chips, tools and software that match the specific needs of their application. |
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DVD recorder systems present complex design challenges
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2004-07-16 |
| DVD recorder systems present complex design challenges |
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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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Optimisation techniques for high-performance DSPs
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1999-03-01 |
| As applications grow, so does the stress on available CPU and memory resources. This article summarises some of the techniques used in practice to gain speed increases from high-performance DSPs. |
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Watermarking H.264 video
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2008-10-29 |
| Here's a novel technique for embedding invisible watermarking to H.264 video streams to resist attacks. |
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Making it work: energy efficiency in mobile video
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2010-08-03 |
| Demand for mobile video has exploded. As the thirst for multimedia access continues to grow, so has the availability of TV-anywhere services. |
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Simulating and debugging multi-core behaviour
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2006-03-04 |
| Debugging a single processor is hard enough. What can you do when there are multiple processors inside one chip? One answer is to simulate the system before the actual hardware is ready. |
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Basics of embedded video
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2008-11-28 |
| Learn how video signals are tailored to the human vision system and know the basics of NSTC and PAL video signals. |
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What makes an optimal SOC verification strategy
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2011-03-15 |
| An optimal SOC verification strategy should address all the challenges that would be encountered during the process of verification. It should include answers to these questions: 'what to verify', 'how to verify' and 'are we done'. |
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| Wi-Fi latest in Location free feats
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2007-12-10 |
| It's a media junkie's dream: watch your real-time or time-shifted video with a suitably fast Internet connection whether across the house or across the world. |
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| The science and art of pulse-CO oximeter
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2010-03-04 |
| Few disciplines can turn the cold science of metrology into pure art as quickly as medical diagnostics. Here's a teardown of the Masimo's Radical-7 Signal Extraction Pulse-CO Oximeter. |
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Build a multi-channel surveillance DVR
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2009-01-16 |
| Know how to enable multi-channel encoding in DVRs to reduce overall bills of materials (BOM). |
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Basics of embedded video, Part 3
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2008-12-05 |
| Here's a review of data-management schemes such as double-buffering and DMA transfers and a discussion on audio algorithms basics. |
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Use digital signal controllers for power line communications
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2008-09-09 |
| Digital signal controllers provide the high level of processing needed to maintain robust signals on power line communication networks. |
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Optimise performance and power with dynamic power management
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2008-08-06 |
| Learn dynamic power management to achieve high performance and low power consumption with low-power operating modes, multiple power domains, and other power-saving techniques. |
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