High-side ICs simplify current measurements
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2004-03-16 |
| This article discusses how much of today's equipment requires a current measurment capability that presents multiple and competing design options. |
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Architect, design, implement, and verify low-power digital ICs
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2007-01-29 |
| To enable the adoption of advanced low-power techniques by mainstream users, there is a need for a design flow that holistically addresses the architecture, design, verification, and implementation of low-power designs. |
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How to optimise power in ICs for portable products
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2008-08-22 |
| The first step for system designers is to analyse and optimise the components that consume the most power. |
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Interface to audio ADC sampling ICs
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2009-01-22 |
| Know how to effectively interface to A/D converter sampling networks to ensure a successful design. |
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Design with low power while limiting leakage
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2006-06-18 |
| Low power digital design and digital ICs have emerged as very active fields of research and development. This paper reveals the techniques of designing with low power CMOS circuits |
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Configurable power management faces high-availability telecom
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2006-08-23 |
| Find out how power controller ICs make telecom storage and server applications more manageable for power designers to handle |
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New power supply IC designs required for today¡¯s cars
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2007-04-11 |
| New power supply ICs must have high-current capacity along with high efficiency, and low-enough quiescent current, to support the many electronic devices and systems in today's cars |
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New power supply IC designs required for today?s cars
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2007-04-11 |
| New power supply ICs must have high-current capacity along with high efficiency, and low-enough quiescent current, to support the many electronic devices and systems in today's cars |
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Interactions in modelling a capacitor-bypass network
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2007-10-15 |
| Bypass capacitors may not have the glam of ICs, but they are vital to proper circuit performance. Understand how to properly model and apply them |
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| LSI Logic's C-Cube bid part of home net push
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2001-06-01 |
| LSI Logic's move to acquire C-Cube Microsystems is part of a larger strategy to amass key IP components before tackling the market for home-gateway ICs |
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Architecting miniature hard disk drives for battery saving
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2008-07-16 |
| This article illustrates how to reduce power consumption in storage ICs |
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Post-silicon validation methodology for DSPs
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2008-11-11 |
| Read about post-silicon validation that is carried out on the first fabricated ICs with a true system built around it |
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| Powering LEDs for various lighting apps
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2007-03-28 |
| White LED driver ICs must be able to deliver sufficient current and voltage for the specific configuration of LEDs and in a conversion topology that satisfies both the input voltage range, and required output voltage and current requirements |
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Verification tool speeds complex IC out the door weeks ahead of schedule
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2002-02-01 |
| This technical article discusses speeding up design and verification of complex ICs without sacrificing quality to beat competition |
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Power supplies: The best design may not be the smallest
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2007-04-04 |
| ICs have made the power supply design job easier but also complicate the size vs. efficiency trade-off |
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Hurdling the issues of IC reliability
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2010-03-25 |
| Advanced short-geometry CMOS processes are subject to ageing that causes major reliability issues, degrading the performance of ICs over time. This article describes the industrial challenges associated with accurate modelling of ageing problems, with a particular emphasis on NBTI |
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High-end portables demand efficient power management
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2007-06-16 |
| Requirements for high-efficiency battery charging, greater feature integration in battery-charger ICs, efficient use of board space, and increased product reliability can be met by using new power management devices |
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Low-cost solutions for PoE-powered devices
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2005-11-01 |
| Create reliable solutions that are low-cost, energy efficient and easy to manufacture using integrated power ICs |
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Power supplies: The best design may not be the smallest
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2007-04-04 |
| ICs have made the power supply design job easier but also complicate the size vs. efficiency trade-off |
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Chip-package co-design in a large flipchip application
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2007-01-10 |
| Understand chip and package design factors and interplay in complex ICs, including number of signals, power/ground connections, dissipation, and signal integrity |
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Implementing synchronous rectifiers in isolated topologies
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2002-04-16 |
| The digital control method facilitates smart driver ICs that help solve problems in controlling synchronous rectification in isolated topologies |
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High-end portables demand efficient power management
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2007-06-16 |
| Requirements for high-efficiency battery charging, greater feature integration in battery-charger ICs, efficient use of board space, and increased product reliability can be met by using new power management devices |
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| How to test EMC in semiconductors
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2007-03-21 |
| This article describes the test methods IEC61967 for EME test of ICs with frequency from 150kHz to 1GHz, and IEC62132 for EMS test of ICs with frequency from 150kHz to1GHz |
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Interactions in modelling a capacitor-bypass network
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2007-10-15 |
| Bypass capacitors may not have the glam of ICs, but they are vital to proper circuit performance. Understand how to properly model and apply them |
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How to safely disable Greenmode circuitry
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2008-04-06 |
| The author discusses how to systematically remove the voltages from the controller's pins to prevent ICs from being damaged during greenmode |
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| Emulation or prototyping for silicon success?
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2001-04-15 |
| With the high-stakes financial and time-to-market risks involved in designing ICs, which verification method is necessary for first-pass silicon success |
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Timing closure in DSM design
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2001-04-15 |
| Timing closure has taken center stage as the toughest challenge for today's deep-submicron designs. Subsequently, the problem of accurate timing verification has become more important than ever before. Can engineers continue to predict the timing of ICs prior to manufacturing as technologies continue to scale |
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Maximise high-speed signal integrity, Part 3
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2009-04-02 |
| Know the things to look for when shopping for electronics and ICs to address signal integrity and signal equalisation |
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2004 Design Trends and EDA Tools
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2004-10-07 |
| Global Sources and Gartner announced the results of their annual joint study, which indicates growing use of finer process technologies in the design of standard ICs and ASICs in mainland China and Taiwan |
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How to power sub-micron CMOS loads with an efficient LDO
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2007-06-13 |
| This article discusses the trend of shrinking process geometries for digital ICs and their corresponding power issues. Find out if you should use a switching regulator or a linear regulator to power small process geometries designs |
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