Reduce costs in automotive power systems
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2005-02-16 |
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| Shift from FPGAs for prototype to ASICs for production
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2011-12-16 |
| The idea of migrating an FPGA design into an ASIC can be overwhelming to a design team, but careful planning can significantly ease the process. |
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| Designing cost-effective 3D using SoC
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2011-08-09 |
| Learn why SoCs are touted to be a key component in the universal 3D market. |
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| iPad teardown reveals high processor-to-memory channel
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2010-05-12 |
| Here's a teardown of the Apple iPad, which was found to have an unusually high processor-to-memory channel, an abundance of touchscreen silicon and a novel case design. |
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| Ensure reliability, stability in high-temp electronics
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2010-03-10 |
| High-temperature electronics is a growing market. Merely surviving in a high-temperature environment is not good enough. To meet end-user demands, engineers also expect predictable performance, with stability and reliability. |
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| Benefits of integrated drivers for auto LEDs
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2009-07-03 |
| Know how integrated drivers could provide designers with a way of alleviating the problems they face. |
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| Full-spectrum brightfield inspection uncovers IC defects
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2007-09-16 |
| This article demonstrates that a tunable broadband brightfield approach has several advantages over a single-wavelength approach for meeting new inspection challenges and generating higher capture rates of yield-impacting defects. |
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| NAND flash preps for 4 bits per cell
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2007-10-29 |
| Adoption of MLC technology for NAND flash has been a crucial factor in achieving bit growth of NAND flash devices. |
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| Achieve low-cost, intelligent power control with single DC/DC controllers
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2010-01-11 |
| This article discusses system design challenges in wall-powered equipment and introduces design solutions that can accomplish low-cost, intelligent power control, design flexibility and fast time-to-market. |
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| Fast cycle scheme breaks bottlenecks
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2001-04-15 |
| The need for higher levels of performance was hampered by significant gaps between the speed of CPUs and their closely linked memories. Higher speed performance can be achieved by treating the memory unit as a quasi-multibank configuration. |
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| Toyota Prius delivers dashboard display system
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2007-04-19 |
| While much of the Toyota Prius's status information and vehicle control functions comes by way of the central touch-screen panel, critical information is delivered from a dedicated display system visible directly behind the steering wheel. |
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| Creating HD FPGA-based graphics controller
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2011-10-18 |
| Here's an article on how to design an FPGA-based graphics controller with high-definition capabilities. |
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| PCI backplanes power management requisites
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2008-09-12 |
| The advantages of low cost, backwards compatibility, and ease of implementation mean that PCI will be with us for quite a while. |
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| Effectively tune capacitive sensors
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2008-06-16 |
| This article will explore the evolution of capacitive sensing design methodologies and outline modern tuning processes that step away from the guess-and-soldering of different value components and enable developers to calibrate sensors visually in real-time with no coding involved. |
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| Introducing new-gen hot-swapping solutions (Part 2)
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2010-08-02 |
| This article discusses some of the "band aid" solutions that some board-level design engineers currently use and continue to use as their hot-swapping circuits. |
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| Academia, IC vendors ally for R&D in Japan
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2001-06-01 |
| One consortium frames itself as a defensive measure to restore Japan's chip-engineering potential, the other may herald a new way of doing business by linking Japan's universities and its semiconductor industry. |
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| Applying a motor-controller IC for buck-boost conversion
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2007-09-28 |
| This non-inverting buck-boost converter design will provide higher efficiency than traditional SEPIC or flyback topologies traditionally used for the task. |
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| Achieve fast charging for high-capacity batteries
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2006-09-13 |
| Learn how to design chargers that handle the higher battery capacities without adding more time to the equation. |
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| Power tip: Discretes as alternative to integrated MOSFET drivers (Part 1)
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2011-12-20 |
| Here's why the humble, inexpensive discrete transistor can be a cost- and performance-effective option, and better in some ways than a more-highly integrated component. |
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| Why we shouldn't ignore radiation effects
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2009-10-16 |
| The potential effects of background radiation on electronics systems are well known. There's plenty to worry about, and this article tackles why we shouldn't ignore radiation effects. |
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| How to choose the right FPGA
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2007-01-18 |
| This article highlights some of the latest FPGAs and analyzes their specific features and tradeoffs to aid engineers in selecting the most appropriate FPGA for their application needs. |
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| Apple iPhone 3G exposed
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2008-07-15 |
| Instead of trying to reinvent the device, Apple focused on enhancing the user experience and expanding its fan base. |
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| Power management issues for computer peripherals
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2011-12-26 |
| Learn about the challenges of managing multiple rails, their timing, sequencing, and dynamic/transient modes. |
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| Testing system design components for EMI problems
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2007-02-16 |
| This article details how new standards from the International Electrotechnical Commision will change EMI/EMC testing methods. |
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| Reduce cost, get I/O connectivity in comms system
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2008-11-21 |
| Know the advantages of using PCIe end-point and PCIe-native silicon solutions. |
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| Build more efficient stepper motor control subsystem
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2010-11-22 |
| Find out how to simplify implementation of multiple motor controls by integrating a digital control core with the driver IC. |
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| Modelling a capacitor-bypass network
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2008-11-18 |
| Understand how to properly model and apply bypass capacitors to improve the power supply. |
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| PoE: Fundamentals, standards and implementations, Part 2
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2008-10-29 |
| This article dsicusses PSE, PD and DC- DC converter implementation in PoE systems. |
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| Moving into the wireless design mainstream with RF SiP
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2006-09-05 |
| This article provides a discussion on designing an RF SiP layout and the benefits of such. |
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| Line blurs between phones, PCs
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2007-04-30 |
| Mainstream notebook PCs and mobile phones are worlds apart when it comes to cost, size and design metrics. |
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