Tip of the Week: Glitch-free portable charging
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2008-01-06 |
| Superior to discrete solutions, today's IC-based controller/managers for charging portable devices from the USB port, the car and other away-from-home sources provide better surge protection and higher efficiency in a smaller package. |
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| LIN protocol keeps costs low for automotive nets
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2004-12-16 |
| LIN protocol keeps costs low for automotive nets |
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Power-Sensitive Design Techniques On FPGA Devices
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2001-07-03 |
| Power-Sensitive Design Techniques On FPGA Devices |
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Mobile HDDs match desktop counterparts
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2003-08-18 |
| Mobile HDDs match desktop counterparts |
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Optimise RF PA efficiency to improve handset's talk-time
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2006-06-26 |
| DC-DC switching converters improves average PA efficiency based on typical RF power transmit probability distributions for WCDMA systems. |
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| Cut power consumption with on-off keying
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2008-12-26 |
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Enable low power design with FPGAs
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2009-10-19 |
| Size and power considerations are often the top priority in many system designs, but portability and long-lasting power can become conflicting design requirements. So what does a design team do? FPGAs are the answer. |
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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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Choose the ideal ADC for your medical application
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2008-09-29 |
| With faster and lower power ADCs, medical devices will improve in accuracy, speed and ease-of-use. |
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Seven requirements for GPRS/UMTS terminals
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2003-11-17 |
| Seven requirements for GPRS/UMTS terminals |
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Achieving HDMI outputs in video portables, cameras
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2008-09-19 |
| While making the transition to high definition with new HD handheld video appliances, it only makes sense to also upgrade to a higher quality interface to connect them to their HD displays. |
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Tech advancements lead to improved OCT imaging apps
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2011-06-28 |
| Here's a look at the progress of optical coherence tomography and its wide range of applications. |
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Choosing inductor, capacitor for portables' DC/DC converters
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2008-10-24 |
| The article discusses trade-offs in solution size, performance suggestion and cost that design engineers face in portable electronics. |
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Addressing repetitive event and transaction logging issues
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2011-07-04 |
| Here's a comparison memory technologies and products that address repetitive event issues. |
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Choosing the right architecture for embedded graphics apps
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2011-06-07 |
| Learn about how to select the right graphic display controller to meet various application segments. |
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| Do-it-yourself MCU-based functional tester
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2012-01-30 |
| Learn how to build your own functional tester based on a low-cost microcontroller. |
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Making the most out of ambient energy
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2011-07-25 |
| Find out how to convert ambient energy sources into electrical energy by using a suitable transducer, such as thermoelectric generator for heat, a piezoelectric element for vibration, or a photovoltaic cell for sunlight. |
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Design concerns of hybrid/fuel cell electronics
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2004-07-16 |
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| Digital camcorder delivers simple, clean design
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2009-07-29 |
| A teardown reveals that the Flip UltraHD's insides are proven technology and that its simple design is even cleaner than its predecessor. |
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| Evolution of portable gaming, Part 1
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2009-03-02 |
| Here's a timeline illustrating how far the portable gaming industry has advanced in 20-odd years. |
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| Grasping wireless sensor network concepts
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2011-08-22 |
| Know the basic concepts of wireless sensor networks and protocols, the essential elements comprising a wireless sensor, and some of the important design considerations for using them. |
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| Handheld phone/PC offers full-size laptop features
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2007-09-10 |
| Advantage X7500 a PocketPC phone is much smaller than a laptop, more like a conventional PDA. But it offers much of the same functionality of the laptop. |
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| Adapt to new automotive trends with circuit protection devices
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2011-08-08 |
| Understand how circuit protection units can be used to reduce vehicle weight, and to address needs for higher data-rate connections in automotive designs. |
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Mobile video: ARM vs. DSP vs. hardware
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2008-09-18 |
| This article compares fixed-function hardware, DSPs and RISC processors for video on handsets. It examines power area, flexibility and other issues. |
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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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| How BLE enables new medical apps
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2011-12-12 |
| Find out how Bluetooth low energy technology could help solve one of the toughest problems facing portable medical devices today—power consumption. |
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Minimize SoC leakage with power mgmt tools
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2011-07-05 |
| A new power domain partitioning technique could reduce leakage in system-on-chip designs by taking advantage of package configuration information. |
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Use an MCU's low-power modes in foreground/background
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2007-10-04 |
| The proper use of an embedded MCU's low-power/sleep modes is critical to a design's success. |
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| Adaptive display fixes mobile video woes
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2008-08-19 |
| Ideally, the handset will adapt its display to accommodate changes in ambient lighting when the user is moving. |
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A critical test of SoC memory strategies
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2004-08-02 |
| A critical test of SoC memory strategies |
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