| SystemC revision drives toward synchronized system-level design
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2001-04-01 |
| Synopsys and CoWare launches the SystemC to create a standardized dialect of C/C++ for both hardware and software design. SystemC provides a C/C++ class library that represents hardware concepts such as concurrency for designers to utilize. |
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Advantages of higher-density SRAMs
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2009-03-20 |
| Know the different factors affecting system performance using synchronous SRAMs. |
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Serial protocols compared
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2002-06-01 |
| Serial buses dot the landscape of embedded design. From displays to storage to peripherals, serial interfaces make communications possible. |
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USB 3.0: More than just a speed leap
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2011-04-11 |
| Find out what is new and better with SuperSpeed USB protocols |
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Choose the right tools for high-speed serial data analysis
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2008-09-22 |
| Read about tools that can offer enough bandwidth and sample rate to support clean, accurate capture of high-speed serial waveform characteristics and eye diagrams. |
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Choose and use high-speed serial data analysis tools
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2008-08-11 |
| Designers need better tools to support critical SI measurements and eye diagram analysis. |
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Add USB connectivity to apps with legacy serial connections
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2011-02-14 |
| Read about USB bridges, which are easy and economical approach to adding USB connectivity to microcontroller-based solutions. |
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Automate formal verification for Open Core Protocol
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2008-09-24 |
| The automation of formal protocol verification using VIPs enables an exhaustive verification of critical IP interfaces. |
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Design an efficient programmable I2C slave
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2007-05-02 |
| The latest MCUs make it feasible to include programmable I2C slaves in low-cost systems. |
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| Electronics hone racer's edge
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2007-09-26 |
| MotoGP is the Formula One of the two-wheel racing world, and the cost of these prototype motorcycles is thought to run into the lakhs of rupees. |
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Integrating USB into products
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2006-12-19 |
| This article reviews USB specifications from mechanical connectors and cables, to system operations, network layers, and power management. |
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Multi-threaded design tackles SoC performance bottlenecks (2)
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2006-12-27 |
| This article presents the advantages of using multi-threading processors in SoC designs to address bottlenecks, particularly in QoS, processor efficiency, and control. |
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Achieve cache coherence in MIPS32 multi-core design
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2008-12-01 |
| Read about design methods for facilitating design reuse centred on an open standard. |
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| Startup set to roll Bluetooth module-on-a-chip
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2001-04-01 |
| A CMOS device said to pack nearly all the components needed to build a Bluetooth module has been launched by a year-old Silicon Valley startup. |
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| ASIC generation revamped for IP reuse
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2001-06-01 |
| ASIC generation revamped for IP reuse |
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| Xilinx rolls soft core 32-bit MPU, targets networking
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2001-06-01 |
| Xilinx's MicroBlaze 32-bit processor setting up the groundwork for a new multi-processor platform for the industry to use in the near future. |
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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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Utilising OCP to design a high performance interconnect
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2007-01-18 |
| OCP is a complete synchronous type interface standard established for the purpose of providing plug-and-play IP design. |
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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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Which USB is right for your application? (2)
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2007-02-22 |
| This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using different USB versions to determine which is best for each different application. |
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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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Developing a design methodology for embedded memories
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2001-01-01 |
| Developing a design methodology for |
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| Creating a broadband digital home
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2001-03-01 |
| A broader perspective of home networking is quickly evolving, one that takes into account the full spectrum of bundled services that can be delivered over a broadband pipe. |
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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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| Blackberry wins handset data-rate
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2007-11-06 |
| In the past, users carried several separate devices in order to meet all their communications and media needs. Today, a single product can perform all these functions. |
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Two-transistor forward topology for 80 PLUS efficient power supplies
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2007-10-04 |
| Achieve higher efficiency and greater reliability, using a two-transistor forward topology for 80 PLUS-rated ATX supplies |
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Overcome debugging challenges in DDR memory
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2010-06-07 |
| This article highlights a few of the challenges and how mixed-signal oscilloscope (MSO) can overcome these challenges. |
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Keep up with smart-phone revolution
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2004-12-01 |
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Extracting clock signals from high-speed communications
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2005-06-01 |
| One of the tricks to high-speed communication is embedding the clock signal within the data. Getting the clock back out, and using it to recover the data, requires some careful design. |
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| Designing improved DC/DC regulator using FPGA
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2011-11-18 |
| The availability of affordable low-powered FPGAs coupled with analogue-to-digital converters allows the FPGA to replace the traditional analogue approach. |
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