| DDR2 PCB design: get it right the first time
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2008-08-04 |
| DDR2 is an evolutionary improvement over its predecessor, DDR, and is the next memory standard, as defined by Joint Electronic Device Engineering Council document JESD79-2E. Designers must completely comprehend the interface before doing layout so that they can create the boards "right the first time." |
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USB debug tips
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2002-04-04 |
| USB is a flexible, high-speed replacement for serial and parallel ports. But flexible also means complicated--it's much harder to debug a USB design and qualify your product's compliance. |
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FPGA-based configurable computing with PCI Express
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2009-01-27 |
| Know the FPGA-based options for executing an application like video capture over PCI Express. |
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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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| High Availability Design For Embedded Systems
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2001-04-03 |
| In the post-PC era, the role of smart devices is expanding every |
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VIPower makes easier PFC converters
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2003-11-03 |
| Since January 2001, the Euro- |
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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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| How formal MDV can take out IP integration uncertainty
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2012-01-25 |
| Find out how the formal metric-driven verification methodology and technologies can eliminate integration uncertainty through the automatic generation of Accellera-defined coverage metrics. |
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| Flow is shaky for programmable SoCs
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2001-03-01 |
| Programmable SoC designs are becoming the trend of the future thanks to the greater density of today's programmable devices and the availability of efficient microprocessors. Unfortunately the CAD flows for these devices are far from being robust. |
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| SuperHyway provides SoC backbone
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2000-12-01 |
| Recent technology improvements have made it cost-effective to integrate components previously connected on a PCB onto a single piece of silicon. These so-called system-on-a-chip (SoC) devices generally comprise most of the blocks commonly found on a computer motherboard plus some application-specific intellectual property (IP). This means design issues that were formerly the province of systems designers are now within the realm of the chip architect. As a result, interconnection schemes common at the system and network level, such as packet switching, must now be considered at the SoC level. |
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Power Management For MP3 Players
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2001-03-29 |
| Power Management For MP3 Players |
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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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Considerations in memory system design
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2009-04-16 |
| Read about the the latest technologies and techniques to fit more memory onto smaller motherboards. |
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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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Understand CAN comms constraints, cable length trade-offs
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2009-08-04 |
| Designers working with CAN communication face their own challenges—the round-trip turns out to be a critical consideration |
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| Optimising software using TLM virtual platform
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2011-12-07 |
| Find out how transaction level modelling 2.0 was used to produce an executable system model and, subsequently, execute software to analyse functional aspects contributing to overall system level performance. |
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PCIe multicast: Purposes, advantages
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2009-02-23 |
| Multicast optimises system resources and enables data transmission to system elements with reduced latency and increased coherency. |
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Write an optimised FIR filter
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2008-09-09 |
| Learn how to write optimised FIR filter code for a DSP. |
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Design concerns of hybrid/fuel cell electronics
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2004-07-16 |
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| Discovering the ideal multi-processing tile
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2011-09-06 |
| Read about a project launched to identify a promising multi-processor "tile" that could act as a building block for many-core designers. |
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Reviewing LAN topologies for industrial Ethernet
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2006-09-13 |
| This article discusses the humble beginnings of the Ethernet and its basics as LAN topology. |
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Selecting protection IC for USB 3.0
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2010-12-27 |
| Read about the combination of next-generation resettable fuses and ESD protection devices that provide effective and reliable protection for USB 3.0. |
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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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| Peripheral model makes dual run
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2001-03-01 |
| With complex embedded-system designs exceeding 1 million gates, verification has become the critical bottleneck in the design process. |
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Use active PFC to boost motor efficiency (Part 2)
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2009-12-03 |
| There is tremendous potential for worldwide energy savings in the current trend to upgrade electric motors and motor controllers. |
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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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Motor efficiency depends on PFC (Part 2)
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2009-10-29 |
| Active power factor correction (PFC) can achieve very high power factors with reasonably sized components, although the energy efficiency may be slightly lower than with passive techniques (94 per cent compared with 96 per cent, for example) due to the addition of switching components. |
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Fundamentals of power system ORing
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2007-03-21 |
| This article explains what ORing functions are needed and what techniques are used for portable devices, blade servers and telecom switches. |
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UWB video streaming in laryngoscopes
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2008-10-01 |
| This article describes a WiMedia-compliant UWB media access controller realised with the AT91CAP9S metal mask customisable MCU from Atmel. Certain features make it suitable for handling high-quality video wireless transmission in a battery powered portable medical instrument. |
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| Automotive networking systems proliferate through components
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2004-03-16 |
| Automotive networking systems proliferate through components |
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