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The battle has begun between Flash and FRAM
The battle has begun between Flash and FRAM
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New embedded systems and applications are continually demanding the development of highly robust microcontrollers (MCUs) that deliver higher performance and…
High-integrity object-oriented programming with Ada
High-integrity object-oriented programming with Ada
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Until recently, developers of high integrity systems – i.e., where the highest levels of safety and/or security are required –…
Architectural power planning and power intent reconciliation
Architectural power planning and power intent reconciliation
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With increasing complexity in system-level integration, it is helpful if SoC designers can manage power budgets from an early stage…
Switching charger with power-path management
Switching charger with power-path management
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The increasing popularity of portable devices — such as smartphones, tablet computers, and cameras — has increased the demand for…

Portable data storage audit and encryption in the workplace
Portable data storage audit and encryption in the workplace
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The old security chestnut of lost USB sticks is back in the news again, with mid-February reports of a stick containing a safety assessment of a nuclear power plant in…
Tackling resource contention in multi-threaded software for multi-core
Tackling resource contention in multi-threaded software for multi-core
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Multi-core CPUs hold out the promise of accelerating software, by enabling tasks to execute in parallel. Developers are understandably surprised when an application deployed on a multi-core CPU actually runs…
Optimize Embedded Designs with a Highly Flexible 32bit USB Microcontroller Architecture
Optimize Embedded Designs with a Highly Flexible 32bit USB Microcontroller Architecture
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Drawing on its experience and expertise with 8bit mixed-signal MCUs, Silicon Labs has implemented a flexible I/O system into the design of its new ARM Cortex-M3 core-based Precision32 MCUs. The…
Military technology offers disruptive route for scaling M2M systems
Military technology offers disruptive route for scaling M2M systems
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Disruptive technology can approach from an unexpected direction. One candidate that is likely to provide such a disruption in the embedded world comes from a military heritage.
Win one of 10 user interface demo boards for easy handheld navigation
Win one of 10 user interface demo boards for easy handheld navigation
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This month, austriamicrosystems is pleased to offer 10 of its EasyPoint demo boards together with complete software for EETimes Europe readers to win. Similar to a game pad, this unique…
Big.LITTLE moves into embedded
Big.LITTLE moves into embedded
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The concept of using two different types of processor core with the same instruction set in a single chip has been very well received for mobile Applications with ARM's big.LITTLE…
Digital sensor output – PNP/NPN/PP or IO-Link?
Digital sensor output – PNP/NPN/PP or IO-Link?
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In the development of sensors with digital switching outputs or communication interfaces for parameterization it has become necessary to provide a wide range of system variations for worldwide use. In…
Serial interfaces for high speed ADCs
Serial interfaces for high speed ADCs
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In medical applications such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, CT scanners, and digital X-ray, high channel count analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) are used to sample large arrays of data. Serial…
Convergence with a caveat
Convergence with a caveat
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The evolution of the iPhone and Android smartphones have allowed consumers to be entertained, to easily access information on-the-go and to communicate with anyone from anywhere. Need directions to the…
Solving the scaling and de-interlacing challenges posed by video systems
Solving the scaling and de-interlacing challenges posed by video systems
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Equipment providers requiring scaling and de-interlacing functions span a diverse range of applications which leads to a diverse range of desired features. Most middle to high-end home theatre and audio/video…
Comparing Bluetooth low energy and proprietary RF for HID applications
Comparing Bluetooth low energy and proprietary RF for HID applications
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With the increasing variety of wireless technologies available, more sophisticated human interface devices (HID) are coming to market with integrated wireless technology (wireless keyboards, wireless mice, etc). While wireless standards…
Leap ahead with Mouser and the latest M2M technologies
Leap ahead with Mouser and the latest M2M technologies
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Something goes wrong; there's a squealing of rubber on pavement, and then the crack of a high-speed car collision. If it was 2010, the driver could be one of the…
Marking the changes in the Embedded World
Marking the changes in the Embedded World
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As the electronics industry picks up in 2012 the embedded market is also shifting and the Embedded World show in Nuremberg (Feb 28 - Mar 1) will be highlighting some…
Shift to commercial embedded boards creates shifts in the defence market
Shift to commercial embedded boards creates shifts in the defence market
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The shift to commercial off the shelf, standards-based boards and sub-systems is causing shifts in the defence industry. Responding to the changes, Curtiss-Wright Controls has combined its Electronic Systems and…
Precise control and regulation of LED colors for lighting design
Precise control and regulation of LED colors for lighting design
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Whether it be in businesses or in public buildings, in shops, restaurants, hotels, or private homes, thanks to their environmental and economic advantages, LEDs are gradually taking over as illuminants…
Simplified offline LED lighting cuts out the opto-isolators
Simplified offline LED lighting cuts out the opto-isolators
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As environmental concerns over traditional lighting increase and the price of LEDs decreases, high power LEDs are fast becoming a popular lighting solution for offline applications. In order to meet…
Win one of two general purpose programmable power supplies delivering up to 100W
Win one of two general purpose programmable power supplies delivering up to 100W
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This month Keithley Instruments is giving away two of its Model 2200 power supplies, worth 735 Euros each, for EETimes Europe's readers to win. The Model 2200-20-5: 20V, 5A, 100W…
Characterizing a linear voltage regulator’s DC performance
Characterizing a linear voltage regulator’s DC performance
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Linear voltage regulators (LVRs) are essential elements of power management systems. They provide the constant voltage rails required by any electronic circuit designed to operate at specific DC levels. A…
Visible and invisible semiconductor light for tomorrow’s TV
Visible and invisible semiconductor light for tomorrow’s TV
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When 3D TV started in the 1980s, glasses with differently coloured lenses (red and green) were required to experience the 3D effect. 3D glasses are still with us today but…
Testing modern MIMO Wi-Fi and LTE radios
Testing modern MIMO Wi-Fi and LTE radios
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Modern radio technologies such as the IEEE 802.11 and 3GPP (3rd generation partnership project) LTE (long term evolution) rely on MIMO (multiple input multiple output) techniques to increase the radio…
Test solution and requirements for CDWM
Test solution and requirements for CDWM
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WDM is a technology that combines multiple wavelengths on a single mode fibre to increase bandwidth capacity in a network. It can be classified either as Coarse WDM or Dense…
Geo-location could bring new security risks
Geo-location could bring new security risks
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Commenting on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)’s call for a rethink on location privacy, Cryptzone says that geo-location tagging security issues are likely to be a major issue in 2012…
The move to 3D die stacks drives interconnect consortia
The move to 3D die stacks drives interconnect consortia
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Chip design, test and manufacturing technology are being driven by the increasing capability to stacks die on top of each other to build multicore 3D systems. New networking protocols are…
Expanding synthesis-based test for higher quality and lower cost
Expanding synthesis-based test for higher quality and lower cost
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Increasingly, design teams are looking for productivity benefits from their test activities throughout the entire design flow, from test integration through to yield analysis. Integrating that test technology is enabling…


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