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In-target embedded software test automation and quality
In-target embedded software test automation and quality
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Releasing a product with bugs is potentially very expensive, especially considering the cost of field upgrades, recalls and repairs. Less…
Best practices in developing application programming interfaces
Best practices in developing application programming interfaces
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The public interface of a software component, i.e., an element such as a header file that's readily visible to the…
A class act: APU performance within a 70x70mm footprint
A class act: APU performance within a 70x70mm footprint
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For most embedded applications, processor performance is no longer the only crucial factor. Much more important today is an attractive…
Ethernet succeeds in automotive environments
Ethernet succeeds in automotive environments
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Standard IT components and approaches increasingly enter automotive electronics. Now Ethernet is about to be established as the data bus…

Hunting noise sources in wireless embedded systems
Hunting noise sources in wireless embedded systems
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When integrating a radio chip or module into a typical embedded system, a common and often frustrating task that designers face is tracking down and eliminating noise and spurious signals.
Quad cores in mobile platforms: is the time right?
Quad cores in mobile platforms: is the time right?
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We are in the midst of an exciting transition to the mobile computing era where more impressive devices are announced every day, featuring increasing mobile computing capabilities. Mobile platforms are…
Specifying crystals with ±10ppm stabilities over the -40 to 85ºC range
Specifying crystals with ±10ppm stabilities over the -40 to 85ºC range
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In recent years IQD has seen many customer requests for crystals with a stability of ±10ppm over the operating temperaturerange of -40 to 85ºC. In some instances this specification may…
Eliminating HDMI signal conditioning challenges
Eliminating HDMI signal conditioning challenges
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During the past few years, the HDMI interface has become entrenched as the primary connection for consumer digital video. As new capabilities have been added to TVs, such as enhanced…
Paving the way to the next efficiency level
Paving the way to the next efficiency level
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The convergence of different technologies and applications within car architectures has created new design challenges. Especially with the advent of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) emerged an…
Answering Europe’s alternative energy challenge
Answering Europe’s alternative energy challenge
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In Europe, Japan’s major nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Plant has heightened the debate over the place nuclear energy should play in the future energy mix, fueling the argument against…
The return of AltiVec
The return of AltiVec
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Earlier this month, Freescale announced that Mentor Graphics has been selected to develop software libraries for the latest incarnation of Freescale's AltiVec technology, as applied to its new QorIQ Advanced…
10 reference boards to win for extremely low power mobile applications
10 reference boards to win for extremely low power mobile applications
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This month, Sharp and Arrow Electronics are giving away 10 Oryx reference designs specifically developed for extremely low power mobile applications, drawing only 26mW when operating at full power. Using…
element14 and Elektor Academy launch monthly webinars
element14 and Elektor Academy launch monthly webinars
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element14 and Elektor magazine have launched a series of monthly online webcasts as part of their bespoke training services offered to the electronic design engineering community. The first session will…
Managing IP quality in the SoC era
Managing IP quality in the SoC era
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With the steady advancement of manufacturing process geometries enabling new levels of integration on a single chip, the use of IP – whether internally developed or sourced from a third-party…
LED lighting searching for balance between efficacy and efficiency
LED lighting searching for balance between efficacy and efficiency
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There are many challenges for the fledgling LED lighting industry - but the chanced far outweigh limiting factors, several speakers at the LED Lighting Symposium LpS in Bregenz said. The…
Step by step… confidently through the AUTOSAR round trip
Step by step… confidently through the AUTOSAR round trip
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Electronic development in the automobile industry has always been an iterative process – even long before the implementation of AUTOSAR. In the course of a project, requirements are amended or…
Lightweight piezo-based autofocus lenses beat motorized versions
Lightweight piezo-based autofocus lenses beat motorized versions
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As everyone knows, the mobile phone market is huge and will represent this year more than 1.5 billion units sold. Most of the phones today are equipped with a camera…
Photo detectors and sensors designed to be flexible
Photo detectors and sensors designed to be flexible
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Over the last ten years, major players in the organic chemistry industry have significantly invested in R&D to create novel materials for companies attracted by the exceptional properties of printed…
Semikron rounds off e-mobility with motor company
Semikron rounds off e-mobility with motor company
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Complementing its development in power semiconductors and driver modules for e-car motors, Semikron has acquired a company dedicated to designing and manufacturing motors for electric vehicles. With this set of…
IR transmission beats RF links on BOM
IR transmission beats RF links on BOM
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You may wonder why many companies still invest in developing new IR products for remote controls, although RF is growing so much. IR could be perceived as an old and…
How femtocells will solve data capacity
How femtocells will solve data capacity
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Data traffic is overwhelming mobile operator's networks. Projections from major operators confirm this trend, with recent reports ranging from data capacity doubling every 3 months (KT/Korea) to 12 months (Vodafone).
The design process “pain points” for electronic engineers
The design process “pain points” for electronic engineers
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element14 announced the results of an independent study conducted by Technology Forecasters to determine critical “pain points” for global electronics engineers during the four stages of design – concept, design,…
Simpler M2M remote control via GSM
Simpler M2M remote control via GSM
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In the last few years, one of the most successful applications in the m2m market has been the remote control of devices over GSM and this kind of application will…
Overcoming the challenges of wireless audio distribution
Overcoming the challenges of wireless audio distribution
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It may seem like a contradiction but there is a huge demand to provide personal feeds of sound in public spaces. This is especially important for people whose hearing is…
Chip vendors’ struggles, strategies illustrate mobile TV’s evolution
Chip vendors’ struggles, strategies illustrate mobile TV’s evolution
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Mobile TV was never a bad idea; it was just too narrowly targeted, aimed at cell phone users on the go. Increasingly, for the chip vendors supporting the market, mobile…
Eight key best practices in supply chain outsourcing by Gartner
Eight key best practices in supply chain outsourcing by Gartner
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Surviving as a 21st-century supply chain requires operating as a demand-driven value network, according to Gartner. Orchestrating these value networks means supply chain executives must understand and adopt best practices…
Infotainment designers prefer MOST technology
Infotainment designers prefer MOST technology
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The MOST infotainment bus is best suited to meet future in-car infotainment system requirements. At least this is the result of a survey among readers of EE Times Europe automotive.
The universal IP platform and European IP start-ups to watch
The universal IP platform and European IP start-ups to watch
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The Design Automation Conference (DAC) has evolved over the years, from something that was a major trade show prior to 2002 to a small focused conference today for the EDA…


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