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Demystifying ultra-low-power benchmarks for microcontrollers
Demystifying ultra-low-power benchmarks for microcontrollers
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What defines an ultra-low-power (ULP) microcontroller (MCU)? Is power a sub-section of system design or the most important consideration? How…
The G word: How to get your audio off the ground (Part 4): Demo project – A balanced volume controller
The G word: How to get your audio off the ground (Part 4): Demo project – A balanced volume controller
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According to a quick scan of professional audio fora, a perennial question is how to build a purist balanced volume…
How to achieve earlier, faster subsystem performance analysis and debugging
How to achieve earlier, faster subsystem performance analysis and debugging
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To understand system performance, engineers have traditionally relied on testbenches to model corner-case scenarios that can cause performance bottlenecks. This…
When your MSO needs help: understand when a logic analyser can really add value to your MSO
When your MSO needs help: understand when a logic analyser can really add value to your MSO
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Mixed-Signal Oscilloscopes (MSO) have become everyone's 'Engineering Swiss Army Knife': why would you need an additional logic analyser? In fact…

Digi-Key and Mentor cooperate on low-cost PCB design tools
Digi-Key and Mentor cooperate on low-cost PCB design tools
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Aiming to “meet the needs of today’s engineers” Mentor Graphics – as the software provider – has joined forces with distributor Digi-Key – with access to a worldwide base of…
GaN-on-diamond makes RF progress
GaN-on-diamond makes RF progress
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Brian Coppa discusses progress with gallium nitride as a material for radio frequency devices.
How a wide choice of peripheral cells influences the performance and cost of analogue/mixed-signal ICs
How a wide choice of peripheral cells influences the performance and cost of analogue/mixed-signal ICs
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Skilled designers of an advanced analogue or mixed-signal ICs are constantly on the look-out for new ways to squeeze higher performance, lower power or lower cost out of the silicon…
GPU Compute and OpenCL: an introduction.
GPU Compute and OpenCL: an introduction.
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This article provides, to the reader unfamiliar with the subject, an introduction to the GPU evolution, current architecture, and suitability for compute intensive applications.
“Coil on Module” card package builds secure, robust electronic documents
“Coil on Module” card package builds secure, robust electronic documents
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For use in electronics ID card (eIDs), eDrivers’ licences or eHealth Cards, Infineon has announced “Coil on Module” (CoM) package technology for official documents.
Contactless position sensor is software-compatible rotary encoder replacement
Contactless position sensor is software-compatible rotary encoder replacement
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The AS5601 is optimised for use in rotary knobs, and provides an additional push-button function; it gives designers an extremely reliable replacement for conventional rotary encoders, while providing a software-compatible…
DRAM chips for embedded designs integrate Error Correcting Code
DRAM chips for embedded designs integrate Error Correcting Code
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DRAM manufacturer Intelligent Memory has come up with what the company claims is a revolutionary new JEDEC compliant DRAM memory IC that brings server-grade reliability to any application at board-level.
T&M design support: power analyser gives insights in cost-effective electric vehicle development
T&M design support: power analyser gives insights in cost-effective electric vehicle development
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Test instruments from Yokogawa are playing a key part in the development of a new family of cost-effective electric vehicles being developed jointly by two German companies.
How to reduce analog filter noise
How to reduce analog filter noise
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They say a low-pass filter will rid you of noise in the higher frequencies. Well, this is not entirely true. It will succeed to a certain degree, but let’s take…
Demystifying ultra-low-power benchmarks for microcontrollers
Demystifying ultra-low-power benchmarks for microcontrollers
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What defines an ultra-low-power (ULP) microcontroller (MCU)? Is power a sub-section of system design or the most important consideration? How can applications fit more functions into reduced energy budgets?…
Multi-board systems development capability scaled up in Mentor’s Xpedition
Multi-board systems development capability scaled up in Mentor’s Xpedition
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Mentor Graphics has announced what it terms a ‘key building block’ in its Xpedition platform, the Xpedition Systems Designer product for multi-board systems connectivity.
Integrated media IP enables rich visual content for users, says ARM
Integrated media IP enables rich visual content for users, says ARM
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ARM’s Mali media IP suite is aimed at developers working in the highest volume segments for smartphones and tablets, which is currently a billion-unit opportunity: ARM says its system-wide approach…
Baker’s Best; Painless reduction of analogue filter noise
Baker’s Best; Painless reduction of analogue filter noise
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They say a low-pass filter will rid you of noise in the higher frequencies. Well, this is not entirely true. It will succeed to a certain degree, but let’s take…
Research project shows means of improving automotive electronics reliability
Research project shows means of improving automotive electronics reliability
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The RESCAR 2.0 research project looked at means of improving reliability and resilience of electronic systems in vehicles, in particular in electric ones. The project, led by chipmaker Infineon and…
Coiled ‘ResilientFlex’ delivers 12 Gbps to complex, small and lightweight applications
Coiled ‘ResilientFlex’ delivers 12 Gbps to complex, small and lightweight applications
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Molex’ ResilientFlex coiled assembly supports high speed signal transmission applications (such as SATA, SAS, etc.,) requiring flexible, expandable packaging for high-signal frequencies demanding tight impedance control and 12.0 Gbps data…
20-times faster, full Spice accuracy, from Cadence’s AMS simulation
20-times faster, full Spice accuracy, from Cadence’s AMS simulation
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Cadence Design Systems’ Virtuoso Liberate AMS characterisation solution is positioned as the first dynamic simulation characterisation solution for mixed-signal blocks such as phase-locked loops (PLLs), data converters, high-speed transceivers and…
GPS-disciplined OCXO maintains stability over loss of signal
GPS-disciplined OCXO maintains stability over loss of signal
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IQD’s IQCM-110 is a series of GPS-disciplined OCXOs that incorporates an internal GPS receiver with a 1PPS output, housed in a 14-pin 60-mm square package.
Daughter cards for FTDI’s Arduino-compatible EVE development boards
Daughter cards for FTDI’s Arduino-compatible EVE development boards
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Following on from the release of its VM800P development platforms, which facilitate more advanced human machine interface (HMI) implementation using its Embedded Video Engine (EVE) technology, FTDI Chip has introduced…
20-MHz bandwidth multifunction scope for the Raspberry Pi
20-MHz bandwidth multifunction scope for the Raspberry Pi
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Distributor Farnell element14 has partnered with Australian company BitScope Designs to manufacture BitScope Micro, a full-feature dual channel digital oscilloscope for the Raspberry Pi: this low-cost add-on for the Raspberry…
Medication trackers call for data fusion secret recipe
Medication trackers call for data fusion secret recipe
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18 month old Italian startup Amiko is about to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for an activity tracker device with a very specific focus, medication adherence.
Gamma-radiation-resistant memory serialises sterile medical devices
Gamma-radiation-resistant memory serialises sterile medical devices
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Maxim Integrated has posted details of a 1-Wire non-volatile memory that you can use for low-cost identification or calibration solution for medical sensors and accessories with single-contact operation…
Rebranding the revolution: the future of IoT is embedded
Rebranding the revolution: the future of IoT is embedded
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Once the Internet of Things (IoT) was confined to the imagination of sci-fi writers. Yet it's an impending reality that’s come to mean a lot of different things to different…
Realizing Industry 4.0: Essential system considerations
Realizing Industry 4.0: Essential system considerations
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Everyone in the automation industry has heard the buzzword of “Industry 4.0,” a phrase first coined in 2011 at the Hanover fair. This industrial concept envisions the factories of tomorrow…
Microchip & Xymox to cooperate on low-cost printed multi-touch sensors
Microchip & Xymox to cooperate on low-cost printed multi-touch sensors
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The two companies see an opportunity to combine Xymox’s flexible printed sensors with Microchip’s low-power touch electronics to produce low-cost, faster-time-to-market human-interface solutions…


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