| Low-cost Kits: The New FPGA-Designer Trend by EDN Magazine |
November 23, 2006 -- Since the 1970s, programmable logic has evolved to the point that today's FPGAs routinely furnish as many as 10 million gates to address complex applications, notably within the communications infrastructure. So it's not sur ... read more |
| Designing Antialias Filters for ADCs by Xignal Technologies AG in EDN Magazine |
November 23, 2006 -- Nyquist-sampling theory lies at the heart of today's digital-communications systems. It requires that data-conversion systems include antialiasing input filters. Designers need to understand the requirements for antialiasing ... read more |
| Modeling Gaps in State-of-the-Art Mixed-Signal SOC Design by Tower Semiconductor, Ltd. in EDN Magazine |
November 23, 2006 -- The last two decades have seen the emergence of mixed-signal SOC (system-on-chip) design in which one IC integrates both analog and digital blocks. Meanwhile, the IC industry has overwhelmingly moved away from the IDM (indep ... read more |
| We Need "Enterprise" System-Level Solutions by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in EE Times EDA Designline |
November 20, 2006 -- To close the gaps in systems development across distributed design and verification teams it will become necessary to plan, design, and verify embedded software closer in-line with the way we currently design and verify hard ... read more |
| DSP Optimization Strategies Using Simulators and Profilers by CEVA, Inc. in EE Times Signal Processing DesignLine |
November 20, 2006 -- DSP developers face a long and growing set of constraints. When developing software under so many constraints, the development environment becomes a critical factor. An effective development tool chain can enable the designe ... read more |
| Do's and Don'ts for EM Simulation Success by AWR Corp. in EE Times EDA Designline |
November 16, 2006 -- Electromagnetic (EM) simulators have become a common tool for engineers to use in the circuit design community. These simulators come in a dizzying variety of flavors, from simple freeware programs, to sophisticated, commerc ... read more |
| March of the Multibus MCUs by Electronic Design Magazine |
November 16, 2006 -- High-end microcontrollers often use large,
complex crossbar switches and other technologies to maximize throughput and
performance. Low-end microcontrollers typically feature a simple bus structure.
But as performance ... read more |
| How to Use Programmable Analog for High-Power LED Color Mixing Applications by Cypress Semiconductor Corp. in EE Times Programmable Logic Designline |
November 15, 2006 -- Programmable analog circuitry adds analog functionality to reprogrammable digital electronics. The combination provides flexibility to end users and offers unique advantages to designers in particular applications. For insta ... read more |
| Partial Reluctance Extraction by Synopsys, Inc. in EE Times EDA Designline |
November 13, 2006 -- With shrinking process technologies, as well as
increasing die size and clock frequency, interconnect parasitic effects have
begun to manifest themselves in signal delay and noise. Consequently,
interconnects now play ... read more |
| IP Plays Cautiously in Emerging Markets by EDN Magazine |
November 9, 2006 -- As systems and semiconductor companies tap into emerging countries such as China, India, and Russia for low-cost engineering resources, most of the biggest IP (intellectual-property) companies are also doing business in those ... read more |
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