| Grid and Resolution: Defining Two Critical Terms in IC Design by SiliconMap, LLC in EDN Magazine |
December 3, 2007 -- Confusion and interchange of the terms "grid" and "resolution" has had a huge negative impact on the yield, reliability, and manufacturability of DSM (deep-submicron) and subwavelength semiconductor designs. A recent trend co ... read more |
| Leveraging C/C++ System Models for RTL Functional Verification by Calypto Design Systems, Inc. in Electronic Engineering Times (EE Times) |
December 3, 2007 -- Register transfer level (RTL) verification remains the bottleneck in digital hardware design. Industry surveys show that functional verification accounts for 70% of the total design effort. Yet, despite the emphasis on verifi ... read more |
| Decompensating Amplifiers Improve Performance by National Semiconductor Corp. in EDN Magazine |
December 3, 2007 -- Designers often want to minimize amplitude error in sensor-based systems. This goal often leads to specifying the gain error of an amplifier’s closed-loop gain over the frequency range of the sensor. Engineers commonly specif ... read more |
| SPI Software Coding by EDN Magazine |
December 3, 2007 -- A variety of peripheral devices in modern embedded systems, such as EEPROMs, ADCs, DACs, real-time clocks, thermal sensors, and display and communication controllers, have synchronous serial interfaces. These interfaces’ main ... read more |
| Ethernet and Multimedia Applications: Part 2 by Xilinx, Inc. in EE Times Programmable Logic Designline |
November 28, 2007 -- The audio/video bridging (AVB) system relies on three specifications and also makes use of the existing IEEE 802.1 and 802.3 standards. The first step is establishing the AVB cloud. Streaming services are provided within thi ... read more |
| The Great EDA Cover-Up by Brian Bailey Consulting in EE Times EDA Designline |
November 26, 2007 -- Functional verification is an art, or so we are told. New technologies emerge that inject a dose of science into the process and these can make the process more predictable, increase efficiency and lower overall verification ... read more |
| Embedded Video Development Speeded by DSP System Level Abstraction by Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) in Video/Imaging DesignLine |
November 23, 2007 -- The expansion of digital video technology from a few dedicated applications, such as camcorders and security systems, to a wider range of consumer products strains traditional video development methods. Historically, these m ... read more |
| Ethernet and Multimedia Applications: Part 1 by Xilinx, Inc. in EE Times Programmable Logic Designline |
November 21, 2007 -- Ethernet-based networks are the most dominant form of networks used in the world today. A significant portion of the Internet infrastructure is built on Ethernet-based bridges, hubs, switches and routers. Over the years, Eth ... read more |
| A –48V Hot-Swap Controller Design Targets High-Power Blades by Lattice Semiconductor Corp. in EDN Magazine |
November 19, 2007 -- Designing circuits that allow safe removal and replacement of high-power plug-in blades in modern computing and communication systems is not a trivial exercise -- especially when the system specs dictate that the other board ... read more |
| The Need for Local Search in Embedded Consumer Devices by Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd. in EDN Magazine |
November 16, 2007 -- Robust search capabilities have made the Web a powerful resource. Google, Yahoo and others have conclusively demonstrated the value of Web search, and are starting to make inroads into desktop search. But embedded devices ne ... read more |
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