| A Brief Introduction to the TCL Scripting Language by EE Times Embedded |
October 2, 2009 -- There's no getting around it. If you intend to use IBM's Full System Simulator for nontrivial simulation, you need to know Tcl, the Tool Command Language.
In the past,Tcl made me very uncomfortable: It's wordy like a reg ... read more |
| Using Tcl to Create a Virtual Component in Verilog by Atmel Corp. in EE Times Embedded |
October 2, 2009 -- It has long been a goal to put realistic prototypes or models into system developer's hands as soon as possible. This has been accomplished with FPGAs, C language models and sometimes co-simulation with actual design libraries ... read more |
| Mobile Functionality with Flip-Chip Packaging by Tessera Technologies, Inc. in Electronic Products Magazine |
October 1, 2009 -- Smart phones are a rapidly growing share of mobile phone shipments, representing 15% of the market in 2009 and growing to 35% in 2013. Essentially all the growth in mobile phone sales will come from smart phones over the next ... read more |
| Don't Let Metastability Cause Problems in Your FPGA-Based Design by Altera Corp. in EE Times Programmable Logic Designline |
September 29, 2009 -- Metastability is a phenomenon that can cause system failure in digital devices such as FPGAs, when a signal is transferred between circuitry in asynchronous clock domains. This article describes metastability in FPGAs, expl ... read more |
| FPGA Architectural Power-Saving Techniques at 40nm by Altera Corp. in EDN Magazine |
September 23, 2009 -- The 40-nm process technology node offers clear benefits over prior nodes, including the 65-nm node and the more recent 45-nm node. One of the most attractive benefits is higher integration. This enables semiconductor manufa ... read more |
| Multicore Programming Made Easy? imec's MPA Tool Transforms Sequential C Into Parallel Code by imec in EE Times Embedded |
September 23, 2009 -- The first multicore platforms have found their way into embedded systems for entertainment and communication, especially thanks to their greater computational power, flexibility, and energy efficiency. However, as we will s ... read more |
| Tool Up for the FPGA Blitz by Electronic Design Magazine |
September 24, 2009 -- FPGA usage divides into two primary segments. Historically, the foremost role of FPGAs has been to verify an ASIC, system-on-chip (SOC), or application-specific standard part (ASSP). Designers now will use FPGAs to prototyp ... read more |
| Deeply Embedded Devices: The Internet of Things by Microchip Technology, Inc. in Electronic Design Magazine |
September 24, 2009 -- The "Internet of things" is about connecting products that create, store, and consume data via the Internet. This allows processing to provide results that people can more easily use. The basic technical requirements to ena ... read more |
| The ABCs of ADCs by Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. in Electronic Design Magazine |
September 24, 2009 -- Real-world applications require real-world connections. Generally, that means an analog signal is being digitized somewhere in the system so a microprocessor, ASIC, or FPGA can gather data and make some decision. If you’re ... read more |
| Is Virtualization Right for Your Application? by National Instruments Corp. in EE Times Embedded |
September 20, 2009 -- Any electrical or computer engineer that reads industry publications today has likely seen the word "virtualization" enough times to know that it's a hot topic. In fact, a quick search of embedded.com yields over 200 result ... read more |
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