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Embedded Design

How to get all the codes from your high performance SAR a/d ... 09/10/2012

You might have specified an 18bit SAR a/d converter with a signal to noise ratio (snr) of more than 101dB, but will your design give you the ...

Long term view of embedded software development will ... 25/09/2012

Many embedded applications are developed with a limited view of the need for long term reusability, yet almost all organisations can benefit by ...

Will devices such as Freescale's Kinetis L range spell the ... 11/09/2012

For a number of reasons, 8bit mcus remain popular in a range of applications – one major reason is simply cost. But while 8 and 16bit mcus still ...

Atmel SAM4 mcu family: it's about more than just the core 11/09/2012

The progression towards more powerful microcontrollers (mcus) shows no sign of abating. Indeed, while the traditional 8bit market holds steady in ...

Embedded System Access: changing the paradigm of electrical ... 11/09/2012

Testing electronic circuits has been a key topic since the first transistor was developed and remains as relevant as ever.

Selecting precision op amps for sensor input processing ... 14/08/2012

As one of the basic building blocks used in an array of consumer, industrial, scientific and other applications, the operation amplifier (op amp) is ...

Verifying performance metrics for embedded real time ... 14/08/2012

All embedded systems have some limitations on the amount of memory which can be included, which means the requirements of the system's real time ...

Roundtable: Will the mcu-fpga combination remain a high end ... 24/07/2012

In the late 1990s, a leading fpga company launched a campaign under the heading of 'system on a programmable chip'. The idea was that the combination ...

Analysing frequency response of inertial MEMS in ... 10/07/2012

UAV mounted surveillance equipment, maritime microwave receivers, vehicle-mounted infrared imaging sensors, and similar instrument systems require ...

An integrated current and voltage monitor is enabling power ... 26/06/2012

As electronic designs grow in complexity, managing power consumption and optimising overall efficiency become increasingly important. Accurate power ...

Will MEMS devices ever be the stars of the show? 12/06/2012

Micro electromechanical systems, or MEMS, have been around for years. But despite the fact that the technology now plays a central role in a range of ...

CPU/GPU combination set to meet demand for more complex ... 12/06/2012

The days of embedded systems interfacing through a small segmented display are gone. Today, many embedded systems feature large, high resolution – ...

Efficient GPGPU programming with OpenCL 24/05/2012

Today's graphics processors are highly programmable, massively parallel compute engines. In this role, they are commonly called general purpose ...

Intelligent debug tools becoming a commercial necessity 22/05/2012

When developers start a new microprocessor based project, they are faced with a critical choice – which debug solution should they use? This article ...

Countering complexity: How graphical techniques are being ... 22/05/2012

Mobile has embraced increasingly complex technologies to boost data rates towards 100Mbit/s. The emerging Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular standard ...

Extensions to FreeRTOS bring productivity gains to embedded ... 08/05/2012

Operating systems can be a major source of stress for embedded design engineers. Factors such as size, cost and support all contribute to make the ...

Behavioural modelling helps develop systems which span the ... 23/04/2012

Despite the trend towards digital electronics, the world remains stubbornly analogue. No matter what you are designing, chances are that you'll need ...

Prototyping development platform allows IP to be tested in ... 23/04/2012

Infineon has recently announced a multicore architecture which will be the foundation for its next generation mcu families for automotive powertrain ...

Hardware processing blocks give highest video performance ... 10/04/2012

When digital signal processors first appeared commercially in the early 1980s, they took the electronics world by storm, eventually enabling the ...

Power component suppliers look to develop integrated ... 27/03/2012

A range of customer requirements, including efficiency, board space and cost, are pushing suppliers of embedded power components to develop devices ...

Driving the workhorse: The best amplifier to use with SAR ... 27/03/2012

Applications engineers are often asked which amplifier is the best driver for a specific analogue to digital (a/d) converter.

New Electronics Roundtable: Industry looks to support ... 27/03/2012

While power supply design is becoming increasingly important, knowledge is leaving the industry. How are suppliers responding?

VME system remains backplane of choice in many applications 13/03/2012

It is highly unlikely that electronic components introduced in the early 1980s are still being specified by designers. Yet 30 years after its ...

The challenges of designing high speed interfaces at the ... 28/02/2012

The ever increasing bus speeds in modern electronics means engineers are now required to have a thorough understanding of issues associated with high ...

Bench power supplies: the evolution of laboratory power 28/02/2012

While digitally oriented switch mode technology is the norm in most areas of the power supply market, pure linear regulation still has its place – ...
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