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Embedded Design

How hardware failures and data misinterpretation can affect ... 12/04/2011

Shortly before being gunned down by a robot played by Yul Brynner in the movie Westworld, a tourist is bitten by a mechanical snake. "That's not ...

Dealing with gain distortion in an LLC resonant converter ... 22/03/2011

The LLC resonant converter is receiving a lot of attention because of its high efficiency through zero voltage switching (ZVS) and its narrow ...

New approaches to a/d conversion technology 22/03/2011

Advances in architecture and integrated circuit design techniques have allowed a/d converter manufacturers to push sample rates, resolution and power ...

Simplifying open source with Linux 08/03/2011

Linaro is attempting to make it easier to use the Linux operating system in embedded systems. By Graham Pitcher.

Easing design headaches with programmable supplies 21/02/2011

Power supplies with digital control are gaining in popularity. However the term 'digital control' has two quite different meanings.

Floating point enabled microcontrollers in embedded designs 08/02/2011

Floating point units (fpu) can increase the range and precision of mathematical calculations or enable greater throughput in less time, making it ...

Is the hardware engineer becoming an ‘endangered species’? 07/02/2011

There is general agreement that software is now the dominant part of the embedded design process. There is also a trend towards platform based ...

Better noise performance in analogue design 25/01/2011

The seemingly humble operational amplifier is one of the basic building blocks of electronic design; its small pin count belies its importance in the ...

Simplifying flyback design 25/01/2011

Flyback controller eliminates optocoupler and simplifies design. By Bruce Haug.

Optimising the power consumption of embedded systems 10/01/2011

How software developers can help to optimise the power consumption of an embedded system. By Lotta Frimanson and Anders Lundgren.

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How are competitors differentiating Cortex-M3 based mcus? 10/01/2011

When ARM launched the Cortex-M3 core in 2004, it opened new opportunities for microcontroller developers. Previously, these companies needed to ...

The art of innovation 22/12/2010

Laura Hopperton talks to the GE Intelligent Platforms team about its award winning design.

Power for change 14/12/2010

A national power electronics strategy is being developed in order to take advantage of the opportunities available in the emerging low carbon ...

8bit fighting back 14/12/2010

Despite the allure of the 32bit mcu, 8bit micros still have a viable future. By Chris Edwards.

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Cover Story: Work in progress? 09/11/2010

Not all technologies have been the success their developers assumed they would be. But, while some have fallen by the wayside, others remain 'work in ...