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Oryx board - ultra low power reference design for mobile applications 04/11/2011

The ORYX Board is an ultra low power reference design Sharp Microelectronics has developed in cooperation with Arrow Electronics.

High speed digital board design with Altium Designer 03/11/2011

Istvan Nagy, electronics design engineer at Blue Chip Technology, a leading UK manufacturer of industrial computer and single board computer platforms, has written an in depth tutorial on how to use Altium Designer for high speed digital board ...

Survey of analogue design challenges in Gm-C integrator 03/11/2011

Sami ur Rehman, research associate, Analog Mixed Signal Group at NUST-SEECS looks at rf microelectronics.

Mastering power modules - The advantages over discrete solutions 12/10/2011

With the strong upsurge in the need for power electronics in applications such as solar, wind, industrial drives and UPS, system developers are becoming increasingly aware that the selection of the power devices for these often remotely-sited ...

Addressing the challenges of functional safety in the automotive and industrial markets 07/10/2011

Real time control of safety critical applications has been a longtime challenge for engineers.

Hunting noise sources in wireless embedded systems 23/09/2011

When integrating a radio chip or module into a typical embedded system, a common and often frustrating task designers face is tracking down and eliminating noise and spurious signals. Potential noise sources include switching power supplies, digital ...

Software development from a bird's eye view 08/09/2011

The white paper illustrates, by way of a practical example, how a modular software approach frees designers from such tedious and repetitive tasks as hardware implementation allowing them instead to focus on the fun part, ie designing the actual ...

Memory test and repair solution for ARM processor cores 26/08/2011

Many large SoC designs today incorporate several third party IP cores that cover a wide range of functionality. These cores often consist of high performance embedded processors such as those available from ARM.

From The Inside: The Configurable Plastic Enclosures Revolution 30/06/2011

Sponsored by OKW: Plastic enclosures are undergoing a dramatic revolution that will completely transform the way in which electronics design engineers approach projects.

As bright as daylight - but dark at night 08/06/2011

This white paper from Sharp Microelectronics looks at high brightness displays.

Finding concurrency errors with GrammaTech static analysis 13/05/2011

This whitepaper describes common concurrency pitfalls and explains how static analysis with GrammaTech CodeSonar can help find such defects without executing the programme.

The development of Aluminium Enclosures over the last 40 years 01/05/2011

Sponsored by OKW: Over the last four decades, one pioneering company more than any other has led the way in the development of aluminium enclosures for the electrical and electronics industry.

Gearing up for parametric tests' high voltage future 06/04/2011

Many parametric test engineers are learning to cope with new high voltage process requirements. Not surprisingly, high voltage processes require high voltage parametric testing for process control and reliability monitoring. This whitepaper will ...

Energy debugging tools for embedded applications 18/03/2011

This whitepaper will discuss the growing number of embedded systems applications where energy saving and efficiency are at the top of developers' priorities. These constraints can be due to government regulations (e.g. metering applications), a ...

The Benefits of Using Rigorously Tested Routines from Numerical Libraries 11/03/2011

This white paper speaks to matters affecting computationally intensive new product simulations of electronic components and the mathematical and statistical methods that ultimately affect time to market. To the extent that electrical and electronics ...

Demystifying analogue and mixed signal asics 28/01/2011

This white paper from JVD attempts to resolve several common misunderstandings about analogue and its role in an asic design. The paper discusses the need to consider full analogue design Vs the use of analogue library cells.

Kontron's 2nd generation of Intel Core processor boards feature the 1st generation of cross-platform middleware 07/01/2011

The 2nd generation Intel Core processor family brings huge improvements in processing power, graphics performance and power consumption. Further enhancements to power and a smaller footprint, make it the design-in replacement in 2011 for nearly all ...
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Common Sense Frequency Synthesis 21/12/2010

Configuring a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) for a given frequency synthesis application can be, at the same time, both a quick and easy process as well as a time consuming, tedious, and iterative process. After determining a set of frequency synthesis ...

Soft Asymmetric Multiprocessing - Finding a Middle Ground between SMP and ASMP 02/11/2010

One of the first steps in embedded design is choosing a system architecture. Traditionally there have been two main options, symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) and asymmetric multiprocessing (ASMP). Today those two options are being combined using ...

Manage and Secure Remote Systems Using Intel® Active Management Technology to Reduce Costs and Increase Protection 02/11/2010

Networked devices such as digital signage, point-of-sale (POS) terminals, kiosks, and ATMs present unique challenges. A single enterprise may have hundreds or even thousands of these devices in locations around the globe. Managing these far-flung ...

Securing Smart Grid Devices Using Virtualization to Protect the Grid 02/11/2010

Energy providers and governments worldwide are looking for ways to upgrade their energy systems. A big part of these efforts is the smart grid concept, which introduces networking and automation across the electrical system. The smart grid can give ...

Coexistence Digital TV 13/10/2010

Spectrum that was previously reserved for TV broadcasting is being freed up in many countries for use under the new Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile radio standard. As a result, numerous coexistence scenarios are possible. So network operators and ...

Touch-Screen Automation, Simplified 06/10/2010

The profusion of consumer devices with continuous connectivity, fluid graphics, and intuitive touch interfaces is raising expectations in automation arkets—including industrial automation, building automation, and home automation. These new ...

Adapting to the extremes of rugged design 09/09/2010

Ruggedisation and reliability are key requirements for a wide range of embedded computing markets, including industrial, medical, airplane or railway applications. Reliable operation is particularly important for safety-critical applications such as ...

Designs, ideas and solutions for today’s engineers 06/09/2010

Developers of small, fan-less systems are confronted with a growing list of questions. In order to address these issues, embedded systems developers often turn to computer-on-module (COM) solutions. In this article from Intel's newsletter Embedded ...

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