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Should you think about using Android in your embedded ... 14/05/2013

Android is a sophisticated, graphically based operating system (OS) for embedded products. It delivers a set of features that make it easy for ...

The days of 8bit microcontrollers are numbered as the ... 23/04/2013

When ARM launched the Cortex-M0 core in February 2009, it had a particular market sector in mind.

Small scale programmable logic devices offer numerous ... 09/04/2013

In the world of programmable logic, the phrase 'ultra low density' stands out starkly. The reason? Over the years, the trend has to been to create ...

Embedded PMBus simplifies complex power system ... 26/03/2013

Power system designers need to apply and remove power in a predetermined and device dependent sequence.

Embedded World 2013 preview 12/02/2013

At the end of February, the embedded community will collect once more in Nuremberg for the Embedded World exhibition and conference.

NE's embedded software survey shows engineers are getting ... 22/01/2013

As the power of microcontrollers grows and the number of features being designed into products increases, the software development challenge grows ...

Automating oscilloscopes: how to save time and make better ... 13/11/2012

Oscilloscope measurement automation has become imperative for timely and accurate debug and validation. In many cases, the number and complexity of ...

AMD Opteron Embedded processors deliver performance, ... 28/09/2012

The launch of the AMD Opteron 6200 and 4200 Series Embedded Processors has delivered two 'firsts' for demanding multithreaded embedded applications: ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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?

Would you be better off using a modular oscilloscope? Some ... 13/03/2012

Many mid range oscilloscopes are essentially Windows pcs configured specifically for use in test and measurement. Embedding a pc within an ...

Offloading tasks from the microcontroller can improve power ... 14/02/2012

The single biggest concern among microcontroller users used to be system cost, but energy consumption has steadily become a bigger issue.

Breeding success: Embedded World 2012 preview 14/02/2012

This year's embedded world exhibition and conference takes place in Nuremberg from 28 February to 1 March. The tenth running of the event is set to ...

Mixed signal asics meet cost and performance targets 24/01/2012

Custom analogue/mixed signal asics are economical at comparatively low volumes, with affordable non recoverable engineering (NRE) costs, meaning a ...

EV battery management essential for desired lifetime and ... 22/11/2011

For hybrid (HEV) and full electric vehicles (EVs), Li-Ion batteries offer the best trade off of power, energy density, efficiency and environmental ...

General purpose oscilloscope helps with low speed serial ... 22/11/2011

Using an oscilloscope to analyse and debug a low speed serial link is standard fare and today's general purpose digital oscilloscopes contain a ...

Altera embeds ARM processors to create ‘distinct class of ... 08/11/2011

Towards the end of 2010, Altera announced what it called its Embedded Initiative, the aim of which was to speed the take up of programmable logic ...

Concurrency checkers can improve multicore process ... 27/09/2011

To take advantage of performance improvements provided by multicore processors, it is essential to have a good command of concurrency. Yet most ...

High performance computing comes to the military embedded ... 13/09/2011

When military customers discuss new embedded radar, communications intelligence (comint), signal intelligence (sigint) and situational awareness ...