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1. Digital power techniques threaten analog power-supply obsolescence

Digital power techniques threaten analog power-supply obsolescence "In reality, any digital power converter employs a combination of analogue and digital circuitry that mixed-signal silicon processes make possible. In this context, “digital...

Saturday, 01 January 2011 | 149 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more

2. Could 3-D FPGA with Spacetime Architecture for rapid reconfiguration replace all of the MCUs and DSPs?

Could 3-D FPGA with "Spacetime Architecture, Clock and Memory" for rapid reconfiguration replace all of the MCUs, DSPs and ASICs? Maybe you could use it to make "Silicon Spacetime Warmholes" when the project gets down to cruch time on the next...

Tuesday, 02 March 2010 | 244 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more

3. Clock Jitter Demystified

Clock Jitter Demystified "Understand the terminology of this fundamental performance-determining parameter of clock and data signals in digital links" Web page link

Monday, 10 May 2010 | 213 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more

4. The Digital Isolator, a new member of the signal chain family

The Digital Isolator, a new member of the signal chain family "Continuous changes in legislation with regards to designing electronic systems in industrial applications call for the implementation of galvanic isolation into almost any electronic...

Monday, 07 June 2010 | 177 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more

5. Hardware-controlled brushless dc motors ease the burden on CPUs

Hardware-controlled brushless dc motors ease the burden on CPUs "Controlling a BLDC motor is somewhat straightforward, and most microcontrollers can do it. However, in applications requiring a high revolutions-per-minute rate—for example,...

Monday, 06 September 2010 | 157 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more

6. CMOS oscillator said to beat quartz

CMOS oscillator said to beat quartz "Integrated Device Technology Inc. has introduced what it claims is the world's most accurate all-silicon CMOS oscillator with the industry's highest frequency accuracy, measured in parts per million (ppm)." ...

Saturday, 23 October 2010 | 143 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more

7. Hyper pipelining of multicores and SoC interconnects

Hyper pipelining of multicores and SoC interconnects "1. Introduction We have seen an enormous rise of multiprocessor usage and its support infrastructure over the past years. This trend will most likely continue and is already challenging the...

Wednesday, 03 November 2010 | 156 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more

8. PipeRoute A Pipelining-Aware Router for Reconfigurable Architectures

PipeRoute: A Pipelining-Aware Router for Reconfigurable Architectures Research paper "Abstract We present a pipelining-aware router for FPGAs. The problem of routing pipelined signals is different from the conventional FPGA routing problem. The...

Wednesday, 03 November 2010 | 126 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more

9. Built-in MEMS resonators beat quartz

Built-in MEMS resonators beat quartz "..chip makers use them to create real-time clocks for microprocessors, microcontrollers, low power radios, sensor nodes, watches, SmartCards and application-specific standard products for portable, handheld...

Monday, 29 November 2010 | 171 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more

10. Understanding the basics of PLL frequency synthesis

Understanding the basics of PLL frequency synthesis PLLs are the workhorse behind multiple clock signal generation of the modern 32-bit MCUs . The article provides good overview of the PLL theory as well as the PLL's performance parameters....

Monday, 27 December 2010 | 219 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more