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Software eases embedded GUI development
The complimentary Microchip Graphics Suite (MGS) lets designers create sophisticated embedded GUIs for 32-bit MCUs and MPUs. Designed to easily integrate with Microchip’s broad portfolio 32-bit...
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EMC: How to write a good benchtop test report
Before we delve into a step-by-step guide to good engineering practice, two thoughts to keep in mind. First, there are too many subpar test reports from engineers, who often do excellent work but...
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Cracking the case of a smartphone and its unfairly crack-accused case
By the time you read this, you likely will have already seen my upcoming coverage of Google’s August product announcement event in a bit more than a week (as I write this), where the Pixel 9 series is...
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EDA’s big three compare AI notes with TSMC
The premise of artificial intelligence (AI) transforming the semiconductor industry is steadily taking shape, and two critical venues to gauge the actual progress are leading EDA houses and silicon...
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Power Tips #133: Measuring the total leakage inductance in a TLVR to optimize...
A trans-inductor voltage regulator (TLVR) modifies the conventional multiphase buck converter, accelerating the converter’s output current slew-rate speed capabilities to approach the fast load slew...
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Lightning strikes…thrice???!!!
It happened in 2014. A year later, it happened again. And after a nine-year blessed respite, a month back it happened a third time. What am I talking about? Close-proximity lightning (each time unknown...
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Electronic musical instruments design: what’s inside counts
Digital electronics has profoundly changed musical instrument design. From toy keyboards to performance-grade pianos, synthesizers, and drum sets, to name a few, instruments that once would have been...
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Getting an audio signal with a THD < 0.0002% made easy
If you need a very pure sine wave in the audio range, the circuit in Figure 1 can help. It is a simple deal: A sine wave with a THD of 1% coming from a function generator that goes through a trackable...
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Preaccumulator handles VFC outputs that are too fast for a naked CTP to swallow
Analog-to-digital conversion based on the classic combination of a voltage-to-frequency converter (VFC) with a counter has been around for (many) decades, mainly because it has some durable time-proven...
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Spin memristor mimics brain for energy efficiency in AI
A new neuromorphic element called a “spin-memristor” mimics the energy-efficient operation of the human brain to reduce the power consumption of artificial intelligence (AI) applications to 1/100th of...
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Eval kit promotes LoRaWAN for smart home
Semtech’s single-channel LoRaWAN hub evaluation kit supports smaller-scale network deployments, such as SMB and smart home applications. Designed for low-density networks of up to 50 end devices, the...
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Page EEPROM boasts flash-like speed
ST has launched a page EEPROM that provides the speed and density typical of serial flash, combined with the byte-level flexibility of EEPROM. The SPI page EEPROM family offers densities of 8 Mbits, 16...
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FPGA is optimized for high-bandwidth workloads
The Achronix Speedster AC7t800 FPGA delivers 12 Tbps of fabric bandwidth, making it well-suited for AI/ML, 5G/6G, and data center applications. Manufactured on TSMC’s 7-nm FinFET process, this midrange...
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Ideal diode switch elevates UCB-C safety
Offering Limited Power Source (LPS) functionality, the AOZ1390DI ideal diode protection switch from AOS improves the efficiency and safety of USB Type-C applications. LPS limits the current and voltage...
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Portable signal generators reach 26 GHz
Two analog signal generators from Keysight enable component and device characterization at frequencies up to 26 GHz. The AP5001A RF signal generator covers 9 kHz to 6.1 GHz, while the AP5002A microwave...
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Quartz oscillator with shock excitation
The circuit in Figure 1 seems utterly simple but demonstrates unusual behavior. It produces an almost square wave of odd-integer quartz harmonics, including its main frequency. You can determine the...
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A new embedded software platform meshes analog and digital
Analog and mixed-signal chipmakers are increasingly aiming to integrate analog signal chain with embedded processing platforms to build vertical solutions, and today’s announcement from Analog Devices...
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Disassembling a Cloud-compromised NAS
Back in October 2015, when I was evaluating alternatives to Microsoft’s Window Media Center for receiving, recording, and streaming cable television service around my house, I picked up a...
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Improved PRTD circuit is product of EDN DI teamwork
Recently I published a simple platinum resistance temperature detector (PRTD) design idea that was largely inspired by a deviously clever earlier DI by Nick Cornford. Remarkable and consistently...
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Implementing enhanced wear-leveling on standalone EEPROM
Introduction/Problem Longer useful life and improved reliability of products is becoming a more desirable trait. Consumers expect higher quality and more reliable electronics, appliances, and other...
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