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This article discusses the specifications and characteristics to consider when using op-amps as comparators and provides…

This article discusses the specifications and characteristics to consider when using op-amps as comparators and provides a design procedure.

This article discusses technologies for memory-centric computing and introduces OmniXtend, a cache coherence protocol.

This article discusses technologies for memory-centric computing and introduces OmniXtend, a cache coherence protocol.

Power system designers are constantly under pressure because they are tasked with developing highly adaptive solutions…

Power system designers are constantly under pressure because they are tasked with developing highly adaptive solutions that comply with today’s operating environments without interrupting design-to-manufacture cycles.

Novel approaches to end node power supply design using switched-mode converters can enable a wireless end node to operate…

Novel approaches to end node power supply design using switched-mode converters can enable a wireless end node to operate from a CR2032 lithium coin cell with up to +20 dBm transmit power.

The article discusses the benefits of a custom instruction for RISC-V and introduces the ACE framework.

The article discusses the benefits of a custom instruction for RISC-V and introduces the ACE framework.

Learn how small RC snubbers can help fix the issues experienced with fast switching.

Learn how small RC snubbers can help fix the issues experienced with fast switching.

This article explores the challenge of constantly powering the billions of devices that make up the IoT and how energy…

This article explores the challenge of constantly powering the billions of devices that make up the IoT and how energy harvesting could be an effective solution.

This article presents the challenges of powering a digital camera and proposes a new design approach to save power while…

This article presents the challenges of powering a digital camera and proposes a new design approach to save power while being more flexible.

This article introduces the RISC-V-based SweRV core, which builds on the classic five-stage RISC-V pipeline and allows up…

This article introduces the RISC-V-based SweRV core, which builds on the classic five-stage RISC-V pipeline and allows up to two instructions per clock cycle.

This application note describes an SLG46140V design that implements a 16-bit up/down counter with quadrature encoder…

This application note describes an SLG46140V design that implements a 16-bit up/down counter with quadrature encoder inputs. The GreenPAK device relieves the host of real-time input requirements and allows for easy connection of multiple encoders.

Analyzing the leakage current from capacitors in the circuit of smart devices and selecting alternative components to…

Analyzing the leakage current from capacitors in the circuit of smart devices and selecting alternative components to reduce leakage could allow smart devices to last longer.

This application note describes a simple hardware implementation of a 4-Mux LCD driver using time division multiplexing…

This application note describes a simple hardware implementation of a 4-Mux LCD driver using time division multiplexing techniques along with system monitoring using a GreenPAK IC.

In this article, we explain how the use of open-source functional simulators like Antmicro’s Renode can be an integral…

In this article, we explain how the use of open-source functional simulators like Antmicro’s Renode can be an integral part of hardware-software co-design efforts.

This design solution evaluates the accuracy of thermocouples used for high-temperature measurements as well as resistance…

This design solution evaluates the accuracy of thermocouples used for high-temperature measurements as well as resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) used for local cold-junction-compensation (CJC) points.

3GPP Release 16 holds the promise to make high precision location services cheaper and more reliable. Exploiting new…

3GPP Release 16 holds the promise to make high precision location services cheaper and more reliable. Exploiting new signal properties in combination with a variety of non-cellular technologies could enable forms of hybrid positioning.

This article discusses Foundries.io's microPlatforms which support Intel, Arm, and RISC-V architectures and are designed…

This article discusses Foundries.io's microPlatforms which support Intel, Arm, and RISC-V architectures and are designed to avoid lock-in to specific hardware implementations.

This article discusses the RISC-V-based SoC FPGA architecture for PolarFire SoC, which allows hard real-time applications…

This article discusses the RISC-V-based SoC FPGA architecture for PolarFire SoC, which allows hard real-time applications and Linux applications to coexist.

In this article, we will look at the characteristics of the SiC JFET and how these characteristics are suited for circuit…

In this article, we will look at the characteristics of the SiC JFET and how these characteristics are suited for circuit protection applications.

This article explores how RISC-V, combined with open-source collaboration and standards, is enabling innovation and…

This article explores how RISC-V, combined with open-source collaboration and standards, is enabling innovation and purpose-built technologies among software engineers, system architects, CTOs, and board designers. It also touches on the possible impact that RISC-V and open source trends could have on the future of data-centric application experiences.