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Using Linux in Medical Devices

Using Linux in Medical Devices

This white paper covers the following medical safety, and device security, how to address security issues when they arise, medical device certification, mixed-safety critical systems, the hardware platform, and the optimum use of hardware.


Multicore System Management FAQs

Multicore System Management FAQs

This white paper addresses the most frequently asked questions developers have when choosing how to control and manage a multicore system.


Ensuring the Success of Your RISC-V Product With a Commercial-Grade Software Development Ecosystem

Ensuring the Success of Your RISC-V Product With a Commercial-Grade Software Development Ecosystem

This white paper takes a detailed look at the History of RISC-V, RISC-V Benefits, the RISC-V Architecture, toolchain Considerations for RISC-V-based commercial products, and sample Commercial-grade RISC-V SDKs.


Enabling Embedded Devices for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

Enabling Embedded Devices for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

This paper outlines the key architectural considerations required for the successful operation of smart devices within an IIoT infrastructure with a focus on the software that runs on the device.


Is it Possible to Know How Safe We Are in a World of Autonomous Cars?

Is it Possible to Know How Safe We Are in a World of Autonomous Cars?

This white paper explores the link between the ISO 26262 objectives complex implementations. It also takes a further look at how to manage safety in this increasingly complex world.


Automotive Safety Island: Management of Test, Safety, and Security Data at the Edge for ISO 26262

Automotive Safety Island: Management of Test, Safety, and Security Data at the Edge for ISO 26262

This white paper explores the concepts around a typical safety island implementation along with examples of how it can be used.


Why MEMS Accelerometers Are Becoming the Designer’s Best Choice for CbM Applications

Why MEMS Accelerometers Are Becoming the Designer’s Best Choice for CbM Applications

The global condition-based monitoring (CbM) market has experienced significant growth over the past few years, and it will likely only continue to grow in the near future. This growth coincides with the rapid advancement of MEMS accelerometers for use in vibration sensing applications, now rivaling the once-dominant piezoelectric (or PZT) accelerometer. 


How the Smart Hardware Engineer Can Easily Design Power Supplies: Mini Tutorial

How the Smart Hardware Engineer Can Easily Design Power Supplies: Mini Tutorial

This mini-tutorial gives an overview of the possibilities for power supply design. It addresses the basic and commonly used isolated and nonisolated power supply topologies along with their advantages and disadvantages. It also covers electromagnetic interference (EMI) and filtering considerations. 


Embedded Analytics: A Platform Approach

Embedded Analytics: A Platform Approach

This paper outlines the multi-dimensional nature of this complexity and the costs and opportunities it generates. It also demonstrates that the key to designers meeting this challenge is the ability to attain system-level visibility: both during the semiconductor development cycle, and subsequently after embedded systems are deployed in the field.


Tessent Silicon Lifecycle Solutions: Enabling the Next Step in IC Test and Monitoring

Tessent Silicon Lifecycle Solutions: Enabling the Next Step in IC Test and Monitoring

This paper explains the drivers and benefits of implementing PLM practices into the semiconductor industry. This resource also provides a detailed description of the elements that make up the Tessent Silicon Lifecycle Solutions platform.


Online DFM Analysis For Better Products and Faster Cloud-Based Tools For Collaboration Between PCB Designers and Manufacturers

Online DFM Analysis For Better Products and Faster Cloud-Based Tools For Collaboration Between PCB Designers and Manufacturers

This white paper describes Siemens' new cloud-based solution and provides use-case examples. Readers will also get a detailed description and testimonial from an early adopter.


High Rate Pulse Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Physical Layer Test and Certification

High Rate Pulse Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Physical Layer Test and Certification

Get an overview of UWB physical layer fundamentals, the associated test requirements and appropriate test solutions.


EMI Debugging with Oscilloscopes

EMI Debugging with Oscilloscopes

A simple guideline to help hardware developers analyze EMI problems using near-field probes in conjunction with digital oscilloscopes.


Autoranging: Theory of Operation

Autoranging: Theory of Operation

Programmable DC power sources are an essential tool in product development and production testing of a wide range of electronic devices and systems. In many instances, functional test requires submitting the device-under-test (DUT) to a wide range of operating conditions. In some cases, the DUT draws constant power under variable input conditions.


Analog/Mixed-Signal Design and Simulation in a Tanner Flow

Analog/Mixed-Signal Design and Simulation in a Tanner Flow

This white paper displays how the Tanner flow simplifies the design and verification process of Analog/Mixed-Signal design. It also describes how the user can verify design functionality, connectivity, and performance at all levels of the design hierarchy and for all integrated circuit (IC) applications.


5G Technology Devices for an O-RAN Wireless Solution

5G Technology Devices for an O-RAN Wireless Solution

This white paper discusses 5G Technology Devices for an O-RAN Wireless Solution and will review one of these solutions for designing and building a power efficient 5G device.


Polyimide Film Uses for Digital Isolators

Polyimide Film Uses for Digital Isolators

In this article, learn about digital isolator construction using polyimide films as isolation layers.


Eaton Provides Reliable Overcurrent Protection in Automotive Applications

Eaton Provides Reliable Overcurrent Protection in Automotive Applications

This use case discusses circuit protection required throughout today’s vehicles as well as reliable overcurrent protection with Eaton Bussmann solutions.


Fundamentals of Spectrum Analysis

Fundamentals of Spectrum Analysis

This eBook from Rohde & Schwarz provides information on spectrum analysis, including the complex measurement instruments and theoretical background. This resource also provides key information on avoiding measurement errors and insight into typical applications such as phase noise and channel power measurements. 


Automotive Radar - Chirp Analysis with R&S RTP Oscilloscope

Automotive Radar - Chirp Analysis with R&S RTP Oscilloscope

This application note focuses on how to measure and analyze FMCW radar signals with up to 6 GHz bandwidth with an R&S® RTP oscilloscope. On-board analysis features for pulse and chirp analysis for single- and multi-channel measurements are addressed, as well as the combination of oscilloscopes and R&S® VSE software. This resource also demonstrates the measurement of an FMCW radar signal in the 77 - 81GHz band with 4 GHz bandwidth.