Latest ASICs Industry White Papers

Flexible USB4-based Interface IP Solution for AI at the Edge

This white paper describes a flexible USB4-based IP solution for edge AI accelerators and SoCs. The IP solution can be used with multiple types of hosts by supporting legacy PCIe 4.0, USB4, USB 3.x, and USB 2.0 connections.

Mentor, AMD, and Microsoft Collaborate on EDA in the Cloud

Moving some or all of your electronic design automation (EDA) computing to the cloud enables your company to reduce time-to-market and innovate faster, simply by taking advantage of flexible resources and economies of scale.

Spartan-7 SP701 FPGA Evaluation Kit Demonstration Project

Developing cost-effective industrial image processing systems requires high-performance cameras and flexible image-processing systems capable of adaption.

Source Control, Git, and Industrial Automation

Source control systems have become ubiquitous in the IT world but have not become a major component of operational technology (in particular, PLC programming). There is an increasing, popular movement in the industrial controls world to bring modern source control systems to PLC programming.

Addressing the Evolving Technology Needs of Cloud Data Centers with IP

The advent of cloud computing nearly 20 years ago has led to a steady migration of computational resources from corporate data centers to the cloud.

Accelerate Time to Market with Calibre nmLVS Recon Technology: A New Paradigm for Circuit Verification

One thing is clear — tapeouts are getting harder and taking longer. According to statistics from industry conference surveys, at least 50% of scheduled tapeouts slip each year.

Net Common Resistance Extraction is Crucial to Design Reliability

Accurately extracting and calculating the common resistance of interconnects within analog IC designs is fundamental for evaluating circuit reliability, particularly for noise and voltage drop analysis and ESD protection verification.

Optimizing the Integration of DFM and P&R

Design companies and foundries are constantly modifying their design implementation flow to deliver the best possible solution for their operational needs and the best possible designs for the market.

Improving Productivity With More Efficient LVS Debug

Layout versus schematic (LVS) verification is an essential and integral part of integrated circuit (IC) verification in a system-on-chip (SoC) design cycle, but with today’s highly dense and hierarchical layouts, increasing circuit complexity, and intricate foundry rules, running LVS can be a time-consuming and resource-intensive endeavor.

How to Successfully Calibrate an Open-Loop DAC Signal Chain

The monitoring and testing of a DAC signal chain are critical considerations for open-loop applications. Errors in a DAC signal chain, including DAC intrinsic errors that vary depending on the system, can significantly disrupt the customer design-in experience.

Power-Up Phase Determinism Using Multichip Synchronization Features in Integrated Wideband DACs and ADCs

The integration of multiple digital signal processing (DSP) blocks, wideband digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and wideband analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) within a single monolithic chip are enabling the offloading of FPGA resources.

Power-Up Phase Determinism Using Multichip Synchronization Features in Integrated Wideband DACs and ADCs

Teleoperation: Remote Operation of Connected & Autonomous Vehicles

Advanced Electrical Rule Checking in IC Reliability Verification

Best Practices for Achieving Accurate Power Integrity Measurements

Power Integrity Measurements With R&S®RTP Oscilloscopes

Peak Current of Isolated Gate Drivers

Understanding the Basics: A Technology Guide for Component Buyers

CMOS: Toolkit for Digital, Analog, and Imaging Applications

Gate Drive Measurement Considerations

This white paper provides guidelines for choosing the right probe and optimizing the probing technique for gate driver measurement.

AI Technologies Transform Industrial Control Automation

AI-enabled industrial control automation creates fresh opportunities to innovate and adapt manufacturing processes, building on a foundation of digital transformation and network advances across the intelligent edge.

Flexible USB4-based Interface IP Solution for AI at the Edge

This white paper describes a flexible USB4-based IP solution for edge AI accelerators and SoCs. The IP solution can be used with multiple types of hosts by supporting legacy PCIe 4.0, USB4, USB 3.x, and USB 2.0 connections.

Supercapacitor Technical Guide

Supercapacitors, also known ultracapacitors and electric double layer capacitors (EDLC), are capacitors with capacitance values greater than any other capacitor type available today. Supercapacitors are breakthrough energy storage and delivery devices that offer millions of times more capacitance than traditional capacitors.

ON Semiconductor Gen 1 1200 V SiC MOSFETs & Modules: Characteristics and Driving Recommendations

This paper provides an overview of the key characteristics of ON Semiconductor Gen 1 1200 V SiC MOSFETs and how they can be influenced by the driving conditions. This resource also provides a guideline on the usage of the NCP51705 an isolated gate driver for SiC MOSFETs.

Intelligent Locations Case Study: RSL10 SIP Enables Smart Healthcare Beacons

This case study provides a detailed look at how the RSL10 Bluetooth Low Energy enabled MCU improved RF power and battery performance in a small form factor. It also describes how the ON Semiconductor RSL10 solution more than doubled battery life to a minimum of five years in deployment in the Intelligent Locations application.

Battery Simulation with DC Power Supply R&S®NGM200

This application note is about creating your own battery model for the R&S®NGM200, beyond the standard models provided within the battery simulation option NGM-K106.

Power Integrity - Pocket eGuide

Clean and stable power rail voltages are the basis for proper performance of any electronic design. The continuing demand for higher performance, higher level of integration and lower power consumption drives supply voltages down, making voltage tolerances tighter and power rail qualification a challenging task.

dB or not dB? Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Decibels But Were Afraid to Ask…

%, dB, dBm and dB (µV/m) are important concepts that every engineer should understand in his (or her) sleep. Because if he does not, he is bound to be at a disadvantage in his work.

Leveraging 3D Layout to Optimize PCB System Designs

Some engineers believe that the 2D design is no longer sufficient for today’s complicated PCB layouts. Flex and rigid-flex designs, and an increasing need for collaboration with MCAD, require advanced 3D layout design capabilities to address today’s challenges fully.

Improving T/R Module Test Accuracy and Throughput

Phased arrays have been used in radar applications for many decades. Recent trends are driving their adoption into other applications such as electronic warfare (EW), satellite systems and even 5G communications.

Effective Return Loss: A New Metric for SerDes Channel or Package Characterization

A new metric for SerDes channel and package characterization is emerging. Effective Return Loss (ERL) is replacing the traditional frequency-domain Return Loss (RL) metric as a more effective means of characterizing SerDes channels.

The DDRx Memory Interface is the Most Complicated Modern Bus

DDRx memory interfaces are key enablers for the technology that shapes modern life. Servers, computers, smartphones, gaming consoles, and GPS systems are just some of the products that demand high-speed, high-bandwidth, double-data-rate memory. Each generation of DDRx DRAM brings new advantages that allow for faster, higher-capacity, and lower-power-consumption products.

Mentor, AMD, and Microsoft Collaborate on EDA in the Cloud

Moving some or all of your electronic design automation (EDA) computing to the cloud enables your company to reduce time-to-market and innovate faster, simply by taking advantage of flexible resources and economies of scale.

The Fundamentals of Power Inductors

Exploring the fundamentals of power inductors is critical for both newer engineers and savvy veterans as they attempt to obtain performance data critical to their design. For various applications, inductor efficiency is often a major consideration in the design process. 

Battery Recycling: Making Electromobility Sustainable

It’s no doubt that sustainability is at the forefront of many engineers’ minds as the latest vehicle innovations and technologies demand more eco-friendly designs. However, with this demand for sustainable manufacturing in electromobility comes significant challenges.

Addressing Thermal Management Challenges With Silicon-Based Solutions

When designing electronic systems, it is very easy to forget about real-world limitations and effects that would not otherwise affect a circuit. For example, a circuit that works in theory (i.e., mathematically) may not work in reality due to inherent resistance in components, capacitance from PCB traces, and interference from the environment.

Spartan-7 SP701 FPGA Evaluation Kit Demonstration Project

Developing cost-effective industrial image processing systems requires high-performance cameras and flexible image-processing systems capable of adaption.

Xilinx Healthcare Solutions Selector Guide

Identifying the right medical solutions for imaging, diagnostics, and clinical equipment is not easy. The growing needs of scalable healthcare platforms with heterogeneous multi-processing, I/O flexibility, hardware-based deterministic controls, and comprehensive solutions in healthcare artificial intelligence (AI), medical imaging, and safety & security add quite a bit of complexity to the decision process.

Supercapacitors Ensure Reliable Power Delivery in Automotive Applications

Road rage, distracted driving, speeding, adverse weather conditions, and drunk driving are a few of the leading causes of car accidents every year. According to US governmental research, one motor-related injury occurs every ten seconds in the United States.