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This white paper discusses faults and detectability by a safety mechanism, safety mechanism types and attributes, and how…

This white paper discusses faults and detectability by a safety mechanism, safety mechanism types and attributes, and how safety mechanism effectiveness is evaluated.

Explore how data analyses are being accelerated for autonomous vehicles.

Explore how data analyses are being accelerated for autonomous vehicles.

Learn how the long-established COM Express standard for Computer-on-Modules (COM) has been combined with a new…

Learn how the long-established COM Express standard for Computer-on-Modules (COM) has been combined with a new high-performance computing standard.

This white paper describes a flexible USB4-based IP solution for edge AI accelerators and SoCs. The IP solution can be…

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.

Source control systems have become ubiquitous in the IT world but have not become a major component of operational…

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.

One thing is clear — tapeouts are getting harder and taking longer. According to statistics from industry conference…

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.

Accurately extracting and calculating the common resistance of interconnects within analog IC designs is fundamental for…

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.

Design companies and foundries are constantly modifying their design implementation flow to deliver the best possible…

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.

Layout versus schematic (LVS) verification is an essential and integral part of integrated circuit (IC) verification in a…

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.

Early chip-level physical verification faces many challenges. The Calibre™ Recon tool enables design teams to perform…

Early chip-level physical verification faces many challenges. The Calibre™ Recon tool enables design teams to perform analysis and physical verification of full-chip design layouts during the very early stages of the design cycle, while the different components are still immature.

The monitoring and testing of a DAC signal chain are critical considerations for open-loop applications. Errors in a DAC…

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.

5G capabilities cover many different applications, standards, and capabilities. Enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB),…

5G capabilities cover many different applications, standards, and capabilities. Enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine type communications (mMTC), and ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC) all contribute to the extended coverage and never-before-seen reliability with unparalleled accessibility.

The integration of multiple digital signal processing (DSP) blocks, wideband digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and…

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.

Condition-based monitoring (CbM) involves monitoring of machines or assets using sensors to measure the current state of health.

Condition-based monitoring (CbM) involves monitoring of machines or assets using sensors to measure the current state of health.

In an era where security is paramount in many systems, it is intrinsic for users to be able to boot and load software…

In an era where security is paramount in many systems, it is intrinsic for users to be able to boot and load software that is guaranteed to be as secure by using a trust-based mechanism.

Timing solutions are critical to today’s electronics. Many engineers rely on the internal real-time clock (RTC)…

Timing solutions are critical to today’s electronics. Many engineers rely on the internal real-time clock (RTC) functionality that comes embedded in microcontroller units (MCUs) and system on chips (SoCs).

The global condition-based monitoring (CbM) market has experienced significant growth over the past few years, and it…

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. 

While a factory floor and a medical operating theater share little in common, the equipment used in both areas must…

While a factory floor and a medical operating theater share little in common, the equipment used in both areas must deliver trusted and precise operation, which is often mission critical. With the need for smarter systems, more data, and higher fidelity, bandwidth requirements are increasing.

This whitepaper presents the new regulations governing smoke alarms, and it describes how ADI's smoke detection module is…

This whitepaper presents the new regulations governing smoke alarms, and it describes how ADI's smoke detection module is designed and tested to meet the new UL-217 8th Ed.