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Maxim Integrated’s MAX22191 translates a 24V digital industrial input to a 2.4mA current to drive an optical isolator.

Maxim Integrated’s MAX22191 translates a 24V digital industrial input to a 2.4mA current to drive an optical isolator.

In this article, the engineering team at Promwad examines hybrid memory cubes (HMCs), which can provide a 15-fold…

In this article, the engineering team at Promwad examines hybrid memory cubes (HMCs), which can provide a 15-fold increase in performance with up to a 70% energy savings per bit compared to DDR3 DRAM.

This article will help you to understand what functions are, why they are used, and how they are implemented in embedded hardware.

This article will help you to understand what functions are, why they are used, and how they are implemented in embedded hardware.

A quick walkthrough of how to analyze data from a custom precision sensor system.

A quick walkthrough of how to analyze data from a custom precision sensor system.

This article introduces the techniques for describing combinational circuits in Verilog by examining how to use the…

This article introduces the techniques for describing combinational circuits in Verilog by examining how to use the conditional operator to describe combinational truth tables.

In this article, we’ll study the basic structure of a Verilog module, look at some examples of using the Verilog…

In this article, we’ll study the basic structure of a Verilog module, look at some examples of using the Verilog “wire” data type and its vector form, and briefly touch on some differences between VHDL and Verilog.

This article discusses the basic characteristics of C, a straightforward language that is still widely used for…

This article discusses the basic characteristics of C, a straightforward language that is still widely used for programming microcontrollers.

Microchip dsPIC33CK 16-bit digital signal controllers provide fast, deterministic performance for motor control, digital…

Microchip dsPIC33CK 16-bit digital signal controllers provide fast, deterministic performance for motor control, digital power, safety-critical and high-performance embedded applications.

This article takes a detailed look at the way in which pass-transistor logic degrades a signal and how this signal…

This article takes a detailed look at the way in which pass-transistor logic degrades a signal and how this signal degradation can be remedied.

This article discusses the use of pass-transistor configurations in the design of gated latches.

This article discusses the use of pass-transistor configurations in the design of gated latches.

This article discusses the efficient multiplexers that can be created by using MOSFETs in a pass-transistor configuration.

This article discusses the efficient multiplexers that can be created by using MOSFETs in a pass-transistor configuration.

This article presents efficient, pass-transistor-based implementations of important digital functionality.

This article presents efficient, pass-transistor-based implementations of important digital functionality.

The various “endian” terms may sound a bit odd, but the underlying concept is straightforward. If you’re not yet an…

The various “endian” terms may sound a bit odd, but the underlying concept is straightforward. If you’re not yet an endian expert, read on!

Is open source changing the way we manage data? Western Digital, a data storage device company, switched to RISC-V's…

Is open source changing the way we manage data? Western Digital, a data storage device company, switched to RISC-V's open-source ISA (instruction set architecture) a year ago. This month, they announced a series of open-source, collaborative initiatives that aim to make data more open, from processor cores to memory caches.

This article explores an alternative, and in some cases advantageous, approach to MOSFET-based implementation of digital…

This article explores an alternative, and in some cases advantageous, approach to MOSFET-based implementation of digital logic functions.

Here is the profile of a fab that provides composition screening and stack engineering services for new materials used in…

Here is the profile of a fab that provides composition screening and stack engineering services for new materials used in the next-generation memory devices.

This article will discuss the Xilinx Period timing constraint that allows us to describe the characteristics of the clock…

This article will discuss the Xilinx Period timing constraint that allows us to describe the characteristics of the clock signal that will be used with an FPGA design.

This article discusses how to interpret and specify bandwidth in systems that involve data transmission and digital processing.

This article discusses how to interpret and specify bandwidth in systems that involve data transmission and digital processing.

ROHM Automotive LED drivers include boost, buck-boost, constant current, and serial-in parallel-out variants.

ROHM Automotive LED drivers include boost, buck-boost, constant current, and serial-in parallel-out variants.