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Taking Apart the Global NAND Memory Shortage

Taking Apart the Global NAND Memory Shortage

Global demands for NAND Flash Memory has far outstripped production. Here's some info on why and how this shortage occurred.


News May 09, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Understanding the Differences Between ARM and x86 Processing Cores

Understanding the Differences Between ARM and x86 Processing Cores

ARM and x86 are the two most common processor families on the planet. What are their strengths, weaknesses, and applications?


News May 05, 2017 by Robin Mitchell
How Sound Waves Can Fool MEMS Accelerometers (and Other Ways to Dupe Sensors)

How Sound Waves Can Fool MEMS Accelerometers (and Other Ways to Dupe Sensors)

Accelerometers, activity trackers, and fingerprint sensors can be duped. Learn how and what designers can do to prevent false input.


News May 01, 2017 by Donald Krambeck
Design Considerations for Digital VLSI

Design Considerations for Digital VLSI

In this article, we discuss metastability, setup time, and hold time in designing a digital VLSI circuit.


A Brief Introduction to the Common Mode Choke and Its Applications

A Brief Introduction to the Common Mode Choke and Its Applications

This article goes over the basics of the humble common mode choke and its applications.


News Apr 23, 2017 by Donald Krambeck
Flexible ECG Front-End IC Serves Ultra Low-Power IoT Edge Node Signal Processing Designs

Flexible ECG Front-End IC Serves Ultra Low-Power IoT Edge Node Signal Processing Designs

As system designers search for power efficient signal conditioning components, they may find that there are very few ICs available under 100 μ‎A supply current and even fewer that include a small package variant.


Transparent “Spray On” Digital Storage Serves as Step Towards Printed Memory

Transparent “Spray On” Digital Storage Serves as Step Towards Printed Memory

Researchers at Duke have developed a way to spray a transparent digital storage onto just about anything.


News Apr 15, 2017 by Zabrel Holsman
Getting Started with FPGAs: The Development Environment and “Hello World”

Getting Started with FPGAs: The Development Environment and “Hello World”

It’s time to dive into the world of programmable logic. Use this tutorial to get your FPGA development environment setup and understand the tool set and basic development process.


Isolated Analog-to-Digital Conversion: A New Sigma-Delta Modulator from Broadcom

Isolated Analog-to-Digital Conversion: A New Sigma-Delta Modulator from Broadcom

Isolation components, such as the ACPL-C799, allow you to transfer data without establishing a direct electrical connection between two parts of a system.


Murata NMTTL Digital Isolator and NM485 Driver | New Product Brief

Murata NMTTL Digital Isolator and NM485 Driver | New Product Brief

Learn more about the NMTTL digital isolator and NM485 driver from Murata.


No Light Required: A New Thermal-Sensor-Array Development Board

No Light Required: A New Thermal-Sensor-Array Development Board

The grid-EYE click provides a user-friendly introduction to advanced thermal sensing and detection.


Cache Coherent Interconnect IP for Machine Learning SoCs

Cache Coherent Interconnect IP for Machine Learning SoCs

A new interconnect IP takes on processing and functional safety challenges in chipsets designed for ADAS and autonomous vehicle systems.


News Apr 11, 2017 by Majeed Ahmad
ASUS Moves Its Tinker Board into Raspberry Pi’s SBC Domain

ASUS Moves Its Tinker Board into Raspberry Pi’s SBC Domain

ASUS, the Taiwanese hardware and electronics company known for their desktops, laptops, monitors, graphics cards, and more has decided they're going to delve into the micro-PC market.


News Apr 07, 2017 by Donald Krambeck
Is 2017 the Year that RISC-V Will Catch on?

Is 2017 the Year that RISC-V Will Catch on?

Learn about RISC-V's challenges and competitors.


News Mar 30, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
ARM Announces DynamIQ Microarchitecture with Focus on Machine Learning and AI

ARM Announces DynamIQ Microarchitecture with Focus on Machine Learning and AI

ARM, the company known for powering mobile devices globally with its Cortex-A chips, recently announced DynamIQ Technology as the company’s next generation microarchitecture for heterogenous, accelerated, multi-core computing systems.


News Mar 28, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois
Texas Instruments INA260 Digital Current/Power Monitor | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments INA260 Digital Current/Power Monitor | New Product Brief

TI’s INA260 is a digital current and power monitor that integrates a calibrated precision shunt resistor for highly accurate measurements with a continuous current rating of 15 A.


A Microcontroller Enthusiast’s First Look at Programmable Logic

A Microcontroller Enthusiast’s First Look at Programmable Logic

The FPGA can be a great addition to your arsenal, but it requires some adjustments to the way a microcontroller jockey thinks.


The AS7261 Color Sensor: Measuring Color in XYZ

The AS7261 Color Sensor: Measuring Color in XYZ

The AS7261 is a highly integrated sensor that provides optical measurements via a digital interface.


Clean Clocking: The New CDCE813-Q1 Clock Synthesizer

Clean Clocking: The New CDCE813-Q1 Clock Synthesizer

The CDCE813-Q1 is a customizable, fairly high-frequency clock generator that is qualified for automotive applications.


Robust, High-Speed Serial Communication: A New RS-422/485 Transceiver from Maxim

Robust, High-Speed Serial Communication: A New RS-422/485 Transceiver from Maxim

The MAX14775E offers high-performance capabilities that make it especially suitable for data transfer in harsh environments.