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Pulse-width Modulation (PWM) Timers in Microcontrollers

Pulse-width Modulation (PWM) Timers in Microcontrollers

This article is the second of a series on microcontroller timers. This article describes a more complex timer called the PWM or pulse-width modulation timer.


Hyundai and Analog Devices Team Up for “Industry’s First All-digital Road Noise Cancellation System”

Hyundai and Analog Devices Team Up for “Industry’s First All-digital Road Noise Cancellation System”

Analog Devices' Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) technology uses a daisy-chain topology and combines power and data into a single twisted pair.


News Jan 29, 2020 by Robin Mitchell
NXP Semiconductors Crossover Processor | New Product Brief

NXP Semiconductors Crossover Processor | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


The Importance of Reliability Verification in AI/ML Processors

The Importance of Reliability Verification in AI/ML Processors

With the adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning in a wide variety of applications, reliability verification of AI/ML processors is critical since failures can have major consequences for the validity and legitimacy of AI/ML technology.


Introduction to Microcontroller Timers: Periodic Timers

Introduction to Microcontroller Timers: Periodic Timers

This article, the first in a series on “timer/counter” functions in microcontrollers, discusses periodic timers.


CEVA Debuts Integrated Hardware and Software Platform for Contextually-aware IoT Devices

CEVA Debuts Integrated Hardware and Software Platform for Contextually-aware IoT Devices

SenslinQ combines integrated software with sensors, Arm- or RISC-V-based MCUs, Ceva's DSP units, and other connected technologies for contextually-aware IoT devices.


News Jan 09, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau
OmniVision Brands 4K Video Processor as Lowest Power Consuming SoC of Its Kind

OmniVision Brands 4K Video Processor as Lowest Power Consuming SoC of Its Kind

Omnivision aims to make the High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard a practical choice for battery-powered home security devices.


News Jan 06, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Do Loongson Technologies’ Quad-Core Processors Rival AMD’s 28nm CPUs?

Do Loongson Technologies’ Quad-Core Processors Rival AMD’s 28nm CPUs?

Loongson’s 3A4000 and 3B000 processors were manufactured using ST’s 28nm FD-SOI process.


News Jan 06, 2020 by Cabe Atwell
AAEON’s Industrial Power Module Ramps Up Processing Power with 8th Gen Intel Core Processors

AAEON’s Industrial Power Module Ramps Up Processing Power with 8th Gen Intel Core Processors

The COM-WHUC6 module, measuring at 95mm x 95mm, can support up to 64GB of eMMC memory with two available DDR4 slots.


News Jan 03, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Dialog Semiconductor Licenses Flex Logix’s Embedded FPGA Technology for High-volume ICs

Dialog Semiconductor Licenses Flex Logix’s Embedded FPGA Technology for High-volume ICs

Flex Logix’s eFPGA is a low-power FPGA that can be integrated into SoCs, microcontrollers, and ICs.


News Dec 18, 2019 by Cabe Atwell
How to Calibrate MCU Internal Oscillators

How to Calibrate MCU Internal Oscillators

This article describes the internal RC oscillator calibration mechanism available in low-end microcontroller units. A basic calibration procedure and considerations on automated calibration are presented.


Digi Launches a System-on-Module Based on NXP’s Applications Processor

Digi Launches a System-on-Module Based on NXP’s Applications Processor

The Digi ConnectCore 8M Nano SOM platform is designed to reduce time to market for sophisticated IoT designs.


News Dec 06, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
AI Hardware Built from a Software-first Perspective: Groq’s Flexible Silicon Architecture

AI Hardware Built from a Software-first Perspective: Groq’s Flexible Silicon Architecture

Groq, a semiconductor startup with software roots, has developed a new processing unit with a unique architecture that offers inference solutions for AI acceleration.


News Dec 03, 2019 by Majeed Ahmad
AXI Interconnects Tutorial: Multiple AXI Masters and Slaves in Digital Logic

AXI Interconnects Tutorial: Multiple AXI Masters and Slaves in Digital Logic

This article will explore AXI interconnects, the digital logic that allows multiple AXI masters and AXI slaves to communicate.


How RISC-V Security Stacks Strengthen Computer Architecture

How RISC-V Security Stacks Strengthen Computer Architecture

In this article, Ted Speers of Microchip reflects on how RISC-V and its security stack offer a solution for the development of computer architecture and processor security.


How Automated CDC Protocol Verification Accelerates Testing Processes

How Automated CDC Protocol Verification Accelerates Testing Processes

This article describes a methodology that automates set up, constraints, and results analysis as designs move from static CDC analysis to formal verification to simulation and avoid manual scripting efforts, thus reducing setup effort and errors.


TI Rolls Out New ADC for Improved Voice Capture in Noisy, Far-field Environments

TI Rolls Out New ADC for Improved Voice Capture in Noisy, Far-field Environments

TI designed the new ADC to capture low-distortion audio recordings from far distances or in noisy environments.


News Nov 05, 2019 by Lisa Boneta.
New ARM IP Brings Down Costs of AI for Mainstream Products

New ARM IP Brings Down Costs of AI for Mainstream Products

Two new NPUs, along with a GPU and DPU, expand the scope of the doable for low-cost devices.


News Oct 28, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Learn About SAR ADCs: Architecture, Applications, and Support Circuitry

Learn About SAR ADCs: Architecture, Applications, and Support Circuitry

In this article, we’ll first review the basic architecture of a SAR ADC and then take a look at one of its common applications.


Dialog Semiconductor Launches New Series of Programmable Sub-PMICs

Dialog Semiconductor Launches New Series of Programmable Sub-PMICs

Dialog Semi's four new high-frequency, I2C-controlled buck converters aim to save onboard space and external component count.


News Sep 19, 2019 by Gary Elinoff