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Fabless FPGA/eFPGA Players Ramp up Their Innovations—a Roundup

With products built on some of the most advanced semiconductor fab processes—like TSMC’s 7 nm node—fabless FPGA/eFPGA providers are rolling out new updated open-source tools, new devices, and new IP.

February 08, 2023 by Jeff Child

Siemens Rolls Out IC Design Tool for Data-driven Verification

Seeking to leverage today’s data-rich engineering world, Siemens has released Questa Verification IQ, a software platform enabling data-driven IC verification.

February 03, 2023 by Jeff Child

Bluespec Teams Up with Synopsys for RISC-V Core Verification Effort

With their collaboration, the firms hope to enable faster and improved functional verification testing for Bluespec’s RISC-V cores.

January 24, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Editor’s Choice: Round Out 2022 With Our Top 10 News Articles

Take a journey back in time to remember some of the tech and events from the world of electronics in 2022.

December 27, 2022 by Kimber Wymore

Solutions Disclosed at RISC-V Summit: Security, Verification, and More

At this year’s RISC-V Summit, stakeholders rolled out solutions revolving around verification, security, and software-defined SoCs.

December 15, 2022 by Jake Hertz

Digital Square Wave Generator Design Via a Ring Oscillator, 555 Timer, and Arduino

Learn about digital square wave generators using a ring oscillator, a 555 timer-based oscillator, and an Arduino-generated square wave oscillator.

December 11, 2022 by Nicholas St. John

Thermal Management for Designs Using Discrete Semiconductor Devices

There are several effective ways to manage the high temperatures of today’s discrete semiconductors in your design. Simulation techniques are vital for measuring how well each approach is working.

December 08, 2022 by Toshiaki Hosoya, Toshiba

Magnetic Field Strength Meter and Calibrator

This project will explain how to develop a system to measure magnetic field emissions at frequencies up to 150 kHz from high-current power cables without cutting or disturbing the cable.

October 28, 2022 by John Woodgate

Your Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

For students back in college for their Fall semester—and anyone who needs a refresher—here’s the lowdown on our top-notch textbooks, technical articles, and calculators for EE studies.

October 12, 2022 by Jeff Child

Siemens EDA Launches Revamped Mixed-signal IC Verification Platform

At this week’s Design Automation Conference (DAC), Siemens EDA rolled out a next generation version of its mixed-signal IC verification tool adding new capabilities.

July 12, 2022 by Jeff Child

Hazards in Combinational Logic Circuits

This article covers undesired switching events, known as hazards, that can occur when developing combinational logic circuits.

December 30, 2021 by Dale Wilson

Combinational Logic Circuit Design and Simulation Using Gates

Gate-level implementation of logic functions is limited by the gate fan-in. This article examines logic factoring, grouping, and level increases to implement logic functions with limited input gates.

December 29, 2021 by Dale Wilson

Flux, a Google Doc-style Collaboration Tool for Hardware Design, Changes the Face of Remote Engineering

Inspired by GitHub, a new browser-based hardware development tool has recently raised $12M in funding.

October 14, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Cadence Releases First ECAD Platform Dedicated to 3D System Design

The Cadence Integrity 3D-IC platform brings together a suite of advanced floor planning and validation software to develop 3D-stacked SoC designs.

October 12, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

Facebook Open-sources Its Newest Hardware, the Time Appliance Project

The Time Appliance Project (TAP) is Facebook’s newest sub-microsecond network time synchronization system. Designed to enhance data centers, it is open-source, well documented, and ready to review.

October 08, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

Cadence’s Recent Acquisitions Reveal Focus on Computational Fluid Dynamics

This year alone, Cadence has acquired both Pointwise and NUMECA, two companies specializing in multi-physics simulations and specifically computational fluid dynamics. How might this focus reflect Cadence's EDA strategy?

April 18, 2021 by Jake Hertz

How Should Data Converters Be Modeled for System Simulations?

This article launches a series exploring the question of how to model data converters for system simulations.

February 25, 2021 by Wes Brodsky

PCB Layout Techniques for Reducing Harmonic Distortion of a Differential ADC Driver

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February 19, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar

Understanding and Mitigating Motor Driver Board Parasitics through Simulation

This article explores using PSpice for TI to simulate potential causes for parasitic effects in a motor-drive design and offers design tips to mitigate the negative effects common with high-power motor-drive systems.

February 04, 2021 by Matt Hein, Texas Instruments

Reducing Second Harmonic Distortion with Symmetrical PCB Layout

Need a low-distortion ADC interface? In this article, we'll discuss how to reduce 2nd harmonic distortion by using symmetric PCB layout.

January 18, 2021 by Dr. Steve Arar