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Silanna Semiconductor Announces New Active Clamp Flyback PWM Controller for Efficient Power Design

Silanna Semiconductor Announces New Active Clamp Flyback PWM Controller for Efficient Power Design

Silanna Semiconductor releases new active clamp flyback PWM controller for power design.


News Apr 16, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Decreasing the Length of Design Cycle in Co-Designed SoCs with Renode

Decreasing the Length of Design Cycle in Co-Designed SoCs with Renode

In this article, we explain how the use of open-source functional simulators like Antmicro’s Renode can be an integral part of hardware-software co-design efforts.


Introduction To Real-Time Embedded Systems

Introduction To Real-Time Embedded Systems

This article looks at real-time embedded systems including classifications, constraints, and design patterns.


Trinamic Introduces the TMC5160 SilentStepStick for Silent Stepper Motor Operation

Trinamic Introduces the TMC5160 SilentStepStick for Silent Stepper Motor Operation

The TMC5160 SilentStepStick is a tiny breakout board that can drive motors up to 3A phase current at 35V.


News Apr 11, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
The Arm Architecture Explained

The Arm Architecture Explained

Learn more about the Arm computer architecture, including ISA, execution states, and processor families.


How to Choose Microcontroller Peripherals for Digital Signal Processing Applications

How to Choose Microcontroller Peripherals for Digital Signal Processing Applications

This article continues a discussion of microcontroller features and characteristics that are particularly important when you’re thinking in terms of DSP capabilities.


InnoMux Chipset from Power Integrations Reaches 91% Efficiency

InnoMux Chipset from Power Integrations Reaches 91% Efficiency

Single-stage architecture provides independently-regulated constant voltage and constant current outputs.


News Apr 08, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
How to Choose a Microcontroller for Digital Signal Processing Applications

How to Choose a Microcontroller for Digital Signal Processing Applications

This article discusses the features that you should look for when you need an MCU to act as both a system controller and a digital signal processor.


STMicroelectronics Announces Power-over-Ethernet Chipset for 5G and Smart-Building Applications

STMicroelectronics Announces Power-over-Ethernet Chipset for 5G and Smart-Building Applications

The chipset utilizes the latest IEEE 802.3bt Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) specification for powered devices.


News Apr 05, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
How to Read a Microcontroller Datasheet: Exploring the Hardware

How to Read a Microcontroller Datasheet: Exploring the Hardware

This article provides some tips on making efficient use of the peripheral sections in your microcontroller’s datasheet (or reference manual, or user guide).


Intel Addresses Data Center Needs with Field Programmable Gate Array Series

Intel Addresses Data Center Needs with Field Programmable Gate Array Series

The 3D System In Package (SiP) FPGAs are also targeted for embedded and network applications.


News Apr 04, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
Texas Instruments AWR1642BOOST | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments AWR1642BOOST | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments’ AWR1642 BoosterPack™ is an evaluation module for the AWR1642 single-chip automotive radar sensor.


How to Read a Microcontroller Datasheet: Introduction and First Steps

How to Read a Microcontroller Datasheet: Introduction and First Steps

MCU datasheets sometimes present an overwhelming abundance of facts, figures, and specs. This practical, step-by-step guide will help you to identify and extract the information that you need.


Microchip SAM E54 Xplained Pro | Digital Datasheet

Microchip SAM E54 Xplained Pro | Digital Datasheet

Microchip’s SAME54 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit enables the development of low-power and secure connected designs for industrial and automotive applications.


Texas Instruments mmWave Sensor | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments mmWave Sensor | New Product Brief

Texas Instruments IWR1642 BoosterPack is an easy-to-use evaluation board for the IWR1642 mmWave sensor.


Murata Features Low-Power, High Efficiency with New Buck Regulator and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Combo Module

Murata Features Low-Power, High Efficiency with New Buck Regulator and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Combo Module

New Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo module and buck regulator promise small form factors along with high efficiency.


News Mar 29, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
How to Choose the Right Microcontroller for Your Application

How to Choose the Right Microcontroller for Your Application

This article continues the Introduction to Microcontrollers series with a discussion of the most important things to consider when you’re trying to find the best MCU for your next project.


Keeping RISC-V-Based Embedded System Design Flexible with Linux and Zephyr microPlatforms

Keeping RISC-V-Based Embedded System Design Flexible with Linux and Zephyr microPlatforms

This article discusses Foundries.io's microPlatforms which support Intel, Arm, and RISC-V architectures and are designed to avoid lock-in to specific hardware implementations.


Popular Toshiba Flash Memory Platform Now Qualified for Automotive Applications

Popular Toshiba Flash Memory Platform Now Qualified for Automotive Applications

The new devices adhere to the tough AEC-Q100 Grade2 standard and range from 32GB to 256GB capacity.


News Mar 27, 2019 by Gary Elinoff
ON Semiconductor IoT Prototyping Platforms | Featured Product Spotlight

ON Semiconductor IoT Prototyping Platforms | Featured Product Spotlight

ON Semiconductor IoT Prototyping Platforms are a set of configurable, end-to-end, rapid prototyping platforms covering a wide range of IoT applications.