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Western Digital SweRVs Towards Open Source with New RISC-V Core, ISS, and Cache Coherency

Western Digital SweRVs Towards Open Source with New RISC-V Core, ISS, and Cache Coherency

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.


News Dec 18, 2018 by Kate Smith
Introduction to Pass-Transistor Logic

Introduction to Pass-Transistor Logic

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


Managing USB Type-C Power: A New USB Power Delivery Controller for Sink Devices from STMicro

Managing USB Type-C Power: A New USB Power Delivery Controller for Sink Devices from STMicro

This article takes a look at STUSB4500 which is a standalone USB Power Delivery controller from STMicroelectronics.


News Dec 17, 2018 by Dr. Steve Arar
How to Make Your Umbrella into a Weather Station with a Particle Photon

How to Make Your Umbrella into a Weather Station with a Particle Photon

Want to get to-the-minute, location-specific weather information delivered right to your own Adafruit IO dashboard? It's time to assemble your very own SmartBrella.


Projects Dec 13, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Guide to USB-C Pinout and Features

Guide to USB-C Pinout and Features

This introductory article will look at some of the most important features of the USB-C standard.


Clock Signals in FPGA Design: Data Path Maximal Clock Rates and the Xilinx PERIOD Timing Constraint

Clock Signals in FPGA Design: Data Path Maximal Clock Rates and the Xilinx PERIOD Timing Constraint

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.


Embedded System Design: Build from Scratch or Use an SBC?

Embedded System Design: Build from Scratch or Use an SBC?

This article explores the pros and cons of either designing embedded systems from scratch or utilizing pre-made single-board computers.


Understanding Bandwidth in Communications and Computing

Understanding Bandwidth in Communications and Computing

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


Utilizing the Different Types of Common IoT Connection Methods

Utilizing the Different Types of Common IoT Connection Methods

This article explores the pros and cons of connectivity options for IoT edge device design.


Harting ix Industrial Ethernet Interface | New Product Brief

Harting ix Industrial Ethernet Interface | New Product Brief

Harting ix Industrial is a smaller, more robust interface for Ethernet and other high-speed interfaces.


Digi International TransPort WR64 Dual Cellular LTE-Advanced Router | New Product Brief

Digi International TransPort WR64 Dual Cellular LTE-Advanced Router | New Product Brief

Digi International’s TransPort WR64 Dual Cellular LTE-Advanced Router is designed to meet the physical and functional demands of transportation and mobile environments.


Coilcraft 0805HP Ceramic Wire-Wound Chip Inductors | New Product Brief

Coilcraft 0805HP Ceramic Wire-Wound Chip Inductors | New Product Brief

Coilcraft 0805HP series ceramic wire-wound chip inductors are ideal for high frequency and high current applications.


Phoenix Contact QUINT DC UPS | Featured Product Spotlight

Phoenix Contact QUINT DC UPS | Featured Product Spotlight

Phoenix Contact QUINT DC UPS is an intelligent, networked, DIN rail UPS for industrial networks.


Amphenol PCD TV µCom Ethernet Connectors | New Product Brief

Amphenol PCD TV µCom Ethernet Connectors | New Product Brief

Amphenol TV µCom Ethernet Connectors are miniature Cat 6A connectors built for use in the harshest environments, including battlefield communication, grounded vehicles, military avionics, and rail mass transit.


Which Via Should I Choose? A Guide to Vias in PCB Design

Which Via Should I Choose? A Guide to Vias in PCB Design

How much do you really know about vias, one of the building blocks of PCB design?


Understanding the Virtual Short in Op Amp Circuits

Understanding the Virtual Short in Op Amp Circuits

This article explains and discusses an important simplification technique used in op amp analysis.


Neutrik NA2-IO-DLINE Line I/O to Dante Interface | New Product Brief

Neutrik NA2-IO-DLINE Line I/O to Dante Interface | New Product Brief

Neutrik’s NA2-IO-DLINE Line I/O to Dante Interface is a PoE-powered Dante adapter providing two inputs and outputs.


Amphenol ICC HSD (High Speed Data) Connector System | Featured Product Spotlight

Amphenol ICC HSD (High Speed Data) Connector System | Featured Product Spotlight

Amphenol ICC’s HSD Connector System is a shielded, USCAR-2 compliant high-speed data interconnect system for use with automotive camera systems, USB, and other high-speed communication systems throughout the vehicle.


Ethertronics/AVX GPS Antennas | New Product Briefs

Ethertronics/AVX GPS Antennas | New Product Briefs

AVX’s EtherHelix GPS Quad Helix Isolated Magnetic Dipole 1.575GHz antennas are mission-critical GPS antennas that provide high performance in a small package with simple design rules.


Simplifying Hardware Security Implementation for IoT Nodes

Simplifying Hardware Security Implementation for IoT Nodes

This article provides an overview of what an IoT node needs for a faster and simpler implementation of robust security.