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This article will discuss phase truncation in direct digital synthesizers.

This article will discuss phase truncation in direct digital synthesizers.

Since 1958, DARPA has been credited with the development of some of the most important technologies used today, including…

Since 1958, DARPA has been credited with the development of some of the most important technologies used today, including the Internet and GPS. Here is a look at DARPA’s 60 year history and some major projects in electrical engineering.

New design resources are becoming available as RF front-ends enter into high gear amid the 5G and IoT take-off.

New design resources are becoming available as RF front-ends enter into high gear amid the 5G and IoT take-off.

This article will review two pipelined structures to implement a high throughput FIR filter.

This article will review two pipelined structures to implement a high throughput FIR filter.

How do we design, build, and test a sensitive piece of equipment for millions of times more heat and radiation exposure?

How do we design, build, and test a sensitive piece of equipment for millions of times more heat and radiation exposure?

This article will review considerations for efficient FPGA implementation of symmetric FIR filters.

This article will review considerations for efficient FPGA implementation of symmetric FIR filters.

This article will review the distributed arithmetic which is an interesting method of efficiently implementing…

This article will review the distributed arithmetic which is an interesting method of efficiently implementing multiply-and-accumulate operations.

TE Connectivity’s O.C.H. Micro Circular Connectors meet the mechanical and environmental performance requirements of…

TE Connectivity’s O.C.H. Micro Circular Connectors meet the mechanical and environmental performance requirements of MIL-STD-810G with typical applications including soldier vest cables, batteries, radios, antennas, and military vehicles.

This article will review integrating a Xilinx IP core into an FPGA design.

This article will review integrating a Xilinx IP core into an FPGA design.

In this teardown, we disassemble a CB radio, from Uniden, to see what interesting things we can find.

In this teardown, we disassemble a CB radio, from Uniden, to see what interesting things we can find.

This article will review the structure of the binary multipliers that use the look-up tables (LUTs) in the Xilinx logic fabric.

This article will review the structure of the binary multipliers that use the look-up tables (LUTs) in the Xilinx logic fabric.

Today, facial recognition technology can be deployed in a variety of ways for many purposes from security to social media.

Today, facial recognition technology can be deployed in a variety of ways for many purposes from security to social media.

Sudipta Chakraborty is the Director of Energy Systems at OPAL-RT. In this Engineer Spotlight, he speaks about challenges…

Sudipta Chakraborty is the Director of Energy Systems at OPAL-RT. In this Engineer Spotlight, he speaks about challenges facing power system design, how hardware-in-the-loop simulations are important for problem-solving with grid integration, and his work on the IEEE-1547 standard for power grid test procedures.

In this teardown, we dissect a rotating space heater that has two modes of operation: silence and turbo.

In this teardown, we dissect a rotating space heater that has two modes of operation: silence and turbo.

This technical brief explains two distinct types of electromagnetic interference.

This technical brief explains two distinct types of electromagnetic interference.

This technical brief discusses a widely used military standard for power-supply characteristics.

This technical brief discusses a widely used military standard for power-supply characteristics.

This article defines VHDL components, describes component declaration, and gives examples of how to use VHDL components…

This article defines VHDL components, describes component declaration, and gives examples of how to use VHDL components in your code. It also touches on the "for-generate" statement and its uses.

This technical brief discusses a parameter that conveys the sensitivity of an optical detector.

This technical brief discusses a parameter that conveys the sensitivity of an optical detector.

This article will review converting a simple algorithm into a VHDL description.

This article will review converting a simple algorithm into a VHDL description.