Technical Articles

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

This article provides an overview of the various fuse options that are available to designers of low-voltage circuits.

This article provides an overview of some subtle yet important aspects of fuse functionality and design.

This article helps you understand what PNP transistors are, how they’re used, and why they’re less common than NPN transistors.

This tech brief provides an overview of a somewhat uncommon member of the flip-flop family.

This technical brief explains two distinct types of electromagnetic interference.

This article reviews the use of carry-save adders to efficiently compute a multioperand addition.

This article presents two circuits that can be used to analyze the small-signal behavior of a bipolar junction transistor.

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 in your code. It also touches on the "for-generate" statement and its...

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

This technical brief discusses the Early effect and how it influences the amplification characteristics of a bipolar junction transistor....

This technical brief attempts to dispel some of the fog that surrounds the three-character cryptograms used to describe ceramic caps.

Does the addition of a feedback divider affect PLL transient response? We’ll look at this question and other frequency-multiplication topics in this article....

This article explains how a PLL can be used to produce a high-frequency clock from a low-frequency reference signal.

In this article we’ll explore PLL transient-response optimization using simulations and a design example.

In this article we’ll explore the mathematical relationships that will help you to design a PLL that quickly and smoothly locks onto the input frequency....

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

In this article, you'll learn how to write the VHDL code for a simple algorithm.