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Learn about some of the most important fundamentals for understanding how interface technologies have evolved.

Learn about some of the most important fundamentals for understanding how interface technologies have evolved.

Follow three experiments that show the process of determining which kind of encoding suits a given FPGA.

Follow three experiments that show the process of determining which kind of encoding suits a given FPGA.

This article shows a comparison of the implementations that result from using binary, Gray, and one-hot encodings to…

This article shows a comparison of the implementations that result from using binary, Gray, and one-hot encodings to implement state machines in an FPGA. These encodings are often evaluated and applied by the synthesis and implementation tools, so it’s important to know why the software makes these decisions.

This article discusses the use of finite state machines (or FSMs) in design, including the initial state and the way…

This article discusses the use of finite state machines (or FSMs) in design, including the initial state and the way memory configuration affects FPGA design.

This article describes the basics of finite state machines and shows a practical way of implementing them in the Verilog…

This article describes the basics of finite state machines and shows a practical way of implementing them in the Verilog Hardware Description Language.

Watch the thermal measurement, junction-to-case thermal resistance, in action as we use it to calculate the thermal…

Watch the thermal measurement, junction-to-case thermal resistance, in action as we use it to calculate the thermal considerations for a given system.

Learn about an important thermal metric for designing the interface between an IC package and a heat sink.

Learn about an important thermal metric for designing the interface between an IC package and a heat sink.

Junction-to-ambient thermal resistance (or θ_JA) should be measured under standardized testing conditions. Learn about…

Junction-to-ambient thermal resistance (or θ_JA) should be measured under standardized testing conditions. Learn about these details to use this thermal metric appropriately.

Assessing the thermal performance of an IC package becomes easier if you understand this common, but often misapplied,…

Assessing the thermal performance of an IC package becomes easier if you understand this common, but often misapplied, parameter known as theta JA.

This article presents a circuit model that helps us to analyze the electrical behavior of a photodiode.

This article presents a circuit model that helps us to analyze the electrical behavior of a photodiode.

Learn about the differences between silicon photodiodes and photodiodes made from other semiconductor materials.

Learn about the differences between silicon photodiodes and photodiodes made from other semiconductor materials.

In this article, we’ll look at advantages of two types of photodiode implementation.

In this article, we’ll look at advantages of two types of photodiode implementation.

In this article, we’ll delve into semiconductor physics to better understand the operation of photodiodes.

In this article, we’ll delve into semiconductor physics to better understand the operation of photodiodes.

Learn about how semiconductor devices interact with electromagnetic radiation to enable electronic detection of light,…

Learn about how semiconductor devices interact with electromagnetic radiation to enable electronic detection of light, UV, and infrared.

This article will teach you about the intersection between JTAG and Arm core devices, with special attention paid to the…

This article will teach you about the intersection between JTAG and Arm core devices, with special attention paid to the Arm Debug Interface or ADI.

While semiconductor devices make possible the lightweight 'gadgets' we enjoy, our electronic world was built on devices…

While semiconductor devices make possible the lightweight 'gadgets' we enjoy, our electronic world was built on devices that operated on a different scale. Let's take a look at vacuum tubes!

This series will give you foundational information about the concept of integrated circuit (IC) design flows across types of IC.

This series will give you foundational information about the concept of integrated circuit (IC) design flows across types of IC.

This brief gives an overview of the steps in a typical mixed-signal IC design flow.

This brief gives an overview of the steps in a typical mixed-signal IC design flow.

Learn the high-level steps behind RFIC design.

Learn the high-level steps behind RFIC design.