Latest Digital ICs Technical Articles

Learn about the basics of grounds, grounding, and ground symbols. Not all grounds are created equal. In this article,…

Learn about the basics of grounds, grounding, and ground symbols. Not all grounds are created equal. In this article, we'll discuss earth ground, common ground, analog ground, and digital ground.

This article will introduce the Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture (AMBA), an open standard for SoC designs.

This article will introduce the Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture (AMBA), an open standard for SoC designs.

An intro to transients and the devices used to suppress them. Learn about the variety of devices used to suppress transients.

An intro to transients and the devices used to suppress them. Learn about the variety of devices used to suppress transients.

This article will discuss the details of interfacing a basic 16x2 LCD module with an FPGA.

This article will discuss the details of interfacing a basic 16x2 LCD module with an FPGA.

This article will discuss the details of interfacing a basic 16x2 LCD module with an FPGA.

This article will discuss the details of interfacing a basic 16x2 LCD module with an FPGA.

What software languages are used with programmable logic controllers?

What software languages are used with programmable logic controllers?

How do time of flight sensors determine distances? Learn more about ToF cameras using an example 3D camera.

How do time of flight sensors determine distances? Learn more about ToF cameras using an example 3D camera.

This article continues a discussion of microcontroller features and characteristics that are particularly important when…

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

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

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.

This article continues the Introduction to Microcontrollers series with a discussion of the most important things to…

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.

This article looks at the DNL and INL specifications of a digital-to-analog converter (DAC).

This article looks at the DNL and INL specifications of a digital-to-analog converter (DAC).

This article looks at the voltage-mode R-2R DAC structure.

This article looks at the voltage-mode R-2R DAC structure.

This article will discuss the details of interfacing a 16x2 LCD module with an MCU.

This article will discuss the details of interfacing a 16x2 LCD module with an MCU.

This article focuses on using Verilog to describe synchronous sequential circuits.

This article focuses on using Verilog to describe synchronous sequential circuits.

This article explores the basic instructions needed to program a 32-bit ARM core, while building a foundational…

This article explores the basic instructions needed to program a 32-bit ARM core, while building a foundational understanding of the micro-architecture.

This article, which serves as preparation for a discussion of C-language strings, introduces the concept of ASCII…

This article, which serves as preparation for a discussion of C-language strings, introduces the concept of ASCII characters and explains two benefits of ASCII-based coding techniques.

This article looks at the use cases and benefits of the arbiter with an implementation of a simple priority arbiter in VHDL.

This article looks at the use cases and benefits of the arbiter with an implementation of a simple priority arbiter in VHDL.

Learn some basic instructions used in the ARM instruction set used for programming ARM cores.

Learn some basic instructions used in the ARM instruction set used for programming ARM cores.

Learn about the microarchitecture of an ARM processor, including an explanation of the register file and how it functions…

Learn about the microarchitecture of an ARM processor, including an explanation of the register file and how it functions within a processor.