Latest Digital ICs Technical Articles

Learn about a DSP technique that extracts the original digital data from a demodulated frequency-shift-keying baseband signal.

Learn about a DSP technique that extracts the original digital data from a demodulated frequency-shift-keying baseband signal.

This article will review the common FPGA resources that allow us to efficiently generate and distribute clock signals…

This article will review the common FPGA resources that allow us to efficiently generate and distribute clock signals throughout a system.

This article discusses a technique in which frequency-domain subtraction is used to selectively suppress the noise…

This article discusses a technique in which frequency-domain subtraction is used to selectively suppress the noise components in an audio signal.

This article is an introduction to the complex topic of DSP-based reduction of noise in audio signals.

This article is an introduction to the complex topic of DSP-based reduction of noise in audio signals.

In this article, we’ll use Scilab to create an FM waveform that carries information corresponding to an audio recording.

In this article, we’ll use Scilab to create an FM waveform that carries information corresponding to an audio recording.

This article will try to develop a better insight into wave reflection that can occur when driving a relatively long wire…

This article will try to develop a better insight into wave reflection that can occur when driving a relatively long wire with a fast logic gate.

Learn about digital-signal-processing concepts that help us to store and manipulate color information.

Learn about digital-signal-processing concepts that help us to store and manipulate color information.

This article explores some important details related to the design and functionality of processors.

This article explores some important details related to the design and functionality of processors.

Learn about a hardware-based approach to performing calculations, routing digital signals, and controlling embedded…

Learn about a hardware-based approach to performing calculations, routing digital signals, and controlling embedded systems using programmable logic and FPGAs.

Could you concisely define "embedded system design" off the top of your head? This article looks at the essential…

Could you concisely define "embedded system design" off the top of your head? This article looks at the essential characteristics of an increasingly prominent specialization within the field of electrical engineering.

This article will look at some of the consequences of adding a reset input to an FPGA design.

This article will look at some of the consequences of adding a reset input to an FPGA design.

This article examines some subtle details associated with the high-frequency performance of decoupling capacitors.

This article examines some subtle details associated with the high-frequency performance of decoupling capacitors.

This article explores the somewhat complicated issue of how exactly to connect a decoupling capacitor to a power pin.

This article explores the somewhat complicated issue of how exactly to connect a decoupling capacitor to a power pin.

Optocouplers are undoubtedly effective, but alternative isolation technologies may be a better choice for your application.

Optocouplers are undoubtedly effective, but alternative isolation technologies may be a better choice for your application.

This article will review the operation of a basic ECL inverter/buffer, and then we’ll look at some of the most…

This article will review the operation of a basic ECL inverter/buffer, and then we’ll look at some of the most important features of this logic family.

The Texas Instruments DLPDLCR2000EVM is a demonstration cape designed to plug into a BeagleBone Black (BBB) and provide…

The Texas Instruments DLPDLCR2000EVM is a demonstration cape designed to plug into a BeagleBone Black (BBB) and provide instant-on projection capabilities using a digital micromirror device and a relatively high-power RGB LED.

In this article, we’ll discuss implementing a simple direct digital synthesizer (DDS) using the Xilinx System Generator.

In this article, we’ll discuss implementing a simple direct digital synthesizer (DDS) using the Xilinx System Generator.

This article will discuss phase truncation in direct digital synthesizers.

This article will discuss phase truncation in direct digital synthesizers.

Everyone needs a negative voltage rail eventually, but most only have a single rail supply. This project will show you…

Everyone needs a negative voltage rail eventually, but most only have a single rail supply. This project will show you how to build a negative voltage generator that runs off a single rail supply!