Latest Digital ICs Technical Articles

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!

This article discusses digital down-conversion which is a digital-signal-processing technique widely used in digital…

This article discusses digital down-conversion which is a digital-signal-processing technique widely used in digital radio receivers.

This article explores the schematic design and basic features of a smart programmable wireless controller module I…

This article explores the schematic design and basic features of a smart programmable wireless controller module I designed: the WiCard.

This article discusses the good and the bad regarding Schmitt Trigger RC oscillators. These oscillators are especially…

This article discusses the good and the bad regarding Schmitt Trigger RC oscillators. These oscillators are especially important because they are present in the internal oscillator in many popular MCUs.

This article is intended to help readers understand the good and the bad traits of Schmitt Trigger RC oscillators, which…

This article is intended to help readers understand the good and the bad traits of Schmitt Trigger RC oscillators, which are especially important because they are present in the internal oscillator in popular MCUs.

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.

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.

This article will review a basic algorithm for binary division.

This article will review a basic algorithm for binary division.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

This article introduces a phase-based feedback system that plays an important role in many applications.

This article introduces a phase-based feedback system that plays an important role in many applications.