Latest Military/Aero/Space 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 will review the structure of the binary multipliers that use the look-up tables (LUTs) in the Xilinx logic fabric.

This technical brief explains two distinct types of electromagnetic interference.

This technical brief explains two distinct types of electromagnetic interference.

This technical brief discusses a widely used military standard for power-supply characteristics.

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…

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

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

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 will review different encoding methods that can be used to implement the states of an FSM.

This article will review different encoding methods that can be used to implement the states of an FSM.

In this article, we’ll see that a memory element can be unintentionally inferred from an incomplete “if” statement.

In this article, we’ll see that a memory element can be unintentionally inferred from an incomplete “if” statement.

This article will review two important sequential statements in VHDL, namely “if” and “case” statements.

This article will review two important sequential statements in VHDL, namely “if” and “case” statements.

This article will discuss the important features of variables in VHDL.

This article will discuss the important features of variables in VHDL.

This article will try to develop a better understanding of the sequential statement’s importance in VHDL.

This article will try to develop a better understanding of the sequential statement’s importance in VHDL.

This article will review the “signed”/“unsigned” data types.

This article will review the “signed”/“unsigned” data types.

This article will discuss the VHDL integer data type.

This article will discuss the VHDL integer data type.

This article will first review classifications for the VHDL data types, and then it will discuss the enumerated type.

This article will first review classifications for the VHDL data types, and then it will discuss the enumerated type.

This article will review the "std_logic_vector" data type which is one of the most common data types in VHDL.

This article will review the "std_logic_vector" data type which is one of the most common data types in VHDL.

This article will review the concurrent signal assignment statements in VHDL.

This article will review the concurrent signal assignment statements in VHDL.

This article gives some introductory examples for VHDL coding, a hardware description language used in digital circuit design.

This article gives some introductory examples for VHDL coding, a hardware description language used in digital circuit design.

GPS as we know it requires the precision of atomic clocks. This article looks at the importance of timing for GPS and the…

GPS as we know it requires the precision of atomic clocks. This article looks at the importance of timing for GPS and the clocks that provide it.