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Technical Paper Newsletter 5-6-2009 Tech Paper Library Home  NEW FEATURED TECHNICAL PAPERS How a Compiler Can Aid Embedded Software Developers
Pat Wellander • Mentor Graphics
This paper investigates some desirable features of compilers used in embedded application development, and some techniques for making use of these features.
How the 1394 Automotive Network Simplifies Infotainment Delivery
Fujitsu Microelectronics
In the race to develop the most appealing infotainment solutions, car makers can get a head start by taking advantage of standard 1394 bus technology. The 1934 technology has become vital to drive automobiles into the information age.
Meeting Timing Budgets for DDR Memory Interfaces
John Ellis • Synopsys
This paper provides a brief discussion of DDR source-synchronous timing concepts and describes five different timing domains. It shows how designers can meet timing budgets for double data rate, single data rate, and cross-domain (clock to strobe) timing domains.
Reducing Household Energy use through Innovative ARM Powered Smart Meters
Loren Yee • ARM
ARM and their partners are developing a range of low-power, low-cost solutions for smart meters. These highly integrated SoCs use the power-efficient ARM Cortex-M processor family with optimized physical IP, and are produced in the industry proven TSMC 0.18-µm, ultra-low-leakage process.
When to Use a Clock vs. an Oscillator
James Wilson • Silicon Laboratories
A wide range of timing solutions are available, including crystal oscillators (XO), voltage-controlled crystal oscillators (VCXO), and clocks. No one size fits all strategy applies when it comes to component selection.
Three Proven Techniques for Improving Embedded Software Performance
Mentor Graphics
Embedded developers are looking for new, cost-efficient methods to maximize the performance of their application while still maintaining a high level of design efficiency. This paper takes a look at three proven methodologies for improved performance through simple code modifications.
Technical Advantages of Nonvolatile F-RAM Memory in System Design
Ramtron
Ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM) is among the most advanced semiconductor memories. This white paper explores the technical advantages of designing with this non-volatile memory technology.
Bourns Transient Blocking Unit (TBU)
Bourns
Surge protection is the process of protecting electronic systems or equipment from voltages and currents which are outside their safe operating limits.
NexFET Power MOSFETs Quick Reference Guide
Chris Bull • Texas Instruments
Today's designers of high-power computing, networking, server systems and power supplies face increasingly stringent energy-efficient requirements. Texas Instruments' acquisition of CICLON Semiconductor Device Corporation expands TI's ability to improve energy efficiency in end-equipment designs.
Design Guidelines for High-Performance, Multichannel, Simultaneous-Sampling ADCs in Data-Acquisition Systems (DAS)
Maxim Integrated Products
This application note will help the designer of a high-performance, multichannel, simultaneous-sampling data-acquisition system (DAS). It explains how to select the proper components and place them on the PCB to achieve optimum performance.
Improve Power Converter Reliability Using Hiccup-Mode Current Limiting
Ajay Hari • National Semiconductor
Switch-mode power supplies employ various schemes to protect themselves, and ideally the load, in overload conditions. Depending on whether the power converter automatically recovers and reverts back to normal operation, overload protection schemes can be broadly classified into two categories.
Developing an Effective Methodology for Checking RTL
Tom Dewey • Mentor Graphics
Many of today's large, complex designs contain thousands of lines of Verilog or VHDL code, developed by teams of engineers, often located at multiple locations worldwide.
MSP430 Ultra-Low-Power Microcontrollers
Texas Instruments
Partnering an optimized CPU with modular memory-mapped analog and digital peripherals, the MSP430 device offers solutions for today's and tomorrow's mixed-signal applications. This brochure is your guide to Texas Instrument's MSP430 Ultra-Low-Power Microcontrollers.
Putting FPGAs to Work in Software Radio Systems, 4th Edition
Rodger Hosking • Pentek
This handbook introduces the basics of software radio followed by a brief review of the evolution of programmable logic technology which now offers significant advantages for implementing software radio functions.
Introduction to Achronix FPGAs
Achronix
Achronix FPGAs achieve around three times the throughput of existing FPGAs implemented with the same process node. This white paper introduces the unique Achronix technology which makes this performance possible.
36V Dual 1.4A Monolithic Step-Down Converter has Start-Up Tracking and Sequencing
Keith Szolusha • Linear Technology
The latest DSPs and microcontrollers found in automotive electronics, industrial supplies, and even wall-transformers typically require power supplies with output voltages of both 1.8V and 3.3V and output current capability of 1A or greater.
Preventing Component Circuit Damage from Above Range Current with Reliable Overcurrent Protection
Bourns
As the demand for electronic components continues to grow in more diverse and complex embedded systems, it becomes crucial to protect sensitive applications against overcurrent conditions. Reliable circuit protection is a fundamental design consideration for cost-effective, long-lasting products.
Diagnostic, Patient Monitoring and Therapy Guide
Texas Instruments
The Diagnostic, Patient Monitoring and Therapy Guide from TI features technical and product information for a variety of medical applications, including digital stethoscopes, patient monitoring, ECG and EEG, pulse Oximetry and more.
Comparison of Embedded Non-Volatile Memory Technologies and Their Applications
Linh Hong • Kilopass Technology
There are five embedded NVM technologies in the market: embedded Flash, ROM, eFuse, CMOS floating gate, and Antifuse. One benefit of the wide offering of technologies is that SOC designers and managers can choose the best solution for their end application.
 HIDDEN GEMS Qseven—introduction to the feature set of a new, ultra mobile Computer-On-Module definition
Martin Danzer • Congatec

Automotive Optocouplers—Beyond Meeting the Electrical Performance at High Temperature
Leong Yik Loong et al • Avago Technologies

A Flexible Solution for Industrial Ethernet
Altera

Power-Aware FPGA Design
Hichem Belhadj et al • Actel

Establishing Confidence in PDN Simulation
Eric Bogatin • Bogatin Enterprises

 WHAT'S HOT Couplets and Elementary Filters: Part I
Nalin Pithwa

A New Approach to FPGA Testing and Validation for Today's Market
Paul Bradley • DAFCA

Understanding Metastability in FPGAs
Altera

The Top 10 Issues that Cause Bad Prototypes
Screaming Circuits

Controller Area Network (CAN) Basics
Keith Pazul • Microchip Technology


DO-254 Compliance: Reducing Project Cost by Avoiding Common Pitfalls
Tammy Reeve and Michelle Lange • Mentor Graphics

Collective "Green" Wisdom: Environmental initiatives evoke unprecedented power of multifunctional collaboration
Kimberly Allen and Pamela J. Gordon • Technology Forecasters

Fastboot Techniques for the x86 Architecture
Ben Biron • QNX Software Systems

Timing Closure Exploration Tools with SmartXplorer and PlanAhead
Xilinx

The Integration Imperative—When the Whole is Greater than the Sum of Parts
Graham Teague • TriQuint Semiconductor

Secure by Design: Using a Microkernel RTOS to Build Secure, Fault-Tolerant Systems
Paul Leroux • QNX Software Systems

CAN Primer: Creating your own Network
Robert Boys • Keil, an ARM Company

Fundamentals of Signal Integrity
Tektronix

Go Beyond Compliance for Profitability and Environmental Sustainability
ENOVIA, a Dassault Systèmes Brand

Reducing Physical Verification Cycle Time
John Ferguson • Mentor Graphics

Low-Power RF Guide
Texas Instruments

HDI Layer Stackups for Large Dense PCBs
Mentor Graphics

Environmental Friendly Protection of Automotive Electronics
Kent Larson • Dow Corning Electronics

Effective Stackup Design for High-speed Interfaces
Mentor Graphics

Dow Corning material and application center prove key to prototyping of automotive starter/alternator design
Dow Corning Electronics

Demystifying DO-254
Tom Dewey • Mentor Graphics

Coordinated Circuit Protection Helps Manufacturers Meet Requirements of GR-1089-CORE, Issue 4
Tyco Electronics

Measuring the Performance of Equalized Serial Data Links Across the Design Flow
Steven McKinney et al • Mentor Graphics and Tektronix

Overcoming LTE PHY Design Challenges Using ESL Design Methodologies
Louie Valeña • CoWare

Nucleus Platform Solutions
Mentor Graphics

The PSP Model in RF CMOS Design
Fujitsu Microelectronics

HDI Layer Stackups for Large Dense PCBs
Mentor Graphics

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