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01 May 2008
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News & Analysis
No prudent chip company would admit as much to customers, but the unspoken truth in today's complex world of SoC design is that most ICs will neither be developed nor delivered on time.
The market for semiconductors enabling Internet Protocol connectivity in CE devices will soon cross the billion-dollar threshold.
eASIC Corp. has announced that it raised $48 million in late-stage financing, joining a number of other fabless ASIC vendors that have completed sizable funding rounds to boost their competitiveness.
Static source code analysis tools have evolved from simple syntax checkers to powerful tools for identifying flaws in the complex interactions of large code bases.
Embedded systems design is garnering a lot of attention these days, but for many designers, the embedded antenna remains somewhat of a mystery. Indeed, antennas have always had a bit of RF mystique around them and probably will continue to do so.
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As solid-state drives change the way data is stored, several major memory chip vendors are applying their multilevel-cell technology prowess to this burgeoning market, helping to bring the NAND-based storage architecture forward, particularly for mobile electronics.
How to connect to and display high-definition video from portable devices on a large-screen TV without losing image quality is key design challenge facing many OEMs. In response, MIPS Technologies unveiled what it claims is the industry's first 65nm IP offerings for HDMI.
Designers are turning to system-in-package, 3D IC stacking and wafer-level packaging to enable the acute miniaturization found in handsets, particularly for RF functions.
Several application examples are cited in this article to guide system designers with reducing pop noise, detecting chargers and improving USB eye-pattern opening in cellphones.
To fully wring out a design and verify that worst-case results are still within specification, real life must be approximated as closely as possible, allowing for impairments and other channel artifacts that can affect BERs.
Engineering careers—to some extent—mirror the model of the medieval times' Master Craftsman. A junior engineer is a just-graduated apprentice who has a lot of knowledge but few practical skills.
Technical Features
At the 45nm process node, the SSTA approach to sign-off will allow designers to mitigate the effects of process variation, prevent silicon failures, and meet the demands of cutting-edge electronic design for the near future. It will usher in the much-anticipated "electrical DFM" that provides multi-objective placement, physical synthesis, and routing optimization while comprehending the full spectrum of physical and electrical implications of manufacturing. (PDF file)
Using a reference design platform, this article demonstrates how a complete analog system can be developed using energy efficient ADCs, fully differential amplifiers and clock conditioning circuits. (PDF file)
The temptation is to choose Zigbee for wireless sensor networking. But Zigbee is just one answer for many practical wireless network applications. Other solutions can be easier to implement, more compact and use less power. (PDF file)
For industrial applications, with state-of the art inverters, special optimized types of power semiconductors are needed. The new 1200V IGBT4 generation combined with improved emitter control diodes from Infineon provides three optimized chip versions for low, medium and high power IGBT modules that are designed for the needs of modern inverter concepts for different applications. (PDF file)
This article presents a brief history of power measurements in communication systems, important considerations in making accurate power measurements for modern communication systems, and how the latest advancements in today's power meters help you achieve your power measurement tasks effectively. (PDF file)
Opinion
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Robert Dewar notes: "At AdaCore, which is in the business of producing Ada compiler systems for many architectures, the only thing that needed to be done for multicore systems was to update the marketing literature."
Interview
According to Raymond Stata of Analog Devices Inc., "Engineers must be able to think about products more deeply, and better understand both the marketplace and their customers."
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