| DSP power propels next-generation wireless
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2001-04-15 |
| The enhancements of wireless design offers new opportunities with tough tech challenges for designers. However, DSPs will remain a fundamental part of wireless design. |
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Choosing DDR memory power supply IC
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2008-02-18 |
| DDR memory has specific power supply voltage requirements. Norman Chan and WS Wong of Freescale Semiconductor espouse that designers use a DDR memory power supply IC to ensure compliance with the standards and maximize battery run-time of portable devices. |
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| Samsung calls on NAND Flash for handsets
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2001-03-01 |
| Samsung Electronics said it has started offering NAND Flash memory, used mostly as data storage memory in Flash cards, as an alternative to NOR Flash devices in multichip packages aimed at cellphone makers. |
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Optimize algorithms with customizable MCUs
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2007-08-16 |
| Various applications require complex algorithms to be executed in real-time. Many of these algorithms follow periodically upgraded industry standards. Engineers are facing a challenge: to optimize the execution of these algorithms within tight constraints and strict limits on the cost and development time. |
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Customizable MCUs take on FPGA tasks
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2007-11-01 |
| Using a customizable MCU with an MPCF allows designers to integrate their custom IP into a near off-the-shelf solution. It offers the cost, power consumption and performance benefits of a full-custom ASIC, with NREs and design cycle that are not much different from those of an off-the-shelf MCU + FPGA design. |
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Integrate power-manager ICs in high-end handsets
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2007-06-18 |
| The need for high-efficiency charging, high levels of feature integration in the battery-charger IC, efficient use of board space, and increased product reliability exert considerable pressure on the design of battery-powered electronic devices. |
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| Reducing the cost of cellphone testing
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2006-09-16 |
| As phones increase in complexity, requiring more tests, manufacturers must find strategies that will keep rising test costs down. |
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Opt for inductive converter LED drivers
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2008-02-01 |
| Achieving the desired brightness in mid-size LCD panel applications requires LED drivers to deliver a regulated current to the LEDs across all operating conditions. Typically, two types of LED driver topologies may be used: capacitive charge pumps and inductor-based switching regulators. This article focuses on the inductive converter LED driver circuits delivering between one to six watts of power to the LEDs. |
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| Balancing processing needs, power and integration in next-gen handsets
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2006-12-18 |
| This article will discuss how new types of cellphone designs are changing the way cellphone designers tackle some of the most difficult challenges. |
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Creating a universal communicator prototype
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2004-03-01 |
| Engineers are investigating what are needed to create a |
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Wireless RF integration: Today and tomorrow
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2004-03-01 |
| As industries move toward SoC integration, designers will find ways to meet the demands for greater RF complexity and extended battery life. |
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Timing is everything for VoIP success
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2005-01-03 |
| The only way for VoIP to succeed is to have the right timing--not market timing, but synchronized timing. |
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Extending voice apps in automobiles
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2004-04-01 |
| Adopting embedded synthetic voice technology, we can transform visual information from vehicle telephone to an audio form. |
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Executive mode operation
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2002-12-03 |
| This article provides a description of the Wl102 execute mode operation. |
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Analyze GPRS problems using protocol tester
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2002-10-01 |
| The protocol testers have emerged as an indispensible tool for the identifiction and soltuion of GPRS issues. |
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