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Brian Dipert October 9, 2020 1
Blogs Brian's Brain

## A quest for faster upstream bandwidth

Pandemic-induced desires for faster upstream bandwidth were the fundamental basis for this engineer's service upgrade
Majeed Ahmad October 9, 2020 2
Blogs IC Designer's Corner

## Why AMD is acquiring FPGA powerhouse Xilinx

AMD is reportedly acquiring FPGA design house Xilinx to boost its server and data center chip
John Dunn October 8, 2020 7
Blogs Living Analog

## LED street-light designs create safety hazards

We have seen street-lighting technology evolve, but not always to public benefit. These recently-installed LED street lights created a very scary safety
Michael D. Allen October 8, 2020 1
Blogs Tales from the Cube

## Testing a mysterious instrument

A young engineer was given a challenge when a test box, blueprints, and a test procedure landed on his
Jessica MacNeil October 7, 2020 Number of comments0
Blogs Celebrating women's history EDN Moments

## Computer programmer Henriette Avram is born, October 7, 1919

On this day in tech history, computer programmer Henriette Avram, whose work modernized libraries, was
Nitin Dahad October 7, 2020 Number of comments0
Blogs Embedded Insights

## Datafication and edge autonomy: The new IoT manifestations

Datafication and edge autonomy are going to become megatrends in the IoT-driven age of
Rajan Bedi October 5, 2020 Number of comments0
Blogs Out-of-this-World Design

## Re-configure space-grade FPGAs in orbit

Re-programming SRAM and flash-based space-grade FPGAs in-orbit offers flexibility to change functionality and improve system performance in response to changing
Majeed Ahmad October 1, 2020 Number of comments0
Blogs Engineering on Wheels

## 3 basic facts about automotive sensor degradation

Here is what causes sensor degradation in automotive environments, how to measure it, and finally, how engineers can mitigate and compensate sensor
Brian Dipert September 29, 2020 1
Blogs Brian's Brain

## Pixel smartphones: Has Google found a recipe for success?

Time stands still for nothing, not even smartphones, but this engineer thinks that's a good
John Dunn September 28, 2020 1
Blogs Living Analog

## Push-pull amplifier configurations: choose wisely

Push-pull amplifier designs can run their active driving devices in class-A, -B, or -C service, but your choice of class affects the impedances presented to those
Kenneth Wyatt October 30, 2020 Number of comments0
Blogs Design The EMC Blog

## Review: Siglent SSA3075X-R real-time spectrum analyzer

The SSA3075X-R real-time spectrum analyzer is equipped with 40 MHz RT bandwidth and EMI
Richard Quinnell October 29, 2020 Number of comments0
Blogs Let's focus on basics Math is

## Engineering writing instruction takes a math-based approach

This novel approach to learning to write leverages math and engineering
John Dunn October 29, 2020 1
Blogs Living Analog

## Worst case analysis of rail voltage decoupling

Look at two extremes of the second derivative of the rail's current pulse waveform and analyze the pulse effects using recursive differential
Bill Schweber October 27, 2020 1
Blogs Power Points

## Portable charging solutions offer roadside assistance for EVs

Three battery charging solutions address EV driver anxiety by developing portable units for roadside
Josh Mandelcorn October 23, 2020 1
Blogs Design Power Tips

## Power Tips #101: Use a thermal camera to assess temperatures in automotive environments

This method for testing electronics for automotive environments suggests using a convection thermal chamber with its door
Yoelit Hiebert October 20, 2020 Number of comments0
Blogs LED Diva

## New chip architecture could boost LED efficiency

The fin-based LED chip architecture could be a game-changer in terms of device
Majeed Ahmad October 20, 2020 Number of comments0
Blogs Design Cycle

## SK hynix NAND flash deal and a brief history of Intel’s memory business

Intel’s departure from the NAND flash business is somewhat reminiscent of its exit from the DRAM market in the
Majeed Ahmad October 16, 2020 Number of comments0
Blogs Engineering on Wheels

## Book review: A guide to sensors in automotive

“Sensors in Automotive: Making Cars See and Think Ahead” canvases the vast landscape encompassing radars, LiDARs, vision cameras, and depth
Brian Dipert October 15, 2020 Number of comments0
Apple teardowns and analysis Blogs Brian's Brain

## Apple updates for wearables, iPhones, tablets, and more

Has Apple moved away from its longstanding simplicity stance with its latest product
Richard Quinnell October 10, 2020 1
Blogs Eye on IoT

## Alliance moves toward seamless connected home

The Zigbee Alliance may be close to solving interoperability in home automation with its emerging open standard for the Connected Home over
Majeed Ahmad December 1, 2020 Number of comments0
Blogs Voice of the Engineer

## GaN and SiC are the next frontline in power conversion

GaN semiconductors require more attention to disciplined power and thermal management
Majeed Ahmad December 1, 2020 Number of comments0
Blogs Embedded Insights

## Privacy-centric device identifier to replace MAC addresses in Wi-Fi access points

A network-centric device identifier claims to provide an answer to MAC address abuses in Wi-Fi
Brian Dipert November 30, 2020 1
Blogs Brian's Brain

## NAS failure launches a data recovery mission

Although this engineer has long been a RAID advocate, one of his devices bit the dust in a way that RAID wouldn’t have
Asem Elshimi November 30, 2020 2
Blogs Connecting Wireless Design

## Why Thread network matters in smart home and building designs

The IP-based Thread and its open-source implementation simplify the secure development of IoT use cases like security cameras and door
Kenneth Wyatt November 25, 2020 2
Blogs The EMC Blog

## Review: Tool measures power-line EMI

EMI on power lines has become an issue, but this tool can be used with spectrum analyzers or oscilloscopes to evaluate
Bill Schweber November 25, 2020 3
Blogs Power Points

## Neural stimulator device combines two effects for implantable energy transfer

Researchers have developed a unique technique to transfer power to a medically-implanted
John Dunn November 24, 2020 5
Blogs Living Analog

## Your microwave oven needs a choke flange

A microwave oven may look innocuous, but it can be dangerous. A simple examination of the unit you are thinking of buying would be very much worth your
Majeed Ahmad November 24, 2020 Number of comments0
Blogs Voice of the Engineer

## Perfect algorithms in cloud, push button to embed in processors

Cloud platforms like AWS and Azure offer efficient implementation of algorithms in embedded
Richard Quinnell November 23, 2020 1
All Aboard Blogs

## Industry association tackles engineering of PCBs

A new trade association has arisen to elevate the role of PCB
Rajan Bedi November 20, 2020 Number of comments0
Blogs Out-of-this-World Design

## Fast DDR4 SDRAM to enable the new space age

DDR4 will allow the satellite industry to offer higher-throughput on-board processing and increased acquisition times to enable new
John Dunn February 9, 2021 1
Blogs Living Analog

## The Leyden jar: a colonial-era capacitor

Looking at an 18th century capacitor and its application is definitely a study in trailing-edge technology, but it can still be
Siamack Ghadimi February 8, 2021 Number of comments0
Design Test Voices

## Measure a DUT’s input power using a directional coupler and power sensor

Here is how engineers can measure the input power of a DUT in highly-automated measurement
Brian Dipert February 6, 2021 Number of comments0
Brian's Brain Design How-To

## Building a PC: CPU upgrade

This engineer has decided to return to the world of ground-up PC assembly, starting with a CPU upgrade
Richard Quinnell February 4, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Energy harvesting Eye on IoT

## Energy harvesting expands IoT options

Energy harvesting is an option that is advancing in capability, opening new IoT
Majeed Ahmad February 3, 2021 Number of comments0
Design Embedded Insights

## Simplifying the deployment of voice detection algorithms for a cloud service

A new chip for voice-enabled designs offers an API that simplifies the integration of voice capture algorithms into different cloud
Majeed Ahmad February 3, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Embedded Insights

## Onboarding and zero-touch provisioning securely connect IoT devices to the cloud

Developers can securely connect IoT devices to cloud services like AWS and Azure without being a security
Rajan Bedi February 1, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Out-of-this-World Design

## How to choose passives for space-grade switching regulators

Engineers are increasingly having to design-in switching regulators and choosing passives is very important as they determine the quality of the
Kenneth Wyatt February 1, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs The EMC Blog

## Review: Com-Power’s comb generator for conducted emissions

This harmonic comb generator is designed expressly for testing conducted emissions
Brian Dipert January 29, 2021 3
Blogs Brian's Brain

## An update on music codecs

It’s time to check in on the latest in lossless and lossy audio compression
Richard Quinnell January 25, 2021 6
Blogs Design Rx

## Pipeline parallel hybrid architecture speeds COVID vaccination program

A vaccination program shows how a pipeline/parallel hybrid architecture can provide lessons that apply to data processing as
Jessica MacNeil February 25, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs EDN Moments

## Inventor of life-saving devices Garrett Morgan is born, March 4, 1877

On this day in tech history, Garrett Morgan, an inventor who designed life-saving devices like the gas mask and three-position traffic signal, was
Brian Dipert February 25, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Brian's Brain

## Windows on Arm: All of Apple’s challenges with none of its charm

A look at the Surface Pro X provides an opportunity to compare Apple and Microsoft's Windows Arm-based
Mike Whitfield February 25, 2021 5
Blogs Tales from the Cube

## Protecting circuit breakers in a boom wrecker truck

When a fire revealed a circuit breaker issue, this engineer learned that people who build electrical equipment don’t always understand electrical
Majeed Ahmad February 23, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Embedded Insights

## Qt 6.0: The journey to the next upgrade for cross-platform applications

It’s all about productivity tools, user experience, and scalability in the Qt 6.0 version update for cross-platform
Richard Quinnell February 22, 2021 1
Design Energy harvesting Eye on IoT

## Harvest indoor lighting for IoT devices

An organic light cell is now available that can glean power from lighting as low as 20 Lux, opening the door for indoor energy
Kenneth Wyatt February 19, 2021 2
Design The EMC Blog

## Benchtop testing a battery for radiated immunity

Benchtop troubleshooting of radiated immunity issues can be reduced to a few minutes or hours using this powerful
Bill Schweber February 19, 2021 4
Blogs Power Points

## Is hydrogen the next aircraft fuel?

Hydrogen is abundant and can be used for combustion and in fuel cells, but there are significant challenges in energy storage and
Jessica MacNeil February 18, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs EDN Moments

## Improved electrical resistor is patented, February 21, 1961

On this day in tech history, inventor Otis Boykin received a patent for a novel electrical resistor that was simpler and less expensive to manufacture than current
Yoelit Hiebert February 16, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs LED Diva

## LEDs used to improve human health and well-being

Here are a few examples of LEDs being used as part of new developments in health-related
Richard Quinnell February 12, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Embedded Insights

## Curtail power usage in voice-control systems

Systems that can ignore silence and non-speech sound can save a considerable amount of power compared to always-on wake word
Brian Dipert March 19, 2021 1
Blogs Brian's Brain

## Digital rights management is still infuriating

The music industry has largely turned its back on digital rights management, but the TV and movie industries continue to pursue it
Benoit de Lescure March 18, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs IC Designer's Corner

## The network-on-chip interconnect is the SoC

Functions in an SoC communicating with each other through an interconnect architecture is not so different from a
John Dunn March 16, 2021 1
Blogs Living Analog

## The search for extraterrestrial radio signals

Trying to find extraterrestrial radio signals presents huge technical challenges, one of which is path
Bill Schweber March 15, 2021 7
Blogs Power Points

## Using gravity for energy storage: viable idea or impractical?

Power system engineers can use gravity to store energy from intermittent renewable sources and release grid-level
Richard Quinnell March 12, 2021 Number of comments0
Design Embedded Insights

## AI helps turn gas sensor into electronic nose

Convert a generic gas sensor into a customizable electronic “nose” through AI and machine
Kenneth Wyatt March 10, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs The EMC Blog

## Pre-compliance testing large systems in-situ

Large industrial systems need a whole different technique for radiated emissions pre-compliance
Charles Hymowitz March 10, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs The Worst Case

## WCCA challenges: Too many escapes and biases

The elements necessary to perform WCCA should be brought together along with the right software, people, test data, and
Majeed Ahmad March 5, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Embedded Insights Tool

## Functional safety: toolkit tie-ups automate software and verification analysis

LDRA tool suite integration for automation of software analysis and verification helps developers accelerate functional safety
Rajan Bedi March 2, 2021 1
Blogs Out-of-this-World Design

## Reconfigurable Ka-band satellite communication without RF frequency conversion

Ka-band ADCs and DACs offer the potential to extend software-defined radio to software-defined microwave for satellite
John Dunn February 26, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Living Analog

## The math behind the Smith chart

Take a look at the algebra and graphics of the Smith
Mark Pitchford April 9, 2021 3
Blogs Tales from the Cube

## Functional safety vs. Agile: Calling a truce

When it comes to confrontation between the functional safety and Agile software worlds, there is truth on both sides and a less healthy helping of vested
Richard Quinnell April 8, 2021 Number of comments0
Design Eye on IoT

## New Arm architecture brings enhanced security and AI to IoT

Arm introduced a processor architecture that aims to meet the growing need for both enhanced security and AI functionality at the
Rajan Bedi April 7, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Out-of-this-World Design

## Arbitrary waveform transceivers simplify satellite payload testing

Arbitrary waveform transceivers offer the potential of a single-box measurement solution for testing a satellite
Brian Dipert April 5, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Brian's Brain

## Building a PC: CPU selection

This engineer is putting his collection of spare parts to use building systems based on Intel and AMD
Richard Quinnell April 1, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Eye on IoT

## Tiny machine learning brings AI to IoT devices

To reach its full potential, AI at the edge will need to be self-adaptive. Enter tiny machine
Brian Fernandes March 31, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Tales from the Cube

## Characterization woes for RF transceivers

When automated test equipment works for long periods during characterization testing, it’s good to make periodic checks on its testing
John Dunn March 29, 2021 2
Blogs Living Analog

## Transfer function analysis has a trigonometric booby trap

Transfer function analysis isn't necessarily difficult, but there is a trigonometric booby trap to look out for, and correct for if
Majeed Ahmad March 25, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Embedded Insights

## IoT security solution merges SoC hardware with cloud software

NPX combines the security subsystem on its iMX processors with Microsoft’s Azure Sphere edge-to-cloud security
Richard Quinnell March 24, 2021 Number of comments0
Design Eye on IoT

## Printed electronics enhance device flexibility

Roller-based techniques and tools can now fabricate active electronic components as well as their
Majeed Ahmad March 22, 2021 Number of comments0
Design Design Cycle

## SK hynix unveils DRAM, flash memory technology roadmap

The Korean memory chipmaker highlights the evolutionary path for DRAM and NAND flash technologies in a keynote address to IEEE
Richard Quinnell April 27, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Eye on IoT

## IoT energy harvesting is becoming turnkey

Developers are increasingly able to access reference designs and off-the-shelf systems for IoT energy
John Dunn April 26, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Living Analog

## A Smith chart for component characterization

Applicability of the Smith chart also applies to component characterizations, sometimes with intuitively surprising
Bill Schweber April 26, 2021 Number of comments0
Design Power Points

## Active filtering: Attenuating switching-supply EMI

A new DC/DC controller incorporates active filtering of switching noise on a DC power rail into its basic
Brian Dipert April 23, 2021 Number of comments0
Apple teardowns and analysis Brian's Brain Design

## Apple’s Spring Loaded event: An M1 for everyone

Apple's yearly spring product launch event was filled with Arm CPU-based system announcements, as well as plenty of other shiny, pretty
Charles Hymowitz and Paul Ho April 23, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs The Worst Case

## Designers must follow guidelines for resistor aging

Reconsider using 0.5%, or even 1%, for MIL-PRF-55342 resistor aging; it is probably not
Richard Quinnell April 19, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Eye on IoT

## 5 key considerations in IoT asset tracking design

Here are five of the most important issues that developers need to consider when designing an IoT asset tracking
Brian Dipert April 15, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Brian's Brain

## Building a PC: Choose your chipset and motherboard

After choosing the CPUs for upcoming PC builds, this engineer turns his attention to their motherboards, and to the core logic contained on
Jorge Vacas April 14, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Design Engineering on Wheels

## EV designs employ electrolytic capacitors to leverage ripple current

Hybrid aluminum polymer capacitors leverage ripple current to overcome temperature and vibration challenges in EV
Imen Baili April 13, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Fun with Fundamentals

## A short primer on instruction set architecture

Instruction set architecture is the link between a computer's software and
John Dunn April 12, 2021 10
Blogs Living Analog

## Field coil speakers: obsolete or the future?

You may have thought field coil speakers had gone the way of the dodo, but they are still very much with
Richard Quinnell May 20, 2021 1
Blogs Eye on IoT

## NIST IoT cybersecurity guidelines near completion

These guidelines form a pretty good template for improving cybersecurity in any IoT
Brian Dipert May 18, 2021 1
Blogs Brian's Brain

## Building PCs around spare CPUs

This engineer details the build of two PCs that were donated to provide computer access for a shelter
John Dunn May 14, 2021 2
Blogs Living Analog

## Prime time for cicadas

Nature exploits prime numbers to ensure the survival of two closely-related species and the magnitude of acoustic stress that gets imposed on
Benoit de Lescure May 13, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs IC Designer's Corner

## Why network-on-chip has displaced crossbar switches at scale

When the number elements on an SoC grows, a crossbar approach for interconnect doesn't work and network-on-chip architecture is
Rajan Bedi May 10, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Out-of-this-World Design

## DC-DCs meet power-distribution needs of NewSpace applications

A modular 100V power-distribution solution offers benefits to supply the latest ultra-deep-submicron space-grade
Richard Quinnell May 7, 2021 1
Blogs Eye on IoT

## AI and the IoT merge to form the AIoT

AIoT seems to be here to stay, and the next development step – as with processing – will be to evolve specialized devices for key
Brian Dipert May 3, 2021 3
Blogs Brian's Brain

## Will satellite internet deliver net neutrality?

Let’s do a deep dive on SpaceX's burgeoning Starlink satellite internet service and its predecessors and
Jeff Hockert April 30, 2021 Number of comments0
Design Embedded Insights

## Integrated photonics leaps high-speed interconnect barriers

Data center networks can be revolutionized with optical I/O directly designed in server chips and
Yoelit Hiebert April 29, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs LED Diva

## Evaluating sensors for tunable lighting systems

Tunable lighting systems rely on sensors to perform reliably over the lifetime of the
Kenneth Wyatt April 28, 2021 1
Blogs The EMC Blog

## Review: Continuing the search for the ultimate LCR meter

LCR meters are a handy tool to have in your kit, especially now that surface mount devices are the norm in
Majeed Ahmad September 7, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs FPGA Gurus IC Designer's Corner

## Has the time for embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP finally come?

The eFPGA technology is starting to make waves by providing flexibility for AI workloads while facilitating low power for portable
Sahana Krishnan September 6, 2021 Number of comments0
Design Power Tips Uncategorized

## Design considerations for boosting power density in infotainment

Minimizing switching losses and optimizing components for a compact size are crucial in power designs for automotive infotainment
Bill Schweber September 2, 2021 2
Blogs Power Points

## Goodbye to analog LDOs?

The classic analog-based low-dropout regulator is getting serious competition from digital implementations, but thus far only for on-chip
Brad Griffin September 2, 2021 Number of comments0
Design Signal Integrity

## Why power-aware signal integrity analysis matters in DDR5 design

DDR is used on many of the interfaces in computer systems, one of which relates to the way the processor interfaces with the
John Dunn September 1, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Living Analog

## Evaluating analog switches

High isolation audio intercoms require high on/off ratios for their analog switches. Several candidate switching devices were evaluated for such service with gratifying
Majeed Ahmad August 31, 2021 Number of comments0
Audio DesignLine Blog Blogs Eye on IoT

## DSP Group bid: Voice processing consolidation around IoT edge

The DSP Group acquisition by Synaptics is a harbinger of Internet of Audio Things (IoAT) taking shape with help from AI
Robert Heider August 30, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Tales from the Cube

## Plasma problems

A plasma experiment shows several problems that needed
Majeed Ahmad August 26, 2021 2
Blogs Embedded Insights

## Processor history: The road to the 6502 nostalgia

The iconic 6502 processor is still alive and well, and it's serving embedded applications with production volumes in millions of
Brian Dipert August 24, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Brian's Brain

## Building a PC: And then there were three

A looming birthday, coupled with pessimism that component prices would drop to reasonable levels any time soon, leads to the planning for yet another PC
Majeed Ahmad August 24, 2021 Number of comments0
Blogs Memory Designline Blog

## The ultra-low-power SRAM IP targets IoT, wearable SoCs

The supplier of embedded SRAM IP for IoT and wearable SoCs is seeking engineers with more than 10 years of experience in memory

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