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A DIY microcontroller-based functional tester

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How to build a microcontroller-based functional tester

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Book excerpt – The art of hardware architecture, part 3

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Capacitive proximity detection spurs automotive convenience features

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Unlocking the 3D Capabilities of Graphics Display Controllers

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A quad-pipelined 16/32-bit microcontroller core

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Define drain-current conditions when calculating power for multi-core SoCs

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Book excerpt – The art of hardware architecture, part 1

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Out of Europe: Top auto electronics articles 2011

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Top ten Embedded Internet articles for 2011

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Technical Papers

A Competitive Analysis: AP, Modem Single-Chip vs. Dual-Chip Solutions for Mobile Applications

RX600 Series

Comparative table of MCUs

Application Portability for 32-Bit Microcontrollers--Reality or Myth?

Eliminating the parallel/serial tradeoff in embedded systems with SPIFI-equipped Cortex-M3

8-Bit Microcontrollers: Sophisticated Solutions for Simple Applications

Using USB Connectivity to Integrate Touch Screens

The Truth about Power Consumption in PIC MCUs with XLP Technology vs. TI's MSP430

Why NanoAmps Matter in Low-Power Design

FRAM MCU Key Strengths and Applications

How to Build a Smarter Human Interface

A Novel Technique of MCU Firmware Upgrade from a Remote Server using 3G Modem

Courses and Webinars

Connectivity & Control for Industrial or Renewable Energy Applications

Rapid High- and Full-Speed USB development on Cortex-M microcontrollers

Migrating from 8-bit to 32-bit MCUs with NXP LPC1200

Delivering real-time, high-performance embedded systems with the ARM Cortex-R processors

Video over LTE—Testing the next step in the end user experience

Designing with Atmel 6-pin tinyAVR Flash microcontrollers

Power Architecture® Solutions for Smart Energy market

The Latest on Driving ADCs Differentially

Fundamentals of Clocks and Clocking

Enabling USB-to-serial applications with NXP LPC11U00 microcontroller series

Teardowns

Under the Hood: Android dreams, GooglePhone delivers

Good vibrations for energy harvesting

Wide Bluetooth, Wi-Fi adoption seen in handsets

Inside the Samsung Galaxy Tab: Taking on the iPad

Inside Xbox 360's Kinect controller

N8: Solid start for Nokia’s Symbian^3 strategy

CE parts met cockpit avionics in vintage F-15 video camera

Innovation at home: Inside a 3-D desktop scanner

FitBit blends wireless, MCUs and MEMS with online interface

BenQ K60 e-reader: Trying to stand on the shoulders of giants

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Reference Designs

Lattice adds over 90 reference designs for PLDs

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has released more than 90 reference designs optimized for the MachXO and ispMACH 4000ZE PLDs.
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Quantenna debuts 802.11n 4x4 MIMO wireless video bridge ref design

Quantenna Communications Inc. has debuted a complete reference design based on its QHS600 IEEE 802.11n wireless LAN (WLAN) 4x4 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) chipset.
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Products

Xilinx announces ISE Design Suite 13.4

New USB-to-SPI protocol converter from Microchip

HTML5 platform for infotainment systems debuts at CES

Microchip targets active current reduction in PIC24F expansion

Forty-nm flash memory IP developed for automotive real-time applications

Transceiver supports NFC capability in cars

Eurotech's Catalyst CV embedded computer with Intel Atom N2000 launches in Q2 2012

Mentor, Mecel roll AUTOSAR 4.x basic software package

SandForce SSD processor targets cloud computing

MSP430 microcontrollers increase performance and precision

Commentary

Book Review: Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriquez

Clive Maxfield

These books have proved to be so exciting (and scary) that I sometimes have to take a break and go for a walk to wind down a little before proceeding...

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I saw somewhere on the Internet that the Fox TV network was going to make this into a TV series and ...

MIT announces a “faster-than-fast” Fourier transform

Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office

For a large range of use cases, MIT researchers have found a way to increase the speed of one of the most important algorithms in the information sciences…

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EDA/IP Weekly Roundup – Jan 18th

Brian Bailey

Agilent, ASELTA Nanographics, Carbon Design Systems, lots of space people and David Yeh made the lineup today. See here for their news…

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Version 1 of Microchip’s MPLAB X IDE is released

Clive Maxfield

MPLAB X IDE is one of six Microchip products named in EDN’s “Hot 100” list

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New Book “Advanced Verification Topics” published by Cadence

Brian Bailey

The major EDA companies have been busy working on books recently, a trend that I love, and today I find out about a new book from Cadence…

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Android will run better on our chips, says Intel
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ARM's East unimpressed with Medfield, design wins
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Guest commentary: CFLs and their "issues"
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Diesels challenge hybrids for efficiency, low emissions

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Reader Message Boards

TI Seeking Packaging Feedback

By Glenn B on 09.16.2011

Texas Instruments is seeking your feedback on our quality and lead-free (Pb-free)packaging.
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Lead free is better than chock-full of lead.

Kontron embraces ARM

By rick.merritt on 09.02.2011

X86 board maker Kontron will launch its first ARM products soon, according to a blog by Rich Nass of sister publication Medical Electroncis Design. The move

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hm: Can you be more specific in your question? I'm not sure exactly what you are asking.

Microcontroller selection - How do you choose?

By Duane Benson on 10.12.2010

The recent blog posting: 'Renesas simplifies MCU selection: What now for independents?' got me thinking about the MCU selection process. Myself, I tend to use

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trying to figure out what this component is!

By Josh Deeter on 09.09.2011

I have a 16-pin dip part that i believe to be a resistor pack.

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Thanks for everyone's input. I have figured out that the values I listed above are correct. What i ...

News, Analysis, and Opinion

CES: Freescale widens eReader and tablet coverage with i.MX 6 expansion

Linaro scheme recognizes effort by contributors

Xilinx demos, ships Zynq-7000 devices

MCUs, touch solutions to go on display at ATL

NXP boosts LPC43000 to 204MHz, hits the shelves

Microchip Tech rolls low-cost MCU dev tool

Stanford's solar car uses STM32s for subsystems

Renesas licenses Imagination's graphics IP

Nordic preps new RF family, TV remote

Kinetis X provides up to 200 MHz

 

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