Silicon debug challenges and guidelines
Analyzing the Hold violation: One can figure out Hold violation after analyzing the shmoo-plot which is frequency-independent and having failure wall at higher voltage. The PLL and clock control block make the at-speed test difficult to diagnose ...
Getting Started with the MSP430 Launchpad: The Languages of LaunchPad ...
We know that the “A” in UART stands for asynchronous because the two systems trying to talk to each other do not share a clock line. In synchronous communication, a clock signal is shared between the systems that are trying to communicate with each other....
How-to design LED signage and LED matrix displays (Part 1)
LED-based signage and matrix displays are bringing new dimensions of versatility and eye-pleasing visual effects to a growing number of outdoor and indoor applications. Recent advances in LED technology have even made it difficult to distinguish still ...
Fast and effective embedded systems design: ARM mbed analog-to-digital ...
Editor's Note: Low-cost, easy-to-use development systems lower the threshold to entry into embedded systems development for engineers, regardless of their experience level. Among these compact development systems, ARM's mbed finds support for a ...
Performance optimization using smart memory controllers, Part 1
In a System on Chip (SoC) environment, multiple digital and analog modules are integrated together on a single chip along with processors and various type of memories which are managed by conventional memory controllers. These controllers manage ...
When will PAM4 take over from NRZ?
Mike Steinberger said, “I'm going with NRZ right up to the multimode brick wall, then I'm going to PAM4.” Mike's a high-speed serial guru, though his official title is Lead Architect, Serial Channel Products for SiSoft. We don't like to think of ...
CFPB: Student loan debt hijacks the housing recovery
Chopra made those statements while speaking at the ABS East 2013 conference in Miami. Chopra said that since the CFPB formed as the new regulator of lenders, he has been pouring over the data to try to find correlations in borrower behavior....