2021-08-06 - Atulesh Kansal and Himanshu Aggarwal

Automated validation of multiple clock signals in SoC designs

The complexity in clocking subsystems in SoC designs is paving the way for automation to validate multiple combinations of clock…

2020-10-06 - Bill Schweber

Reed relays switch to new designs, applications

Ancient electromechanical components still have an irreplaceable role...

2020-05-11 - Brian Dipert

Why the Raspberry Pi 4 should catch your eye

If you’re basing your next system design on the Arm architecture, the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s various boards are an intriguing…

2019-05-13 - Keith Sabine, Product Manager, Pulsic

Analog Layout Automation

There has been vast progress in digital layout automation, which has made it possible to develop complex digital ICs quickly.…

2017-09-14 - Rick Merritt, EE Times

TSMC Updates its Silicon Menu

TSMC added process and packaging variants to its broad foundry portfolio, but one analyst said some updated results were below…

2017-08-10 - Martin Brown

How to build your own oscilloscope probe

To view fast transitions, an oscilloscope with at least 1GHz bandwidth is needed. Unfortunately, most commercially available voltage and current…

2017-08-10 - Martin Brown

Noise considerations for DIY oscilloscope probes

Within self-designed 50Ω probes, the effects of transmission lines on measurements need to be considered because every connection creates impedance…

2017-08-10 - Yoelit Hiebert

How to ensure a robust LED lighting design

Robustness testing has recently been embraced by the LED lighting community, as the realisation takes hold that LED-based lighting products…

2017-08-07 - Xenoma

E-skin shirt allows camera-free motion tracking

The shirt eases AR/VR content creation with its 14 strain sensors and the Hub, which has a 6-axis accelerometer and…

2017-08-03 - Mark Stansberry

Music to the ears: Basics of pedal effect

Fundamental to the reproduction of era-specific and musician-specific music is the technology contained in pedal effect gadgets. Here's how you…