Industrial Control DesignLine Highlights
Technical Papers
EtherCAT on Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 Microprocessors
Introduction to ARM
IGBT Modules: Data Sheet Comparisons and the Pitfalls--How to Ensure Comparison Reliability
Courses and Webinars
Frequency Synthesis, Part 1: Phased Locked Loops
Keep Connected Cars Up to Date with FOTA (Firmware Over-the-Air) Technology
Intelligent Systems: Defined by Connectivity, Cloud, and Data
Powering Intelligent Systems with the Next Generation Intel® AtomTM Processors
Fundamentals of Low-Power Microcontroller Design
Teardowns
A19 LED bulbs: What’s under the frosting?
Video: Tear down that Prius!
Wide Bluetooth, Wi-Fi adoption seen in handsets
Inside a CFL bulb – Less power & longer life using NXP technology
Yukyung marshals army of chip vendors for Viliv tablet
Reference Designs
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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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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Products
New H-PSOF power-electronics packaging touts high-current capability and high efficiency
FPGA-based dual motor control kit from Microsemi and TRINAMIC
Digital Blocks expands its video signal and image processing IP core family
QuickLogic introduces Background Color Compensator (BCC) technology for Pico Projectors
Ruggedized SSD offers 200 GB of capacity
Quad 40-V precision amplifiers feature low noise and consumption
Vishay ChipLEDs are super thin and ultra bright
Commentary

The passion
Brian Fuller
Will the enormous contributions Baby Boom engineers have made to humanity carry forward to new generations?
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EREBUS
Every generation has its own set of doer's. What changes is the medium in which they innovate. ...
Every generation has its own set of doer's. What changes is the medium in which they innovate. ...

What's a good "real engineer" question?
Bill Schweber
There are quick ways to separate the real techies from wannabes
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sharps_eng
My standard analog test is a zener shunt regulator. A few can correctly solve for the ballast ...
My standard analog test is a zener shunt regulator. A few can correctly solve for the ballast ...

Quirky chips
Jack Ganssle
Jack has fun describing some of his favorite quirky chips from the past; some of these are still around.
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Kentj
I have P4040s, D4040s, 1802s etc if anybody wants to play with them. Sorry, no P4004s.
I have P4040s, D4040s, 1802s etc if anybody wants to play with them. Sorry, no P4004s.

Targeting RF key security
Rick DeMeis
How secure are your RFID car key and other devices—to be afraid, or not?
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joewilder
Can't you unlock a steering wheel lock with a bump key?
Can't you unlock a steering wheel lock with a bump key?
Recent Comments
jaybus 02.05.2012
Rebuilding America: Really? Have we given up?
Rebuilding America: Really? Have we given up?
I agree, Bert. My father worked for ARMCO Steel, now AK Steel, the result of a limited partnership ...
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sharps_eng 02.05.2012
What's a good "real engineer" question?
What's a good "real engineer" question?
My standard analog test is a zener shunt regulator. A few can correctly solve for the ballast ...
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David Ashton 02.05.2012
That Was Tricky: The logic analyzer versus a DVM
That Was Tricky: The logic analyzer versus a DVM
I actually still run a DOS machine in my workshop - it drives an EPROM programmer and a couple of ...
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