Industrial Control Design Features

Modularity provides functional, economical tire-pressure monitoring

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Design industrial systems on a chip that meet stringent global safety standards

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Book excerpt – The art of hardware architecture, part 4

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Build and validate safety in medical (and other) device software

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EMC Basics #13: EMC shielding--destroying a shield

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Myth or fact? You can increase the force of your solenoid by removing turns (Part 3 of 3)

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Compliance to Power-over-Ethernet safety standards is critical when moving beyond 60W

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Comparing FMCs with PMCs/XMCs for harsh environments (Part 1)

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Leverage Ethernet to improve passenger safety, comfort, and convenience

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Use high-speed data acquisition systems to measure transient electrical events

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MOST150 points to technology tipping point

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Technical Papers

Introduction to ARM

IGBT Modules: Data Sheet Comparisons and the Pitfalls--How to Ensure Comparison Reliability

An introduction to the Wireless Power Consortium standard and TI's compliant solutions

Methods of controlling multiple LED strings with C2000 MCUs

Building Functional Safety into Complex Software Systems, Part II

Power spikes isolation to avoid corruption within sensitive ICs

Product Design Constraints and Optimization

Generating Noise Field for Ambient Noise Rejection Tests

Using FPGAs for Trapezoidal Motor Control

Courses and Webinars

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

Low cost constant current regulator (CCR) charging solution for rechargeable batteries

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

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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

Quad 40-V precision amplifiers feature low noise and consumption

Vishay ChipLEDs are super thin and ultra bright

Panel seal pushbuttons feature shortest above panel dimension

Multi-output regulators take up less space on the board

Ultracapacitor boasts 3,000F, low ESR in rugged design

Power metal strip resistor boasts high 3W rating

Low-power, secure 802.11n Wi-Fi module targets M2M app explosion

Commentary

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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That's why I NEVER leave my car unattended without a steering wheel lock. Even if some mutt managed ...

DIY days: better, worse, or just very different?

Bill Schweber

How does today's do-it-yourself experimenter situation compare to "back in the day"?

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Not only Nuts and Volts, but some great Australian electronics hobbyist magazines still exist like ...

Better glasses

Jack Ganssle

A nearly-perfect display technology already sits on our noses.

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The hi-tech electronics industry gets us in both ways. As we get older, our ability to see fine ...

DesignCon 2012 Panel: Test gurus share vision to accelerate your ‘time to answer’

Patrick Mannion

The countdown begins: On Wednesday next at DesignCon 2012 http://www.designcon.com I’ll be moderating a panel comprising four of the sharpest minds in the electronics industry as they explore the cutting edge of technology and what it means for you, the test engineer.

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Controller PCB problem solved

Ravender Ajmani

Problem with a controller PCB causes significant yield loss at an off-shore drive assembly plant and Ravinder is sent in to investigate...

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I've seen the same problem with a LM324 op amp die shrink. Reduced yield problems were directly ...

New Microcontroller Central website – changing the world bit-by-bit

Clive Maxfield

New NXP online community lets professional and hobbyists alike share design success stories and technical insights while providing technology news, product information, learning, and training.

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@ams0178 - I'll be one of the regular bloggers on the site. I don't have any direct connection with ...

MIPI Alliance offers new specs for RF control

Janine Love

Today, the MIPI Alliance announced new DigRF and RFFE specifications, and yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak with Jim Ross, of Skyworks, and Dr. Dietmar Wenzel, of Infineon about the changes. Both men are part of the MIPI Alliance.

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Per Dr. Dietmar Wenzel, chair of the DigRF Working Group, DigRF v4 is not limited to 2G and 3G. It ...

Auto show musings

Rick DeMeis

You may have missed these under reported developments coming from the recent auto shows.

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On the Buick it is done using the base model audio equipment.

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Rebuilding America: Proposals emerge to fix 'dysfunctional' R&D tax credit
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MagnaChip buys IGBT module maker
IGBTs will have to compete with Power MOSFET as PMOSFETs are getting more accepted compared to ...
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Cisco rolls more routers for smart grids
Why not to use their own line they have for metering purpose, instead of using wireless links. PLCC ...
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Diesels challenge hybrids for efficiency, low emissions

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The elephant in the corner

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Control a dual-robot system for upper limb exercise therapy

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