Articles
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LTE delivers on the promise of 4G, but no panacea for fragmentation
While wireless operators add more spectrum to build their next generation networks, multimode devices will be required to adapt to an increasing number of variations in each deployment.
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Virtual or real: Prototyping platform(s) for ARM-based FPGA design
SoC FPGAs offer both hardware and software approaches to platform prototyping, each of which confronts different challenges of the hardware-software codesign process.
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Approaches and tools for FPGA mixed-signal integration
Multiple methods for integrating ADCs into FPGAs are available, but the right implementation is contingent upon the signal being measured.
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The small-cell base station market is getting bigger
Will details developments and predictions in wireless processors, acquisitions, and trends spanning the final quarter of 2011 through the first half of 2012.
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DSP, FPGAs, and the quest for instant gratification
Devices integrating programmable logic into processors are easing the translation between software and hardware engineering teams in FPGA design flows.
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New developments in DSP design
Advances in DSP development tools and chips that support both fixed- and floating-point circuitries help forge high-level design flows for FPGAs.
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New tool for FPGA designers mitigates soft errors within synthesis
Implementing synthesis-based mitigation offers a redux in the radiation upsets and soft errors that plague shrinking FPGA geometries.
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SRIO reaches a crossroads in Intel-based DSP designs
PCIe-to-SRIO bridges leverage Intel processors for faster, smaller, and lower power DSP designs.
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Power is the common denominator, but greater analog design productivity is the solution
The demand for energy-efficient designs highlights the need to bridge the gaps between analog-digital EDA tools and flows.
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Hot Chips will need more analog to support multicore
A common thread that ran through the 23rd Hot Chips conference presentations was the integration of more complex and higher performance analog circuits as an absolute requirement.
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TI claims industry's lowest power for NFC transceiver
TI is targeting its new NFC transceiver at infrastructure devices which communicate to NFC-enabled devices such as smartphones.
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EE Daily News 20-page special report reviews the EDA/IP exec panel at GTC2011
The 2nd annual GLOBALFOUNDRIES Technology Conference (GTC) provided a rare opportunity to hear industry leaders discuss a wide range of issues that will impact the future direction of the electronics design ecosystem.
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National Semiconductor adds 16-bit and 24-bit sensor analog front ends
National Semiconductor Corp. has announced the availability of seven new 24-bit and 16-bit multi-channel sensor AFEs (analog front-ends) to enable designers to easilly configure signal paths from interface sensors to microcontrollers.
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Conexant adds Keterex audio playback IC to launch new product line
Conexant has announced the launch of a new audio playback product line acquired from Keterex to play 8 KHz audio data directly to an external speaker via an on-chip digital audio processor and class-D amplifier.
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FPGA design tools: Misconceived and missed opportunities
As more software developers become aware of the processing advantages for FPGA, there will be a demand for FPGA tools to support them.
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FPGA verification must address user uncertainty for prototyping, system validation
With the diversification of FPGA verification, designers can look to add-in boards and embedded test points in the FPGA for this necessary step.
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Daily Briefing: News Snippets
Managing Editor Sharon Hess reports on the latest headlines in the military embedded technology realm.
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FPGAs can lead the way to next-generation technology
FPGAs can offer designers a cost-performance advantage over ASICs for applications that require leading-edge semiconductor processes, but improvements in design tools and ease-of-use will be required in order to gain more widespread adoption.
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Daily Briefing: News Snippets
Managing Editor Sharon Hess reports on the latest headlines in the military embedded technology realm.
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Show me the money - the valuation of Apache Design Solutions
The EDA industry has seen some recent acquisition activity, including the ANSYS purchase of Apache Design Solution.
Loring Wirbel, Footwasher Media
