The new Xilinx Virtex®-5 TXT FPGAs address the needs of equipment manufacturers who are racing to deploy 100G Ethernet technology in response to exploding internet bandwidth consumption driven by IP video and enhanced media content.
Tough times call for top talent. Here’s a look at the critical skills employers are looking for—the abilities that will help keep you happily and securely employed.
Technology Has Been Very Good To Obama, And He Plans To Reciprocate
By Ron Schneiderman, Contributing Editor
President-elect Barack Obama likes technology. All you have to do is look at how effectively and creatively he used the Internet in his election campaign, as well as at how often you saw him on TV and in news photos working his BlackBerry.
Worldwide Standards Fuel The Growth of Digital Television
By Raj Karamchedu, Legend Silicon Inc.
This article provides an overview of major DTV standards that are being deployed worldwide, with a specific focus on those in use in Europe, North America, and China The article also provides a more comprehensive examination of the China Digital Television Terrestrial Broadcasting (DTTB) System Standard, also known as GB20600-2006, which is unique among all the digital broadcast television standards for its capability to deliver high-definition television (HDTV) to mobile devices moving at speeds of greater than 200 km/hour.
Learn how to improve the power accuracy of receiver tests
Testing to WiMAXTM standards, this application note from Agilent tells how power measurement inaccuracy affects receiver tests, and shows you how to use external variable attenuators to increase both accuracy and speed in power calibration.
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Download Agilent White Paper: Improve Power Supply Performance and Safety Using Remote Sensing and Remote Disable With longer leads, higher wire gauges, and testing being performed further away from the power supply, it is desirable to regulate the power supply using the voltage and current at the test point, rather than at the terminals. Power supply features such as remote sense and remote disable allow the power supply regulate its output and even shut down based upon what is happening at the load.
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In-Circuit Programming Switch Simplifies Operation Of Programmable Devices
By Eric Schlaepfer, Maxim Integrated Products
Many devices require programming through a serial bus, such as I2C. The programming can be done during final test, after the circuit board has been assembled. In many cases, the pins used for programming can then be utilized for something else during normal operation. In fact, the bus itself can also be used for another function.
From the labs at Analog Devices comes a new technology in analog to digital converter technology that is the culmination of three years work. In this episode, Bill Scofield, Design Group Leader, explains the new continuous time sigma-delta converter that uses an internal loop filter with no switch capacitor sampler section.
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Like An Electronic Marvel? Thank An Engineer
Texas Instruments wants you to know your contributions as engineers are highly appreciated. To make that point, the company is running a series of short videos that provide a funny look at what the world would be like without those contributions.
The IEEE is joining the effort to ensure that people are aware of the switch to all-digital TV broadcasting next Feb. 17 and have the information and resources they need to accommodate the change.
Engineers and technical and industrial professionals rely heavily in the Internet for work, according to the seventh annual GlobalSpec Engineering Trends Survey.
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Unveiled as low-power, high-resolution delta-sigma analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), the MCP3422, MCP3423, and MCP3424 provide 18 bits of resolution and consume 135 µA at 3-V continuous conversion.
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