By Staff, December 23, 2009
Online Tool Creates Power Prototypes In Minutes
By Staff, November 06, 2009
The company’s latest video-frame-grabber reference design allows users to capture and transfer analog video files from older camcorders and VCRs to personal computers via a USB interface.
By David Maliniak, July 23, 2009
This year’s 46th Design Automation Conference display's the EDA industry's latest wares for design, verification, and implementation, spanning all levels of abstraction from back-of-napkin to silicon.
By David Maliniak, June 18, 2009
Here's a look at the EDA industry's latest offerings, some of which might be your ticket to designing your way out of the doldrums.
By Staff, March 26, 2009
The AAT4614 current-limited p-channel MOSFET power switch from Advanced Analogic Technologies targets high-side load-switching applications. Designed to protect peripheral ports from short-circuit and overvoltage events, it combines reverse current blocki
By Don Tuite, March 24, 2009
What amplifiers are used to drive analog- to-digital converters (ADCs)? Possibilities include single-ended and differential inputs and outputs, plus voltage feedback (VFB) or current feedback (CFB) in the control loop. Specialized amplif
By David Maliniak, March 19, 2009
To address the needs relative to DDR3 design and integration, Agilent is offering a comprehensive DDR3 protocol test package that will span probes and slot interposers, a high-speed logic analysis module, and compliance and analysis software tools. At the
By Staff, March 18, 2009
The single-chip MAX3798 vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) driver and limiting-amplifier solution from Maxim Integrated Products targets SFP+ Fibre Channel and Ethernet applications, simplifying transceiver bills of materials for module manufa
By David Maliniak, March 12, 2009
Software makes it easier to analyze PCB power/ground planes for power integrity.
By Don Tuite, March 12, 2009
Reviews alternate approaches to distributing power from the service entrance to individual cabinets of blade servers in the data center, as well as design approaches for voltage converters at each voltage step-down
By Sam Davis, March 12, 2009
Here's a summary of what's required to put together a complete battery-based power-management system, with a look at what's new in battery-charger ICs, gas-gauge ICs, and everything else concerned.
By Staff, February 27, 2009
The NCP1901 integrated circuit from On Semiconductor combines both a power factor correction (PFC) controller and a resonant half-bridge controller in one package, facilitating small form-factor off-line adapters that meet worldwide efficiency standards.