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Understanding Intel's Ivy Bridge Random Number Generator

Random number generation is the Achilles heel of cryptography. Intel's Ivy Bridge processor incorporates its own, robust random number generator.

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Jul. 10, 2013

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BeagleBone Black – BeagleBoard.org’s $45 1GHz Linux computer

With BeagleBone Black, the next-generation offering from BeagleBoard.org, everyone from makers to engineers has access to a ready-to-use, 1GHz computer platform for only $45. This credit-card-sized, Linux computer is a truly flexible open hardware and software development platform that makes it quick and easy to transform great ideas into products. BeagleBone Black allows developers to leverage the ideas and knowledge of the highly active and engaged users of the BeagleBoard.org community who support each other from concept through development. When using BeagleBone Black, opportunities for innovation are endless....More
Jun. 18, 2013

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Porting OpenMCAPI For Multicore Communications

OpenMCAPI is an open-source, multicore API that provides inter-core communication while running RTOSs and Linux on multicore processors. Porting it can be a challenge but not a difficult one....More
Jun. 18, 2013

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Electronic Design

White Paper: Closed Loop Current Transducer Characteristics

Current measurement is an integral part of power electronics. Current transducers supply this measurement with different technologies available, with the most common technology being the Closed Loop Hall Effect or Closed Loop Flux Gate...More
Jun. 17, 2013

Article

Electronic Design

Transaction-based Verification And Emulation Combine For Multi-megahertz Verification Performance

Transaction-based verification is becoming the emulation mode of choice because of its unique ability to keep pace with the growing verification support requirements of the latest high-performance, industry-standard interfaces....More
Jun. 10, 2013

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Electronic Design

Data Fusion Enables Next-Generation Smart Mobile Applications

As sensors and cloud computing become more pervasive, our mobile devices and environments will become context-aware, accessing public and private information such as e-mails, GPS locations, weather, and transit schedules to deliver smarter mobile services to consumers....More
Jun. 4, 2013

Article

Electronic Design

Resolve The Stress Caused By High-Speed Interfaces

As increasing data rates reduce available error margin in high-speed systems, engineers need to improve end-to-end signal integrity using design techniques that minimize attenuation, jitter, and impedance....More
Jun. 3, 2013

Article

Electronic Design

Circuit Generates High-Frequency Sine/Cosine Waves From Square-Wave Input

Direct digital synthesis ICs can convert square waves to sine/cosine waves but their complexity is a disadvantage. This circuit uses simple CMOS logic and two switched-capacitor filters to perform the conversion....More
May 31, 2013

White Paper

Electronic Design

White Paper: Magnetics Design--Specifications, Performance & Cost

The design, development and delivery of affordable magnetic components is a complex process. At Datatronics, the design development process begins once performance requirements are specified. Upon design approval, the procurement of materials for a prototype build is initiated. During this stage, specifications are not final and options remain open for cost-effective production....More
May 31, 2013

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Real-World Drive Tests Declare A Verdict On GPS/GLONASS

The U.S.-run GPS system isn’t the only cloud in the navigational sky. Companies that design tracking products, telematics, and other GPS-enabled M2M devices need to be aware of the Russian government’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS). Why does GLONASS matter and what does it offer?...More
May 31, 2013

Article

Every Mobile Strategy Should Include Testing In The Cloud

The first line of defense against ever-increasing complexity and the challenges faced during configuration of mobile applications is to test them in the mobile cloud. Moreover, mobile apps must be tested on real phones, via the cloud....More