Major advances in communications technology offer new opportunities and challenges for radio frequency (RF) design. 5G, the fifth generation of cellular technology, promises to deliver increased speed … [Read more...] about Parasitic Extraction of MIM/MOM Capacitor Devices in Analog/RF Designs
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Improving Productivity With More Efficient LVS Debug
Layout vs. schematic (LVS) verification is an essential and integral part of integrated circuit (IC) verification in a system-on-chip (SOC) design cycle, but with today’s highly dense and hierarchical … [Read more...] about Improving Productivity With More Efficient LVS Debug
Design Considerations for a Bidirectional DC/DC Converter
With the wide use of energy storage devices such as batteries and supercapacitors, the current trend is to simplify battery charge and discharge management. A bidirectional DC/DC converter can … [Read more...] about Design Considerations for a Bidirectional DC/DC Converter
From prototyping to production, HP 3D HR PP enabled by BASF results in robust parts and shorter supply chains
Extol leverages the manufacturing industry’s familiarity with polypropylene combined with the capabilities of HP Multi Jet Fusion technology to help customers decrease time to market through design … [Read more...] about From prototyping to production, HP 3D HR PP enabled by BASF results in robust parts and shorter supply chains
Factors To Consider When Choosing A Crossed Roller Bearing
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PCI Express® Measurement Techniques for Gen5 and Beyond
Historically, the preferred instrument for measuring the reference clock jitter of PCI Express® (PCIe®) systems has been the digital storage oscilloscope (DSO). Unfortunately, as the data rates in … [Read more...] about PCI Express® Measurement Techniques for Gen5 and Beyond
Push-In Connection Terminals: Making Wiring Reliable, Safe and Efficient
Push-in connection technology is a new wiring option adding to a wide range of IDEC components and automation products. This new push-in feature is already in use on IDEC’s HW-series pushbuttons and … [Read more...] about Push-In Connection Terminals: Making Wiring Reliable, Safe and Efficient
Smart Factories Need Smarter Machines: New Revenue Opportunities with Edge Computing
While automation has been an integral part of machine design for many years, new concepts such as Digital Transformation, Smart Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) … [Read more...] about Smart Factories Need Smarter Machines: New Revenue Opportunities with Edge Computing
Fusing CMOS IC and MEMS Design for IoT Edge Devices
A new breed of designers are creating IoT edge devices that span across analog, digital, RF, and MEMS domains. They are tackling a challenge that once seemed impossible: combining the electronics of … [Read more...] about Fusing CMOS IC and MEMS Design for IoT Edge Devices
Industrial IoT (IIoT) – Where is Silicon Valley
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has a market forecast approaching over one hundred billion, so it has everyone’s attention right now, except, it seems, Silicon Valley. Turning volumes of factory … [Read more...] about Industrial IoT (IIoT) – Where is Silicon Valley