Parasitic extraction methods for full-chip verification
Deciding which approach to use is a matter of understanding your extraction requirements in the context of the design. Let's…
Templates: How to optimise template generators
In this instalment, we'll see how template generators can be optimised to minimise, or in many cases eliminate, their overhead.
Smart force sensor cuts time to market for HMI devices
Maxim's MAXREFDES82# reference design delivers both downward force and centre of mass by collecting responses from four load cells using…
Exploring a new system design environment
In this article we explore the different aspects of a novel development environment, including hardware platform description, application development, as…
Holographic smartphone allows glasses-free 3D experience
The HoloFlex flexible holographic smartphone from Queen's Univeristy uses a high-definition flexible organic light emitting diode touchscreen.
Base board packs NFC, Bluetooth low energy, IR connectivity
Nordic Semiconductor's Arduino Primo is an IoT-targeted programmable single board computer that promises to deliver cost savings as well as…
Calculating a resistor-capacitor snubber
Often adding a simple resistor-capacitor snubber to damp out the ringing is all that is required to tame the circuit.…
Employing energy harvesters for wireless sensors
Since batteries must be regularly replaced, a more effective wireless power solution may be to harvest ambient mechanical, thermal, or…
Wake up PSR flyback converters
Read about a technique for primary-side regulated flyback converters that speeds up the transient response and reduces the amount of…