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The peripheral hub: backbone of efficient system-on-chip design

Meng He of Cypress Semiconductor discusses ways to integrate digital, analog, routing, and interconnect subsystems into an ARM-based SoC embedded... Read More

Optimizing compilers for embedded DSP software

How to improve DSP performance in terms of cycle count, memory use, and power consumption by an order of magnitude through better understanding of the ... Read More

Choosing low-power microcontrollers by the numbers

How to evaluate an MCU’s low-power operation by considering current consumption, state retention, wake-up time, and other power usage. Read More

Dealing with structural and reset faults in embedded SoC designs - Part 2

A survey of some of basic structural issues in reset architectures used in advanced nanometer scale System on Chip designs. Read More

Dealing with structural and reset faults in embedded SoC designs

The first in a two part survey of some of basic structural issues in reset architectures used in advanced nanometer scale System on Chip designs. Read More

A portable OpenMP runtime library based on MCAPI/MRAPI: Part 1

How the OpenMP standard in combination with the Multicore Communications API and the Multicore Resource API can be used to program multicore embedded... Read More

Optimizing clock tree distribution in SoCs with multiple clock sinks

A method of propagating clock signals reliably to a multiplicity of clock sink nets in an SoC clock tree distribution. Read More

Using predictive scheduling for GPU virtualization in automotive infotainment designs

The problems faced when using hypervisor virtualization in graphics processor (GPU)-based automotive applications and some predictive scheduling... Read More

Using the H.264 specification for anywhere, anytime placeshifted video

With recent scalability enhancements, the H.264 video codec algorithm remains the primary approach for placeshifting video. Read More

Overcoming the embedded CPU performance wall

Julio Diez Ruiz provides an overview of the challenges facing designers of embedded multicore SoCs. Read More

Trade-offs between programmable SoCs vs. dedicated MCUs in motor control

The basics of motor controller design with programmable SoC vs. dedicated MCU. Read More

Retargeting embedded software stacks for many-core systems

How to combine the data-centric publish/subscribe-based Data Distribution Service model with the Leader/Followers thread-pool concurrency thread... Read More

Ten things to look for when choosing MCUs for automotive designs

The author suggests what you should look for in MCUs to optimize performance relating to noise and voltage immunity, power consumption, and cost,... Read More

Improve Cortex M4 MCU interrupt responses with an intelligent Peripheral Event System

In this Product How-To article, Atmel’s Andreas Eieland and Espen Krangnes describe how they improved interrupt response times and reduced... Read More

Using precision analog MCU Peripherals to create high value, signal-intensive designs

In this Product How-to design article, Pedro Pachuca and Tom Davide of Silicon Laboratories use the company’s SiM3U1xx/SiM3C1xx Precision32 MCUs to... Read More

FRAMs as alternatives to flash memory in embedded designs

TI’s Priya Thanigai provides some real world examples of where ferroelectric random access memory should be considered as an alternative to flash as a ... Read More

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The peripheral hub: backbone of efficient system-on-chip design

Optimizing compilers for embedded DSP software

Choosing low-power microcontrollers by the numbers

Dealing with structural and reset faults in embedded SoC designs - Part 2

Dealing with structural and reset faults in embedded SoC designs

A portable OpenMP runtime library based on MCAPI/MRAPI: Part 1

Optimizing clock tree distribution in SoCs with multiple clock sinks

Using predictive scheduling for GPU virtualization in automotive infotainment designs

Using the H.264 specification for anywhere, anytime placeshifted video

Overcoming the embedded CPU performance wall

Trade-offs between programmable SoCs vs. dedicated MCUs in motor control

Retargeting embedded software stacks for many-core systems

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XMOS extends deterministic event-driven MCUs into analog

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Energy Micro's Wonder Gecko MCU has ARM Cortex-M4 and FPU
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PID Loop for TI DSP
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12 September 2012

Multicore

Selected content from Embedded.com on multicore processing. Read More
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Sponsored by Evatronix 21 February 2013

Long live the battery

This paper will discuss smart video and display pipeline in the System-on-Chip. Smart, which means providing similar performance to competitive solutions, but requiring much less power. Read More

Sponsored by Microsemi 01 March 2013

Developing Safety Critical Applications that Meet IEC 61508 Standards

This paper will first provide an overview of numerous safety standards with particular focus on the IEC 61508 Functional Safety of Electrical/Electronic/Programmable Electronic Safety-related Systems. Associated security concerns, in particular for... Read More

Sponsored by Altera 25 February 2013

A Tailored Approach to FPGA Process Selection

This white paper examines three categories of process characteristics, relates them to the internal structure of modern FPGAs, and then, in turn, looks at the impact the FPGAs have on the systems that employ them. Read More

Sponsored by Synopsys 01 April 2013

Addressing the Complexity of "Smart" Devices Through Low Power Hierarchical Design

This paper will demonstrate the use of UPF-based methodologies to implement and analyze a low power hierarchical design with bottom-up and top-down flows. Read More

Sponsored by Silicon Labs 01 March 2013

Leveraging ADC Technology to Capture, Compute, and Communicate in Microcontroller-Based Embedded Systems

Read this paper to learn how you can get more from your mixed-signal 8-bit and 32-bit MCUs by leveraging the optimal configuration for integrated ADCs. Read More
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Sponsored by Intel 07 February 2013

Enabling Open Source Firmware Solutions for Intel® Architecture

Intel has created the Intel® Firmware Support Package (Intel® FSP) to further satisfy the versatile needs of the Intel® Intelligent Systems ecosystem, which creates products covering a wide range of system designs beyond PC architecture with the Intel®... Read More

Sponsored by Rohde & Schwarz 21 February 2013

Phase Noise and Jitter Measurements

This session will cover the theory and practice for making phase noise measurements on clock signals as well as the relationship between phase noise and total jitter, random jitter and deterministic jitter. Measurements on a typical clock signal will be... Read More

Sponsored by Synopsys 14 March 2013

Designing with FinFETs

FinFETs are emerging as the device of choice for 22-nm process nodes and beyond. They alleviate the leakage and the short channel bottlenecks seen in planar technologies, but they also introduce new design challenges for IP development, which require... Read More

Sponsored by Maxim Integrated 19 March 2013

Security Fundamentals 1: Introduction to Encryption and Digital Signatures

Digital security is an increasing concern for designers. Most people involved in embedded system designs have heard of "encryption" and "digital signature", but the real meaning, usages, benefits, and techniques that stand behind these terms are far from... Read More

Sponsored by Andes Technology 28 March 2013

Power-Efficient Processor Cores for Embedded Controllers From a CPU subsystem perspective

Andes Technology will present an introduction to their latest power-efficient CPU and MCU core solutions and discuss how to reduce overall SOC power consumption while delivering high-levels of application performance. These licensable IP solutions are in... Read More
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Sponsored by Texas Instruments 30 April 2012

SIMPLE SWITCHER® Nano Modules and Regulators + TI Processors

Watch the video to see a demo using WEBENCH® Design Center to choose SIMPLE SWITCHER® products with TI processors, and learn more about how SIMPLE SWITCHER nano modules and regulators make power design easy for MSP430™, C2000™, as well as Sitara™ and... Read More

Sponsored by Apache Design 14 May 2012

RedHawk-3DX: Dynamic Power Sign-Off

Low-power ICs are becoming increasing complex, often surpassing Moore's Law in order to maintain expanding functionality and performance needs. To stay within the power budget, these designs leverage ultra-low sub-1V supply voltage levels. And to meet... Read More

Sponsored by Texas Instruments 02 October 2012

WEBENCH Power/FPGA/Microprocessor Architect

This presentation shows how to use WEBENCH Power Architect to quickly optimize and create multiple load power supply systems. It also describes how to use WEBENCH Power Architect to design power supplies for a wide variety of FPGAs and microprocessors in... Read More

Sponsored by Apache Design 22 April 2013

RTL Design-for-Power for Mobile SoCs: Best Practices

Significant power related design decisions can be made during the RTL design stage since there is greater flexibility early in the design flow. The best practices will cover the key subset of RTL power tools and methodologies in use by mobile... Read More

Sponsored by Apache Design 05 April 2013

SoC Power Integrity Challenges

Analysis of IC power integrity has drastically changed in the last decade. ICs today must deliver increased performance and functionality above the previous generations while simultaneously lowering power budgets. A comprehensive power integrity and... Read More
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Save & Follow 21 February 2013

This paper will discuss smart video and display... Read More

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