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How to Address the Challenges of Serial Link Design and Analysis

https://community.cadence.com/ November 7, 2016 Comments Off on How to Address the Challenges of Serial Link Design and Analysis

What is a serial link? It’s an interface where data is serialized for high-speed data transmission. Serial data gets transferred from transmitter equalizer (serializer) to receiver equalizer (de-serializer). These are... Read More

Aerospace and Defense Mobilize Insatiable Bandwidth Applications

Ian Beavers, Analog Devices, Inc. November 2, 2016 Comments Off on Aerospace and Defense Mobilize Insatiable Bandwidth Applications

Aerospace and defense applications such as electronic warfare and active phased array radar often require the use of a higher order Nyquist rate band to ferret out wider frequency communications.... Read More

IoT promises smarter health

Randall Restle, Digi-Key Electronics November 2, 2016 Comments Off on IoT promises smarter health

Healthcare costs around the world are rising as the population ages. The proportion of the population of the world aged 65 and over is set to double over the next... Read More

Switching Aircraft Interior Systems to Fibre Optics

Thomas Heller, Molex November 2, 2016 Comments Off on Switching Aircraft Interior Systems to Fibre Optics

With more airline passengers demanding in-flight Wi-Fi, system designers need to find a smart solution for migrating on-board systems to fibre optics. Here Thomas Heller is account manager, aerospace and... Read More

Measuring Heart Rate and Blood Oxygen Levels for Portable and Wearable Devices

Zhang Feng & Marten Smith, Medical Products Group - Microchip Technology Inc. November 2, 2016 Comments Off on Measuring Heart Rate and Blood Oxygen Levels for Portable and Wearable Devices

The changes occurring in the medical and fitness fields, along with their associated electronic devices, can be called truly revolutionary. The demands of today’s healthcare-device markets are many, varied and... Read More

Getting Connected to Increase Productivity in Industrial Applications

Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics October 25, 2016 Comments Off on Getting Connected to Increase Productivity in Industrial Applications

Implementing wireless connectivity through pre-certified wireless modules could represent the simplest solution to joining the Industrial Internet of Things. Control, particularly when implemented in a programmable or ‘adaptive’ way, lies... Read More

Considerations In Selecting The Right Contact For Your Interconnect System

Danny Boesing, Samtec, Inc. October 25, 2016 Comments Off on Considerations In Selecting The Right Contact For Your Interconnect System

Many articles on interconnects discuss bleeding edge new technologies, new products, or provide guidelines on optimizing system performance. Having said that, standard pitch (2.54, 2.00, or 1.27 mm centerline) board-to-board... Read More

Using PXI Modular Instruments and LabVIEW for Secondary Surveillance Radar ATE

Vishwanath Kalkur - Captronic Systems Pvt Ltd Mondeep Duarah - Captronic Systems Pvt Ltd October 25, 2016 Comments Off on Using PXI Modular Instruments and LabVIEW for Secondary Surveillance Radar ATE

“With the ATE for SSR we created using NI PXI modular instruments and LabVIEW, our customer reduced radar test time by 90 percent compared to earlier desktop instrument manual connections.... Read More

Meeting Functional Safety Requirements Efficiently Via Electronic Design Tools and Techniques

Philippe Roche, STMicroelectronics, and Adam Sherer, Cadence Design Systems October 25, 2016 Comments Off on Meeting Functional Safety Requirements Efficiently Via Electronic Design Tools and Techniques

In an intelligent electronic system, unexpected errors can lead to unplanned, unexpected behavior. This can be a potentially dangerous proposition for, say, an automotive manufacturer, as well as a costly... Read More