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Run All Simulations from a Single Environment

Steve Kaufer, Mentor Graphics Corp. October 11, 2016 Comments Off on Run All Simulations from a Single Environment

High-speed PCBs vary greatly in size, layer count, routing density, signaling speed, types of silicon used, power-delivery challenges, and other factors. Some designers resort to multiple analysis tools, for example... Read More

Mellanox: Using Palladium ICA Mode

Paul McLellan, Cadence September 28, 2016 Comments Off on Mellanox: Using Palladium ICA Mode

At CDNLive Israel, Yaron Netanel of Mellanox talked about his experience with Palladium ICA mode. ICA stands for in-circuit acceleration. One basic way of using Palladium is in-circuit emulation or... Read More

RED – new radio equipment directive for Europe

Heinz Mellein September 26, 2016 Comments Off on RED – new radio equipment directive for Europe

The new radio equipment directive (RED) is effective from mid-June onward. The directive also covers radio receivers; they will have to meet minimum performance requirements in terms of sensitivity and... Read More

Considerations In Selecting The Right Contact For Your Interconnect System

Danny Boesing Product Marketing Director Samtec, Inc. September 21, 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

The lifecycle of an idea

Steve Vecchialrelli, Vice President Supply Chain Solutions at Digi-Key Electronics September 20, 2016 Comments Off on The lifecycle of an idea

In May last year, one of just 200 Apple I computers ever made sold at auction in Germany for more than £400,000. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak designed and hand-built the... Read More

Qormino® – Complex embedded design made quick, easy and enduring

e2v September 20, 2016 Comments Off on Qormino® – Complex embedded design made quick, easy and enduring

Qormino® is an ultra-compact, 64-bit multi-core, NXP QorIQ™ processor based module integrating DDR SDRAMs for high performance, communication intensive applications. Designed to aid fast time to market, it solves the... Read More

Adapting Non-Sealed Surface Mount Parts for Hi-Rel Customer Assembly Processes

Jonid Xhakollari, Manufacturing Process Engineer, Mini-Circuits September 20, 2016 Comments Off on Adapting Non-Sealed Surface Mount Parts for Hi-Rel Customer Assembly Processes

The perfect integration of a product within the customer’s assembly process can be just as critical to the success of that product as the electrical performance. Mini-Circuits and many RF/microwave... Read More

Smarter algorithms improve stepper-motor performance

Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics September 20, 2016 Comments Off on Smarter algorithms improve stepper-motor performance

The stepper motor is a popular choice for intelligent precision motion control. Unlike a standard DC motor, which is designed for continuous rotation, the stepper motor provides the ability to... Read More