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  • Revenge of the Bride of Moore’s Law Strikes Back II

    Revenge of the Bride of Moore’s Law Strikes Back II

    Pop quiz: what has a 32-bit processor, runs Android or Linux, and comes with a high-speed DRAM interface, options for an LCD and touch screen,…

  • Tiny, Tiny Tech

    Tiny, Tiny Tech

    Pop Quiz:  What kind of part is found on the BOM for many smartphones, feature-phones, cameras, camcorders, portable GPS units, tablets, and other mobile devices? …

  • Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGAs – 1.170Tbps throughput

    Martin Gilpatric, transceiver technical marketing engineer at Xilinx, demonstrates the Virtex® HX380T GTH transceivers, using ChipScope and an ML628 evaluation board. The Virtex®-6 family provides…

  • PowerPC to MIPS® Architecture Migration Guide (REVISED)

    Software investment is the biggest ticket item in any project. Hence it is important to choose an instruction set architecture (ISA) that offers a truly…

  • Choice of an ISA for Embedded Designs

    Software investment is the biggest ticket item in any project. Hence the choice of an ISA that offers a scalable solution is an important consideration.…

  • “Smart” Connected Home Entertainment with Android

    Experience the SmartCE (Connected Entertainment) for Android platform from MIPS Technologies in this new video demonstration. The SmartCE Platform enables MIPS licensees and their customers…

  • 4K Format Conversion Reference Design

    4K resolution is the next major enhancement in video because of the benefits in picture clarity and realism. Many leading projector, broadcast, and camera manufacturers are…

  • How To Begin A Simple FPGA Design

    This training is for engineers who have never designed an FPGA before.You will learn about the basic benefits of FPGAs and how to create a…

  • Single-Port Triple-Speed Ethernet and On-Board PHY Chip Reference Design

    This application note describes two reference designs that demonstrate Ethernet operations of the Altera® Triple-Speed Ethernet MegaCore®functions with on-board Marvell 88E1111 PHY chips. The reference…

  • Less Pessimism, Please

    Less Pessimism, Please

    When I was a teen, I remember someone coming to help my Dad plan a big move of some piece of equipment on our orchard.…