EDA toolset parade at TSMC’s U.S. design symposium
The EDA trio—Cadence Design Systems, Siemens EDA, and Synopsys—is working hands in hand with TSMC to facilitate production-ready EDA tools for the mega-fab’s newest and most advanced processes. These EDA outfits showcased their IC design…
What’s that?…A fuel cell that harvests energy from…dirt?
The continual attraction of energy harvesting is well known. Who can resist possibly getting something—usually electricity—for nothing, or almost nothing? Yet the reality is that in many cases, the harvesting arrangement technically works…
Scope software improves multi-signal analysis
Version 5.4 of SignalVu Spectrum Analyzer software from Tektronix allows multichannel modulation analysis of up to eight signals in parallel. The software transforms Tektronix 5 Series MSO, 6 Series MSO, and DPO70000 oscilloscopes into a comprehensive…
LDO regulators provide flexible outputs
ST’s LDH40 and LDQ40 voltage regulators deliver up to 200 mA and 250 mA, respectively, for use in industrial and automotive applications. The LDH40 regulator provides an adjustable output voltage from 1.2 V to 22 V. Variants of the LDQ40 regulator…
Gate driver targets 24/48-V automotive market
Tailored for automotive motor control, the TLE9140EQW gate driver from Infineon eases the migration of systems from 12 V to 24 V or 48 V. The IC drives three-phase bridges for brushless DC motors commonly found in automotive applications, such…
Generator delivers analog signals up to 40 GHz
A microwave signal generator, the SMB100B from R&S offers four frequency options covering 8 kHz to 12.75 GHz, 20 GHz, 31.8 GHz, and 40 GHz. This midrange analog signal generator provides single sideband (SSB) phase noise of <-106 dBc…
Vibration sensor aids predictive maintenance
Murata’s PKGM-200D-R vibration sensor detects high-frequency vibrations up to 11 kHz to assist predictive maintenance in production equipment. The device measures vibration acceleration along the Z-axis to detect abnormal vibrations, which…
Universal analog-to-digital multiplexer-demultiplexer
The possibility of creating a universal analog-to-digital multiplexer-demultiplexer is shown.
Wow the engineering world with your unique design: Design Ideas Submission Guide
As is known, a multiplexer and a demultiplexer is an electronic device…
5 considerations when choosing a haptics manufacturer
In the rapidly emerging world of haptic technology, businesses are increasingly recognizing the value of integrating haptic feedback into their products. In a study conducted by Immersion Corp. on consumer attitudes about high-definition haptic…
Sidereal time versus solar time
About time keeping, the definition of “sidereal” is “of or with respect to the distant stars (i.e. the constellations or the fixed stars, not the sun or planets)”, as defined after a google search. With that in mind, a quick and admittedly…
Power Tips #128: Designing a high voltage DC-link capacitor active precharge circuit
Introduction
Electric vehicles (EVs) typically feature a large DC link capacitor (CDC LINK) to minimize voltage ripple at the input of the traction inverter. When powering up an EV, the purpose of precharging is to safely charge up CDC LINK…
Palladium emulation: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang is a fan
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang calls Palladium the only appliance more important to him than the refrigerator. At Cadence Design Systems annual event in Santa Clara, California, he also acknowledged that Nvidia has the largest installation of Palladium…
