For reliable and efficient system verification and debug of DDR3/DDR4 memory designs, comprehensive compliance test and analysis tools are required. While measurement capability and usability are critical to speed up the verification and debug process, it is equally important to choose the right probing solution and use...
Published: May 19, 2022
This application note provides an introduction to the DDR memory technology and explains common challenges, related to the specific nature of DDR data, command / address and control buses and describes the typical measurements to verify and debug DDR system designs.
The paper explains the recommended test points and...
Published: May 19, 2022
Trimming potentiometers or “trimmers” are mechanically adjustable resistors utilized in electronic circuits to balance out component tolerances, and to adjust the behavior of the circuit. Bourns now offers a trimmer that can be adjusted to a more precise linear output and lower Contact Resistance Variation...
This white paper describes the performance and characteristics of two new ultra low noise LNAs from Skyworks. Topics include techniques used in biasing and matching these devices. A circuit description, including information on thermal considerations, is also addressed.
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The range of battery-powered devices extends from powerful hand tools for craftsmen, to sensors for room surveillance all the way through life-saving medical aids. The safety of such devices presents quite a challenge.
To ensure the safe operation of standalone devices, SCHURTER offers two SMD fuses with low power...
Every electronic system needs a timing device. And crystal (XTAL) resonators are often the go-to solution. However, oscillators, which pair a resonator with an oscillator IC into one complete integrated timing device, offer several benefits compared to XTALs. These benefits are further extended with MEMS timing technology....
Power consumption is becoming an increasingly important variable when it comes to calculating OPEX and carbon footprint for telecom infrastructure projects. For example, on average, each fully loaded 3G cell site costs approximately $1600/yr US or $3200/yr in Europe. In addition to these costs, the level of consumption...
There can be few more critical applications for power supplies in electronic equipment than in the field of medical electronics. Medical equipment will often have lives dependent upon its reliable operation.
Power supplies must not only deliver the specified electrical performance but must also meet stringent specifications...
This article examines how to synchronize multiple DC/DC buck regulators in a Master/Slave configuration using phase shift time delay. Phase shifting multiple converters prevents ON time overlapping and reduces RMS current, ripple and input capacitor requirements, which will improve system EMI and power efficiency. This...
Fractional turn transformers are not a new idea but it's not a concept that appears to have been applied to AC/DC power supplies in the past. For multiple output power supplies in particular it offers some significant advantages in terms of saving space, cutting cost and improving efficiency.
The challenge...
Developing embedded solutions can be a journey. Not all applications start at the same place in the journey or take the same development path, but a common theme applies to the steps involved.
This e-book will walk the reader through this journey and touch on key considerations throughout development.
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Published: Jun 23, 2022
Machines simplify our everyday life in many different ways. But for this to work smoothly and for the machines not to be so complicated that they present us with insurmountable obstacles, the human-machine interface must be kept as simple as possible.
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CCDs are ideal for very low light imaging applications, such as astronomy, clinical diagnostic testing, and bioluminescence. The compatibility of the CCD with very long integration times, and facility for noiseless on-chip charge binning, makes it a very sensitive imager.
It remains very competitive for certain applications...
The reed switch magnetic contact serves as the first line of defense in the vast majority of all security systems. Its sole function is to detect unauthorised access through doors and windows. Despite its widespread acceptance, a vulnerability in the way a reed switch magnetic contacts operates may allow an intruder to...
