When it comes to Computer-on-Module (COM) solutions for embedded computing applications, selecting the right form factor and processor for the application can be a challenging task for design engineers.
COM solutions provide a cost-effective computer building block: a COM is a development board featuring a computer...
Published: Jul 06, 2021
As electronic systems continue to trend toward lower voltages with higher currents and as the speed of contemporary loads continues to increase, the power systems designer is challenged to provide small, cost effective and efficient solutions that offer the requisite performance.
Traditional power architectures cannot,...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
This paper describes a method for reducing the power consumption of sensor systems by utilizing the standby functions of a microcontroller (MCU). In concrete terms, the frequency of sensor measurements is reduced, and the system is kept in the standby condition for as long as possible. Furthermore, abnormality detection...
Published: Jul 16, 2018
As electronic systems continue to trend toward lower voltages with higher currents and as the speed of contemporary loads continues to increase, the power systems designer is challenged to provide small, cost effective and efficient solutions that offer the requisite performance.
Vicor’s new Factorized...
Published: Jul 24, 2018
Most organizations do not consider production test a top priority, but it is a necessity to prevent major quality issues in the products that represent the company brand in the hands of customers.The costs, however, can be significant and are often greatly misunderstood, especially when there’s no...
Published: Feb 19, 2020
SSDs require different methods of sanitization compared to traditional hard disk drives (HDDs) due to their inherent design differences. Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs) help resolve this problem. These types of storage devices automatically encrypt data without any user interaction and can provide an effective method of...
Published: Jul 18, 2018
Viking Technology manufactures DRAM modules for OEMs in Enterprise, Telecommunications and Industrial markets. It offers Full DRAM technology portfolio from DDR4 to Legacy DDR1. Viking’s modules follow JEDEC standard and range from Standard Form Factors to the most comprehensive small form-factor and Specialty custom...
Published: Jul 17, 2018
The Picor PI33XX Cool-Power® ZVS Buck Regulator Series delivers maximum power density and high effi ciency point of load DC-DC regulation. This unique, high density, buck regulator integrates a high performance Zero-Voltage switching (ZVS) topology along with power and support components all within a surface mount...
Published: Jul 24, 2018
The Sine Amplitude Converter topology is the dynamic, high- performance engine at the heart of Vicor's new VI Brick Bus Converter products.
This whitepaper will discuss the operation of the SAC topology and present a market specific example of the effectiveness and benefits of the Vicor's Sine Amplitude...
Published: Jul 25, 2018
Macro-scale energy harvesting technologies in the form of windmills, watermills and passive solar power systems have been around for centuries. Now, as designers seek to cut the cords, they turn to microenergy harvesting systems that can scavenge milliwatts from solar, vibrational, thermal and biological sources.
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Published: Jul 23, 2018
The realities of finite petroleum resources and growing global energy needs along with the confidence that we are indeed experiencing global warming caused by burning fossil fuels have awakened governments and the media to “green” concerns. Both organizations and individuals have started to pay attention to...
Published: Jul 20, 2018
Most organizations do not consider production test a top priority, but it is a necessity to prevent major quality issues in the products that represent the company brand in the hands of customers.
The costs, however, can be significant and are often greatly misunderstood, especially when there’s no easy way...
Published: May 01, 2019
Trade-off between best attenuation effectiveness and minimum leakage current.
Network filters (EMC filters) are often regarded as a Blackbox and, justifiably, the user doesnt concern himself with its inner workings. However, for the effective use of filters, it is advantageous to have some background knowledge. The...
Published: Jul 24, 2018
This white paper provides examples of the wider frequency spectrum covered by ADI, and explains that true dc is important. Off signal chain performance is also critical, and this paper shows how low noise, high stability control, and power components are important to overall RF signal performance.
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Published: Jul 19, 2018
