What’s New in SPICE?
Not many EDA tools get a chance to celebrate their 40th anniversary. SPICE circuit simulator, first released for the public in 1972, is one...
What’s Hot in Electro-medical T&M?
Safety, accuracy and reliability of operation are critical for electro-medical equipment. This article discusses the latest solutions that help install, calibrate and maintain these...
Multiprocessor Holds Promise for Tablets: Stamp Computers
The STAMP journey began in 2009 as a quest to create a low-cost multimedia device for applications like Internet radio, Internet photo frames and...
Prick-free Blood Tester from India
Say hello to ToucHb—a prick-free blood testing device brought to you by Biosense Technologies. ToucHb can measure your blood hae-moglobin, oxygen saturation, temperature and...
FTTD Solution Provides Ultra-Broadband Access
Fibre to the 'x' (FTTX) is a generic term for any broadband network architecture using optical fiber to replace all or part of the...
Power Measurement and Control Using Programmable Logic
In a complex system design, power consumption of hardware components is a very important performance metric because of the resulting thermal and reliability concerns....
Part 2 of 3: Using AVR Microcontroller for Projects
In the first part of this article, we had described the main features of the AVR microcontroller and the hardware/software required for an AT-PROG...
Video Processors Attain 200 Per Cent Compression Efficiency
In engineering, video processing is a particular case of signal processing, which often employs video filters and where the input and output signals are...
USB 3.0 Hub Controller Comes Compliant With USB-IF
The controller improves power efficiency, reduces BoM cost and integrates even more components. Moreover, it is one of the first to come compliant with...
Demo: Unlocking door with hand movements
This project builds a door unlock system with a different concept. It constructs an ultrasonic distance detector which is used to enter code with...