Programmable analog devices give the design engineer the freedom to configure exactly the combination of analog functions that their product needs, integrated into a single device. To what extent, ...

Microprocessor and programmable logic design are converging, though they still require a common language. After one of my engineers told me that she had found a typo in her hardware, I thought just ...

In its third major and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) announcement in the last 12 months, Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has introduced MachXO, a new product family that combines the key features ...

Microsemi Corporation ( MSCC), an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of a broad range of high-reliability and analog/mixed signal integrated circuits, announced that several of its field ...

Before long, platform FPGAs containing fixed or configurable processors and custom hardware will dominate the field of hardware design. By then, hardware/software codesign will be the norm. Fifteen ...

Complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs) contain the building blocks for hundreds of 7400-serries logic ICs. Complete circuits can be designed on a PC and then uploaded to a CPLD for instant ...

Build your own DIY Etch A Sketch and whole lot more with the latest update to littleBits, which let you put together electronics even if you don’t know an amp from a volt. LittleBits, a Lego-like ...

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STMicroelectronics' L5965 seven-output automotive power-management IC (PMIC) has been designed to enable more compact and reliable electronic control units for automotive-vision systems and other ...