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The network-on-chip interconnect is the SoC

Blog Jun 5, 2021

“The network is the computer,” coined by John Gage of Sun Microsystems back in 1984, proved incredibly insightful. This idea is re-emerging, this time within the SoC realm.

AI and the IoT merge to form the AIoT

Blog Jun 5, 2021

Technology trends in artificial intelligence (AI) and the IoT have started to merge, a trend that industry has named the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT).

LM385M Voltage Reference Diode: Feature, Speification, Datasheet

Subject Jun 4, 2021

IC VREF SHUNT 5.3V 2% 8SOIC The LM185/LM385 is a micropower 3-terminal adjustable band-gap voltage reference diode.

LM311 Differential Comparators: Features, Speicifications and Applications

Subject Jun 4, 2021

IC DIFF COMP W/STROBE 8DIP The LM111, LM211, and LM311 devices are single high-speed voltage comparators.

BMA150 Acceleration Sensor: Pinout, Features and Specification Ann

Subject Jun 3, 2021

ACCELEROMETER 2-8G I2C/SPI 12LGA The BMA150 is a consumer-market-oriented triaxial low-g acceleration sensor IC with digital performance. It has the ability to calculate acceleration in perpendicular axes as well as absolute temperature.

Even the Simple AC Power Plug Isn’t Simple

Blog Jun 1, 2021

I’m always impressed at how much technology and manufacturing expertise is embedded in the apparently simple products we take for granted and about which we don’t give much thought.

TS5V330D Video Switch: Pinout, Features and Specification

Subject May 31, 2021

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TS5V330D VIDEO SWITCH QUAD SPDT, SMD, 5V330 The TS5V330D is a Texas Instruments’ video switch IC. It is a 4-bit 1-of-2 multiplexer/demultiplexer.

BMA020 Acceleration Sensor: Features, Specification and Datasheet

Subject May 29, 2021

ACCELEROMETER 2-8G I2C/SPI 12LGA The BMA020 is a low-g triaxial acceleration sensor with digital interfaces that is aimed at low-power user applications.

AD7891AP-1REEL IC DAS: Feature, Circuit,Specification

Subject May 28, 2021

IC DAS 12BIT 500K 44PLCC The AD7891AP-1REEL is an 8-channel, 12-bit data acquisition system with a choice of either parallel or serial interface structure.

STM32F101VBT6 Microcontroller: Features, Specifications and Datasheet

Subject May 26, 2021

Mainstream Access line, ARM Cortex-M3 MCU with 128 Kbytes Flash, 36 MHz CPU The STM32F101VBT6 is a medium-density access line STM32 F1 series 32-bit Microcontroller.

Why network-on-chip has displaced crossbar switches at scale

Blog May 26, 2021

When the number of elements that need to communicate in a chip is small, a simple crossbar approach to the interconnect function is a possible choice.

Processing Solutions for High-Density PCBs

Solution May 25, 2021

Designers must consider processing temperatures, producibility, and solder joint integrity of every component as well as higher I/O connectors. This article looks at ways to enable smaller component footprints for high-density PCBs.