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Product How-To: Adding MIL-STD-1553 to any platform made easy

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Reducing energy cost of intra-chip communications

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Saving size, weight in avionics, military or space power distribution systems

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Understanding low outgassing adhesives

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IIDC2--A new dawn for industrial digital video cameras

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SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #65: Tracking down spurious signals in high-speed DACs

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How to use the CORDIC algorithm in your FPGA design

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Use GPS and MEMS sensor combo for next-gen positioning and navigation

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EMC Basics #15: Use gaskets to seal and solve leaky RF seam problems

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ADC Guide, Part 5: ADC non-linearity (DNL/INL) and monotonic transfer function

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Use a twist (and other popular wires) to reduce EMI/RFI

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Time is money! A quick fix for those pesky FPGA design errors

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Technical Papers

Selecting the Correct Level of DC-DC Converter for Your Application

Using 10-Gbps Transceivers in 40G/100G Applications

An Independent Analysis of Altera's FPGA Floating-Point DSP Design Flow

Signal Integrity Analysis of 28 Gbit/s High-Speed Signals

Harmonizing Modeling and Simulation with the Development Lifecycle

Courses and Webinars

The Tides are Changing for Embedded Linux

Effective Development & Certification of DO-178B/C Compliant Software with Integrity, A PTC Product

Teardowns

CE parts met cockpit avionics in vintage F-15 video camera

A19 LED bulbs: What’s under the frosting?

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Reference Designs

Quantenna debuts 802.11n 4x4 MIMO wireless video bridge ref design

Quantenna Communications Inc. has debuted a complete reference design based on its QHS600 IEEE 802.11n wireless LAN (WLAN) 4x4 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) chipset.
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Lattice adds over 90 reference designs for PLDs

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has released more than 90 reference designs optimized for the MachXO and ispMACH 4000ZE PLDs.
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Products

Microsemi attains QML Class V qualification for space FPGAs

CWCDS debuts rugged Xilinx Kintex-based FPGA XMC cards

Satin to introduce automated design monitoring at DAC 2012

Holt releases integrated terminal for MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760 apps

High-accuracy temperature sensor for low voltage systems

STMicroelectronics and IS2T Perfect Java Platform for STM32

MIPS introduces new Aptiv generation of processor cores

Energy Micro EFM32 Gecko MCU powers dive computer

VPT rolls rad-hard point-of-load DC-DC converter

Lattice ships over 1 million MachXO2 "Do-It-All" PLDs

Computer-on-module shortens machine vision time to market

Lord releases vibration control system for Eurocopter EC130 T2

Soft errors can cause headaches at smaller geometries

NI rolls RTD module for test apps in aerospace, defense industries

Innovative IC can't trap lightning, but can let you know it's coming

Switching buck regulators optimized for infotainment

Cisco validates Emerson 3U processor board for communications in defense apps

Beta rolls MIL-STD-1553 data bus coupler

MEMS variable capacitive accelerometers with 4-wire snap-in removable connector

Productivity tools and runtime engine boost multicore efficiency

Commentary

Something smells

Carolyn Mathas

Is this cool, or what? As you know, sensors are increasingly taking over our five senses in an ever-growing number of applications.

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Industrial control systems—Thwarting attacks

Carolyn Mathas

The Department of Homeland Security put feelers out to other governments in the hope of bolstering the safety of industrial control systems (ICS) and created a venue to brainstorm solutions.

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Hacker: Define Yourself

Naomi Price

Just what is a hacker, anyway? Can you define this elusive term in a way that clarifies while also intriguing the kids?

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As defined by a hacker: hacker == innovator One who can take an existing design and reverse ...

The Prague Astronomical Clock – A testimony to timeless quality

Carolyn Mathas

Last Sunday at noon I had the good fortune of being in Prague at the Old Town Hall, site of the Prague Astronomical Clock.

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Goodbye, hardwired switches and circuits: we'll miss you (maybe)

Bill Schweber

It's all sensed switches and touch screens due to their benefits; but they have downsides as well.

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Handicapping the field of possible MIPS suitors
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  The EE Times Military & Aerospace DesignLine is edited by Anne-Françoise Pelé. The site covers systems engineering and core technologies for the military and aerospace sectors, including MCUs, electronics, power systems design, displays, design and simulation software, test and measurement technology, and more.

We welcome submissions of Design Articles, Case Studies, Product How-To articles as well as guest blogs together with news and technical information on new products. To contact Anne-Françoise about briefings, submitting material, or any other questions or comments about the site, please e-mail her at anne-francoise.pele@ubm.com.