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Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for November 9, 2009; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters

Check out these interesting and tutorial items from other engineering and design publications, courtesy of Planet Analog, as well as an archive of the Planet Analog Newsletter

FPGA platform enables multiple Ethernet protocol designs

This article examines the key trends driving the growth of open-standard IE solutions and how FPGAs enable designers to evaluate, design, and deploy multiple IE protocols using the same hardware platform.

Graphics processing: When DIY just doesn't make sense

High-end displays are gaining ground, and designers are urged to develop more advanced graphics processing. To lower the cost of ownership, ARM suggests licensing of an integrated GPU solution that includes software and hardware.

PRODUCT HOW-TO: Graphics processing: When DIY just doesn't make sense

ESD protection of discrete semiconductors

Inside all of us lies the ability to conduct electricity and though such a concept seems more science fiction than science, the ramifications of producing a small charge can have negative effects on the products we handle. This design article examines how on-chip ESD protection can help your work.

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Multi-core, multi-IP concepts reduce development time for infotainment applications

With its new SH7786, Renesas has expanded its commitment to modular multimedia processors and complete multimedia system solutions for the automotive industry. This evolutionary approach, based on current architectures, ensures low-risk system integration.

PRODUCT HOW-TO: Multi-core, multi-IP reduce development time for infotainment apps

PRODUCT HOW-TO: Cost Reduction Through Precision Analog

How to use the Cypress PSoC3 and its on board 0.1% voltage reference to integrate highly accurate precision analog functions you're your embedded design.

PRODUCT HOW-TO: Cost Reduction Through Precision Analog

How to use the Cypress PSoC3 and its on board 0.1% voltage reference to integrate highly accurate precision analog functions in your embedded design.

Modular Computing Extends For New Applications

The extensions to ATCA that PICMG is developing will open the architecture to new application opportunities. Developers in these application spaces should explore the architecture and evaluate the benefits that it can provide.

PRODUCT HOW-TO: Automating Compliance to MISRA C/C++ Standards

While C and C++ has the features a software development team need to write well laid out, structured, and expressive code, in the wrong hands this flexibility can lead to perverse and extremely hard to understand code.

MIT develops AI-based 'driving buddy'

MIT researchers are collaborating with Volkswagen and Audi to develop an AI-based "driving buddy" that could help motorists avoid traffic jams or remind them to fill an empty gas tank.

Create an Inverting Power Supply From a Step-Down Regulator

Understand how to design an inverting power supply using a DC/DC converter