Honey, I shrunk the board By Brian Dipert, Technical Editor
Forget system on chips. Plenty of you would be content with a single memory device that handles all of your code and data needs. Technology and design innovations, plus some clever packaging tricks, are expanding the list of available options, but weigh the space you'll save against the feature-set limitations and the higher price you may have to pay.
Design Features
Algorithm and system-level development tools expand your palette
By Nicholas Cravotta, Technical Editor
Today's algorithm and system-level development tools let you paint pictures of your design from many angles, providing insight that helps you achieve your goals. But be aware that such tools can also subtly restrict your creative process. Plus, you still have to cross the gap between simulation and implementation.
Three techniques guide radiated-emission sources Dave Sangston, Motorola Computer Group
By using far-field, near-field, and common-mode techniques, you can locate EMI sources and then reduce them, so you can meet EMC guidelines.
