Squeeze play: Wring the power out of your design By Robert Cravotta, Technical Editor
Your system's power efficiency depends on how well you match your hardware- and software-design decisions with your application's operating behavior.
Design Features
Equalization enhances RS-485 links By Clark Kinnaird, PhD, Texas Instruments
System designers can use receiver equalization to extend RS-485 data transmission with longer cable and higher signaling rates.
What you lose from a lossy line By Eric Bogatin, PhD, Synergetix Inc, and Gene Garat, Mentor Graphics
At clock frequencies greater than 1 GHz and interconnects longer than 12 in., transmission-line-loss effects dominate signal integrity. A flexible simulation tool helps you make early trade-offs to optimize cost and performance.
Choosing the perfect TFT display: part two By Rob Dautel, All American Semiconductor
Learning the types of TFT interfaces, the electronics that drive and control them, basic connection schemes, and some often-missed fine points can help you select a TFT.
