Creating the power subsystem in modern design By Paul Rako, Technical Editor
Power—from linear to digital—covers a range of design choices. This brief overview presents designers with some of the alternatives and problems that will arise.
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Battling bugs: embedded debugging tactics By Bertrand Déléris, Freescale Semiconductor
Debugging embedded systems can represent more than half of an embedded-software-project workload. Understanding hardware-debugging functions and the issues they tackle is key to selecting the right chips, building debugging systems, and increasing productivity.
Embedded memory evolves By Raymond Ambrose, Randa Creative
In the search for on-chip RAM, SOI technology offers a new answer.
Proprietary architectures defend automotive space By David Marsh, Contributing Technical Editor
Although ARM architectures increasingly vie for automotive and industrial dominance, they face stiff competition from proprietary devices that regard these markets as their own. Recent devices from major vendors underline the continuing determination to compete for market share.
