FPGAs reshape embedded design By Warren Webb, Technical Editor
Although its use requires a significant change in design methodology, FPGA technology has become a valuable weapon in the embedded-system developer's arsenal.
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Tamper-resistant smart power meters rely on isolated sensors By Margery Conner, Technical Editor
Utilities are pushing to replace old electromechanical meters with microcontroller-based smart meters that, in addition to their intelligence and communication ability, are also tamper-proof. There is also a growing market for individual small power meters and an emerging market for metering at the server, or individual-appliance-network, level.
Whatever happened to my dynamic range? By Steve Green, Cirrus Logic
If your testing results don't closely approximate the silicon vendor's specification claims, question your assumptions before concluding that your supplier is inflating the numbers.
