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Power Management
Power Tip #2: Taming a noisy power supply
Focus on the electrical and physical design of the error amp, reference amp, and ramp circuits to minimize problems.

Most Popular Design Articles

• Tips and Tricks: How RF reference modules bridge the design and integration gap
• The art of capacitive touch sensing
• Configure precision current-sink and current-source circuits as current mirrors or amplifiers

Top User-Rated Design Articles

• A Trillion Lines of Code?
• Tips and Tricks: How RF reference modules bridge the design and integration gap
• A Power Integrity Wall follows the Power Wall

Learning Center

Most Recent Courses

• Freescale Controller Continuum
  Product course  15 Minutes
• ESC SV-543- Understanding Sensorless Vector Control for Brushless DC Motors
  ESC Online Course  90 minutes
• ESC SV-541- Securing Mobile Devices with Platform Independent Security Architecture
  ESC Online Course  65 minutes
• ESC SV-540- EMC2, the Enhanced Machine Controller - a Realtime Linux Case Study
  ESC Online Course  65 minutes

Most Popular Courses

• Fundamentals of Microcontrollers
  Technology course  75 min.
• Introduction to ARM
  Product course  2.5 hours
• ESC SV-443- What a Mesh! The Ins and Outs of Mesh Networking Technologies
  ESC Online Course  85 minutes
• RF Basics
  Technology course  2 hours

Product Center

VirtuaLab
Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor VirtuaLab
Based on Intel architecture, the EP80579 Integrated Processor product line provides an outstanding combination of performance, power efficiency, footprint reduction and cost-effectiveness compared to discrete, multi-chip solutions. See for yourself by taking it for test drive in our latest VirtuaLab.

New Product

• Low-cost ARM9 MCUs roll with High Speed USB 2.0 OTG
• Media processor offers boost in CPU performance

Under The Hood

• Teardown and repair reveals design choices in Dodge key fob
• Garmin Nuvi 205: Entry-level GPS in the great wide open

Reference Design

• Broadcom and Avago Technologies Announce Advanced Features and New Price Points to Drive Bluetooth® Laser Mouse Products
• Fujitsu developer kit for fingerprint identification

Technical Paper Library

Featured Technical Papers

• CMOS Analogue Switches—Structure and Specifications
  austriamicrosystems
• Frequency Modulation (FM) Tutorial
  Silicon Laboratories
• ToolStick Virtual Tools User's Guide
  Silicon Laboratories
• PoE Voice Transmission Reference Design Kit User's Guide
  Silicon Laboratories
• Using Virtual Platforms for Pre-Silicon Software Development
  Synopsys
• Achieving Quality and Traceability in FPGA/ASIC Flows for DO-254 Aviation Projects
  Mentor Graphics
• Capacitive Touch Sense Solution
  Silicon Laboratories

Top User-Rated Technical Papers

• First Steps with Embedded Systems
• CMOS Analogue Switches—Structure and Specifications
• The U.S. WiMAX 3.65 GHz Opportunity: The History of the Band and How WISPs Can Register for FCC Approval
• Low Drop-Out Linear Regulators
• USB to 6V 0.3A USB Charger

Upcoming Webinars

Upcoming Webinars

• Sep 30, 2008: 
  Designing the Right SoC Architecture: ESL Performance Analysis for ARM AXI-based Platforms
  CoWare
• Sep 30, 2008: 
  Realizing the Full Potential of the Intel® Atom™ Processor in Embedded Devices
  QNX Software Systems and Intel
• Oct 01, 2008: 
  Simplifying Debug of Low-Speed Serial Buses with Oscilloscopes
  MetricTest and Agilent Technologies
• Oct 01, 2008: 
  Decoding the Real Low Power Benefits of DDR for Embedded Applications
  Synopsys
• Oct 02, 2008: 
  Using Multichannel DRAM Subsystems to Create Scalable Architectures for Video SoCs
  Sonics
• Oct 02, 2008: 
  Exploding Bandwidth? New Virtex-5 TXT FPGAs for High-Bandwidth Bridging
  Xilinx

New On-Demand Webinars

• Embedded Developer Modeling Insights in the Telecom/Datacom Marketplace
  Telelogic
• More Power for Less - New High Power Connector Designs for Electrical Applications
  TTI