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most recent messages 6/17/2013 11:56:30 PM Brad Albing @Scott - for you and me, it's no big deal to pick a resistor value and pick up the soldering iron. But as you noted, some other folks may not find it so easy to do. So I would agree with your understanding... blogs message boards chat Are Integrated Analog Devices Perfect? Should They Be? Kendall Castor-Perry, Architect & Member of Technical Staff, Cypress Semiconductor, 6/17/2013 Comment now 3 comments Read the following two statements, and think about which one more closely represents the way you work -- and what you believe, if that's not the same thing. Most recent post, Brad Albing, 6/17/2013 11:56:30 PM @Scott - for you and me, it's no big deal to pick a resistor value and pick up the... An Applications Engineer’s Perspective of IMS2013, Day 1 Jonathan Harris, Product Applications Engineer, Analog Devices, 6/17/2013 Comment now As I sat on the plane heading back toward the East Coast, I thought back to my attendance at the IMS2013 show out in Seattle. The International Microwave Symposium is a tradeshow and conference that covers primarily RF technologies from VHF to terahertz and even optical. I had landed in Seattle on Sunday ahead of the show. I wanted to make sure I had ... Startup Addresses Characterization Problem Brian Bailey, Independent Consultant, 6/17/2013 Comment now 2 comments The software industry is special in many ways. Having such low capital requirements means that large amounts of money are not required to produce a prototype or even a product. This preserves the notion that even a single person working in a garage can come up with an idea and implement it with no more equipment than I am using to write this article. Most recent post, Brian Bailey, 6/17/2013 5:49:05 PM @Scott - the key piece is where they say that they rely on all of the GPUs sharing... The Future of Medicine Is Here Brad Albing, Editor in Chief, 6/14/2013 Comment now 7 comments A recent paper delivered at ISSCC back in February really intrigued me, especially since I used to work as a medical diagnostic equipment designer. Most recent post, Brad Albing, 6/17/2013 4:37:46 PM @Derek - yes, moving ever closer to the medical deiagnostic and intervention methods... The Shifting Climate of Power Factor Correction Vincent Biancomano, Contributing Editor, 6/14/2013 Comment now 6 comments You'll presumably pay a lot more in power utility bills if you're charged for so-called "reactive power" as an industrial customer who uses banks of "uncompensated" motor loads facing the AC mains. But as so many articles over the years have pointed out, the typical residential consumer won't save much by swamping out all that inductance at his house. ... Most recent post, Brad Albing, 6/17/2013 4:41:20 PM @KCP - thanks for that reminder that PF is degraded from unity by not only simple... Can Integration Help With Our Noise Gamble? Bill Schweber, Engineer, Author, Editor, 6/12/2013 Comment now 15 comments Noise is the ever-present source of headaches on many engineering designs, and often is one of the biggest underlying challenges a designer team faces. (See: Noise annoys, but do we secretly love it?). That's why I cringe when I hear an engineer casually remark, "Assuming that the noise is random and Gaussian (white)..." in any analysis or discussion. Most recent post, Brad Albing, 6/17/2013 4:10:58 PM @Steve >>To help minimize this effect, you can add 1/2 lsb rms broadband noise... What Defines Analog Integration & Why We Should Applaud Its Benefits Damian Anzaldo, Wireless Communications Segment Manager, Maxim Integrated, 6/12/2013 Comment now 9 comments It's well publicized that the pattern of microprocessor development (as predicted by Moore's Law) has delivered many benefits and advancements to our modern world -- namely, very practical and powerful products at affordable prices. For example, quad-core processors used in smartphones enable ubiquitous connectivity in a mobile device that's more than ... Most recent post, DaeJ, 6/13/2013 9:18:07 PM Every year, IEEE RFIC Symposium is held and also, there are active for Wireless... User-Assisted, Automated Routing of Custom IC Designs, Part 2 Mitchell Heins, Business Developer Manager, Deep Submicron Division, Mentor Graphics, 6/12/2013 Comment now 8 comments In Part 1, we looked at the problems of manual routing in complex, mixed signal ICs. We then looked at some of the advantages of a constraint-based router. Continuing the discussion of the constraint-based router, we'll look at additional advantages. Most recent post, Brad Albing, 6/16/2013 8:49:06 PM @Via Man - point taken - no one talks anymore - just types or shoots pics. Integrated Analog Chat, June 25 Brad Albing, Editor in Chief, 6/11/2013 Comment now 3 comments On Tuesday, June 25 at 2:00 p.m. ET, we will be having another chat. The topic is "Analog integration is increasing: How can we best get the heat out?" This discussion will be based on a recent blog by Steve Taranovich, (Synthetic) Diamonds Are a Designer's Best Friend. Most recent post, analoging , 6/13/2013 8:45:27 PM Hoping to finally join in one of these sessions. Great chance to communicate on... User-Assisted, Automated Routing of Custom IC Designs, Part 1 Mitchell Heins, Business Developer Manager, Deep Submicron Division, Mentor Graphics, 6/11/2013 Comment now 8 comments Custom IC design is an integral part of competitiveness in the design of system-on-chip products. Even if the custom part of the chip is only 30 percent of the die, that 30 percent often accounts for 80 percent of the competitive differentiation. Coincidentally, it also often represents 80 percent of the engineering and verification effort. Most recent post, Scott Elder, 6/12/2013 2:30:57 PM Here's a little more detail on how to get started. http://www.planetanalog.com/... Designing With Op-Amps Is Ending Scott Elder, Senior Analog IC Design Consultant, 6/11/2013 Comment now 11 comments It just struck me the other day why the time for designing analog circuits on a PC board using things like op-amps, data converters, and other analog pieces-parts is ending. The ability to engineer a quality design at the PCB level is hampered by the lack of software tools and accurate models to thoroughly study a design before committing to production. ... Most recent post, analoging , 6/13/2013 8:42:43 PM The rise of fabless semiconductor companies has been quite interesting to follow... Next 5 blogs+ All blogs All blogs most commented 15 Can Integration Help With Our Noise Gamble? Bill Schweber, Engineer, Author, Editor, 6/12/2013 11 Designing With Op-Amps Is Ending Scott Elder, Senior Analog IC Design Consultant, 6/11/2013 9 What Defines Analog Integration & Why We Should Applaud Its Benefits Damian Anzaldo, Wireless Communications Segment Manager, Maxim Integrated, 6/12/2013 8 User-Assisted, Automated Routing of Custom IC Designs, Part 2 Mitchell Heins, Business Developer Manager, Deep Submicron Division, Mentor Graphics, 6/12/2013 8 User-Assisted, Automated Routing of Custom IC Designs, Part 1 Mitchell Heins, Business Developer Manager, Deep Submicron Division, Mentor Graphics, 6/11/2013 blog roll message boards chat 6/17/2013 11:56:30 PM Re: Isn't this Bait and Switch: @Scott - for you and me, it's no big deal to pick a resistor value and pick up the soldering iron. But as you noted, some other folks may not find it so easy to do. So I would agree with your understanding of the customer's point of view. Brad Albing on Are Integrated Analog Devices Perfect? Should They Be? 6/17/2013 8:57:09 PM Re: Isn't this Bait and Switch: @kendal I may agree with you, you have a good point here. The ease of design would provide some great help, all projects benefits great from the ability to visualize the design,a n engineer should always be able to check the design constantly... Netcrawl on Are Integrated Analog Devices Perfect? Should They Be? 6/17/2013 7:44:53 PM Isn't this Bait and Switch: Hi Kendall -- I can understand the perspective of your disgruntled customer. Those pSoCs are advertised as drag and drop GUI products just like you wrote. So when you tell someone they have to pick up a soldering iron, you've changed... Scott Elder on Are Integrated Analog Devices Perfect? Should They Be? 6/17/2013 6:34:36 PM Re: Low end smartphones: @Scott >>Isn't this the same as the charter for Integration Nation and Planet Analog? Well, of course. No one could, would, or will ever deny that. Brad Albing on Rise of the $50 Smartphone: Impact on Analog 6/17/2013 5:49:05 PM Re: GPU Based SPICE revisited: @Scott - the key piece is where they say that they rely on all of the GPUs sharing the same design image which means that each replication does not need memory for a separate image of the design. You also correctly state that at the mment they... Brian Bailey on Startup Addresses Characterization Problem 6/17/2013 4:41:20 PM Re: Paying for power factor: @KCP - thanks for that reminder that PF is degraded from unity by not only simple reactive elements or networks connected to the power line, but also by capacitor-input filter networks following a bridge rectifier and by "phase-cut" triac d... Brad Albing on The Shifting Climate of Power Factor Correction 6/17/2013 4:37:46 PM Re: Star Trek stuff: @Derek - yes, moving ever closer to the medical deiagnostic and intervention methods as shown in Stra Trek. Sci-fi moves closer to sci-fact. Hacking is an issue, as always with any technology - even the simplest: http://www.planetanalog.com/author.asp?section_id=385&doc_id=538172 So... Brad Albing on The Future of Medicine Is Here 6/17/2013 4:31:57 PM Re: Patch type medicine: @Herby - Cerytainly, if s/o chose to, they could abuse the device and self-administer more than the prescribed dose of a drug. Altho', the device would keep a record of that, so that would help mitigate against long-term misuse or abuse. At... Brad Albing on The Future of Medicine Is Here 6/17/2013 4:13:13 PM GPU Based SPICE revisited: Here is a paper from a few years ago. http://www.ece.tamu.edu/~sunil/projects-web/papers/kanu-cktsim.pdf I wonder how the new approach achieves 50x if the guys that wrote this paper could only realize about 2.8x using GPUs. Probably based... Scott Elder on Startup Addresses Characterization Problem 6/17/2013 4:10:58 PM Re: Noise & resolution: @Steve >>To help minimize this effect, you can add 1/2 lsb rms broadband noise or less (Caution---adding too much noise can hurt the dynamic range). I'm visualizing a knob marked "Noise" that you can adjust for peak performance of your... Brad Albing on Can Integration Help With Our Noise Gamble? 6/17/2013 4:07:49 PM Re: The upside of noise: @DaeJ >> Noise is like dust. And related to that, noise is like dirt - with a similar flexible definition: stuff that you don't want mixed in with stuff that you do want. So the same stuff can be OK in some places and completely unwanted... Brad Albing on Can Integration Help With Our Noise Gamble? 6/17/2013 4:04:23 PM Star Trek stuff: First thing that came to mind was the device that Dr McCoy used in one of the Star Trek movies (old cast). FDA will need some good training on how this could be used, monitored, and abuse prevention. I would also look for hacking prevention... DEREK.KOONCE on The Future of Medicine Is Here Next 5 messages+ All messages All messages blog roll message boards chat 6/11/2013 12:06:54 PM Integrated Analog Chat, June 25: We're having a chat on Tuesday June 25th at 2 PM EDT on integrated analog. Please come join us for the discussion. The topic is Analog integration is increasing: How can we best get the heat out? We will have industry experts discussing the... Brad Albing Blogger 5/29/2013 11:08:00 PM Integrated Analog: As promised, here is information on detection of rail car wheel bearing problems. You will see there are many approaches. Link from UBM's Design News regarding trackside monitoring of wheels on trains. This system uses acoustic... eafpres Blogger 5/29/2013 3:31:02 PM Integrated Analog: Great discussions---thanks to all SteveTaranovich Blogger 5/29/2013 3:30:37 PM Integrated Analog: OK - Hasta la wiedersehen. Brad Albing Blogger 5/29/2013 3:29:47 PM Integrated Analog: @Brad - I'm done. Back to solving a fields problem. Hasta luego. D Feucht Blogger 5/29/2013 3:29:01 PM Integrated Analog: Guys - shall we wrap up our chat session at this time? Brad Albing Blogger 5/29/2013 3:28:15 PM Integrated Analog: It should be easy to do on an IC. You discussed this in that blog of yours. Brad Albing Blogger 5/29/2013 3:27:25 PM Integrated Analog: Yet in all these decades, it has yet to be done. DMMs and FGs have been integrated. Scopes are a long way toward it (though they are more digital nowadays). Other instruments have yet to be explored. Z meters and also Z analyzers seem ripe... D Feucht Blogger 5/29/2013 3:24:37 PM Integrated Analog: Sounds very feasible to me SteveTaranovich Blogger 5/29/2013 3:23:52 PM Integrated Analog: @All - A different topic, close to home for me: meaurement instruments. Does it seem to any of you that I am crazy in thinking that, except for power supply and user interface, an RLC meter should fit on a single chip, like a DMM? 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