Richard Quinnell is a contributing editor with Electronic Design. Email address: RichQuinnell@att.net
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November 7, 2008[Engineering Feature] The Processor Wars
Just when you thought all was quiet on the personal computer (PC) front, with entrenched competitors grimly holding onto their market share, a new battle has broken out. Due to the rise of the mobile Internet device (MID), traditional computer processors face new competition from the camps of cell-phone and set-top box vendors. The result is a confusing call to arms as processor vendors recruit developers to occupy territory in what is still a nebulous...
October 2, 2008[Ideas For Design] Reference Designs Play A Dual Role
At one time, reference designs were simply helpful guides to the finer details of designing a part into a board. Those days are long gone. The complexity of today’s devices, in addition to the fast pace of many markets, has forced some reference designs to evolve beyond educational tools into manufacturing documentation for fully defined end products (Fig. 1). This dual role leaves...
September 25, 2008[Technology Report] Digital Video Processing IP
Along with the many digital video processing chips available to designers, intellectual- property (IP) options are available for those who need to design their own chips to meet highly customized requirements. These options include RTL cores for system-on-a-chip (SoC) design as well as soft IP for FPGA-based development. IP providers typically offer substantial software support, too. Hardware video-codec IP is available from companies such as On2 Technologies....
September 25, 2008[Technology Report] Lights, Camera, Process!
After a decade of development and standardization efforts, digital video is now poised to take over broadcast television. With this transition, some digital video processor ICs are moving toward commodity status while others embrace innovation and diversification. The result of this shift is a growing range of product offerings as well as an open door to a host of new video applications. General-purpose DSPs from companies like Analog Devices and Texas...
