How to optimize MCU power efficiency
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2010-02-10 |
| By optimizing power consumption through efficient single-cell voltage conversion, using multiple current modes, introducing smart battery management and implementing power saving techniques at the application level, power consumption can be coordinated across an entire system |
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Top-down analysis critical for power-aware design success
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2007-04-13 |
| At RTL, and even above RTL, power reduction can have the significant effect on chip and package costs, battery life and market share of electronic products |
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Develop low-power apps with MCUs
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2007-12-01 |
| Engineers are faced with the daunting task of developing cost-effective MCU-based ultra low-power devices that are required to operate for years on the same battery. This article elaborates on some of the essential areas designers need to focus on when developing low-power applications |
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Save power in processor-based designs, Part 2
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2009-03-25 |
| Here are tips for optimising resources and extending battery life by designing supplies more efficiently |
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DSP power techniques help achieve faster design cycles
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2006-12-04 |
| Designing handheld, battery-powered systems that require DSP capability demands that a great deal of attention be paid to power consumption |
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Save power in processor-based designs, Part 1
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2009-03-25 |
| Know how to minimise power consumption by using multiple power operating modes. |
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Employ dynamic power reduction in an ASIC
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2007-09-03 |
| Incorporate power-saving methods at multiple levels in application-specific IP. |
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| Exposing the surprises inside Palm Pre
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2009-06-09 |
| A teardown of the Palm Pre reveals few shockers, but leaves two intriguing questions unanswered. |
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Embedded x86: Protected mode
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1998-04-04 |
| The x86 architecture is spilling over into embedded systems environments. This article begins a series designed to help you on you way toward implementing an embedded x86-based system. |
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Achieve a cost-effective LCD driving solution
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2009-11-19 |
| A multitude of consumer applications contain graphic TFT-LCD panels, challenging system designers to create a low-cost TFT-LCD interface. Here's how you can attain that design goal. |
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Use an MCU's low-power modes in foreground/background
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2007-10-04 |
| The proper use of an embedded MCU's low-power/sleep modes is critical to a design's success. |
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| Unlocking Pleo's lifelike motion tricks
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2008-08-29 |
| The Ugobe Pleo pet dinosaur is the most recent incarnation of a learning and evolving personal robotic toy. Find out what's behind its lifelike appearance and behaviour. |
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Use an MCU's low-power modes in foreground/background systems
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2007-09-01 |
| The proper use of an embedded MCU's low-power/sleep modes is critical to a design's success. |
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Contact monitor for body control computers
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2009-03-19 |
| Know how the MAX13362 reacts in many circumstances encountered during automotive ECU-level testing. |
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| High-end mouse goes where no mouse has gone
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2006-12-01 |
| A new set of innovations that were designed globally make this Logitech's MX Revolution mouse more useful than competitive products. |
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