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Electronic Systems Design

Vias are longer than their length

Yeah, that’s what I said.  Vias are longer than their length.  Phrased more appropriately, the delay introduced by a via has...

Simulating the Real World

Beer Fridge - A Case Study in Thermal Design. Part 5 - Time for a FloBEER

All good things come to those who wait. For beer this entails a trade off between anticipation and satisfaction. If,...

Electronic Systems Design

How do you manage your trace lengths?

Too often I see people just using straight length to manage their board timing.  Or take it one step further...

Embedded Software

C++ - for loops

I am [mostly] a fan of using C++ for embedded applications. I believe its use needs care and I have...

Embedded Software

iPad/iPhone iOS 4 closing apps

As many readers will be aware, I am an enthusiastic iPad user. This posting is to share a discovery, which...

Embedded Software

Secret codes

I was recently parking my car and, as I bought the ticket, observed that the machine was manufactured by a...

Electronic Systems Design

S-parameters are for more than just packages

In the digital design world, we have typically only seen S-parameters used to model packages.  They are a popular output...

Electronic Systems Design

Making SERDES sims faster with IBIS-AMI

You may have heard lately about IBIS-AMI models, which are being used more often for SERDES simulation.  IBIS-AMI stands for I/O...

Embedded Software

A movement

Before and during the holiday season, I was lucky enough to attend a number of live musical events: two “a...