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IEEE 1588 White Papers :: High performance Sync Solution for Cost Sensitive Devices

This article is an introduction to the IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol, PTP. The article gives an overview of PTP basic principles and details of how hardware accuracy enhancements can improve...  >>  

RAID White Papers :: Storage Synergies: Adaptec Series 5 Unified Serial Controllers and Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Drives

A new generation of storage controllers and disk drives is now available, optimal for a growing class of storage applications that require scalability, performance and reliability.  >>  

Powerline-based Networking Application Notes :: tii HNP6 Home Networking Protector

The tii HNP6 Home Networking Protector provides AC powerline surge protection while being 100% HomePlug® Network compatible. Traditional surge protectors interfere with data transmitted over...  >>  

Passive Optical Network White Papers :: GPON: The Gateway PON

Fiber To The Home (FTTH) deployments continue to enjoy accelerated growth worldwide, with major deployments underway in Japan (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation [NTT]), Korea (Korea...  >>  

Universal Motor Control Application Notes :: Techniques for Stabilizing Power Operational Amplifiers

It is unlikely that a power op amp would always be employed to drive a purely resistive load. For if that were the case, stability would never become a problem. On the other hand, a load which is...  >>  

Permanent Magnet Motor Control Application Notes :: 3-Phase Switching Amplifier - SA306-IHZ

The SA306-IHZ is a fully-integrated switching amplifier designed primarily to drive three-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motors. Three independent half bridges, each comprising a P-FET and a N-FET in a...  >>  

CoAx Networking White Papers :: Hybrid Coax-Wireless Multimedia Home Networks

As the demand for capacity in the home network increases, the coverage of the wireless connection may limit operators’ ability to offer new bandwidth intensive services and applications such...  >>  

Passive Optical Network White Papers :: Customizing Multi-Service Access Network Silicon

Broadband access networks are evolving from copper-based infrastructure to a mix of fiber and copper networks. Different technologies such as ADSL, VDSL, cable, Ethernet passive optical network...  >>  

PCI/ PCI Express White Papers :: USING THE IDT PCI EXPRESS STANDARD SYSTEM-INTERCONNECT SOLUTION TO DELIVER PREDICTABLE, SECURE, HIGH-RAS COMMUNICATIONS IN BLADED SYSTEMS

The bladed system communications challenge : Bladed system architectures enable equipment providers to produce high-density, modular equipment that can be easily scaled to match user needs. The...  >>  

DC Motor Control Application Notes :: Fairchild's FAN4800 Power Factor Correction (PFC) and PWM Controller Combo

The FAN4800 is a controller for power-factor-corrected, switched-mode power supplies.  >>  

Powerline-based Networking Application Notes :: INT 6300- Intellon's HomePlug AV IC

The INT6300 is Intellon's second generation HomePlug AV IC, offering higher performance and lower costs.  >>  

RAID Application Notes :: Adaptec RAID 51245

The Series 5 family of high-performance Adaptec Unified Serial (SATA/SAS) RAID controllers offers both high I/O transaction and high bandwidth processing.  >>  

HDMI/ DVI Application Notes :: HDMI Transmitter/Receiver Support on TMS320DM6467

This application report describes how to equip the DM6467 device with transmit/receive capabilities via high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI). A general description is provided for all the...  >>  

DC Motor Control Application Notes :: Jumper Configurable 400 Watt+ DC-to-DC Converter Fulfills Buck-Boost & Motor Drive Roles

This Application Note describes a novel DC converter design concept that uses the SA306-IHZ monolithic threephase switching amplifier1,2It can be thought of as a ‘black box’ module that...  >>  

HDMI/ DVI White Papers :: What Is The Correct Choice When It Comes To HDMI / DVI Connectivity, Copper Or Fiber Optics?

People now understand that a DVI or HDMI "pure digital" connection delivers the best picture quality available today. The decision of which type of cable to use requires thoughtful...  >>  

Phoneline-based Networking Application Notes :: HPNA Ethernet Converter

The Netsys HPNA Ethernet Converter (NH-300SP) provides a cost effective, standards-based HPNA Converter for home phoneline networking, hotel/motel, and multi-tenant applications. The NH-300SP is...  >>  

HDMI/ DVI White Papers :: WHDI - Wireless High Definition Interface

WHDI™ - Wireless High Definition Interface sets a new standard for wireless high-definition video connectivity. It provides a high-quality, uncompressed wireless link which can support...  >>  

Industrial Ethernet White Papers :: Industrial Power Over Ethernet (PoE)

Power over Ethernet (PoE) is an evolving technology designed to deliver power and transmit data on an Ethernet cable at the same time.By eliminating the power cords and the power infrastructure,...  >>  

Powerline-based Networking White Papers :: Multi-Dwelling Unit Networking White Paper

Ubiquitous, reliable access to information services such as IPTV, VoIP and data within homes and businesses has never been more sought after than today. Business corporations, large or small,...  >>  

Ethernet White Papers :: AMCC's Pemaquid device enables the cost-effective implementation of Metro-Ethernet for Optical-Based Metro and Long-Haul Transport Networks

For some time now Ethernet has been the protocol of choice in the enterprise, home, and mobile infrastructure for transporting Internet Protocol (IP) data, voice, and video over Local Area Networks...  >>  

Powerline-based Networking Application Notes :: Powerline Networking -Distrbute Video, and Voice over Existing Power Lines

Maxim's powerline communication (PLC) solutions provide secure, robust data networks using existing power lines. Virtually any electronic device connected to an electrical power line can use...  >>  

Hi-Fi/ Professional Audio White Papers :: Hardware Accelerators Boost the Performance of Next-Generation SHARC Processors

The recently announced Analog Devices SHARC ADSP-2146x processor incorporates hardware accelerators for implementing three widely used signal processing operations  >>  

Automotive Power Management Application Notes :: Automotive Solutions

Whether specifying an intelligent ignition control for high performance engine management systems or developing  Products to optimize power management in a next-generation hybrid vehicle,...  >>  

Cell Phone/ Wireless Memory Solutions Application Notes :: Memory solutions for mobile handsets

msystems' complete range of memory products are targeted at a variety of markets, including: multimedia mobile handsets, MNOs, USB flash drives, embedded systems, enterprise security, military...  >>  

DC Motor Control Application Notes :: Brushless DC Motor Control

Re-programmable analog and digital components provide design cycle flexibility and easy design debug capability for customers. For a slight change in BLDCmotor speed or direction, the simple...  >>  

Industrial Ethernet White Papers :: FPGAs a Must for all Industrial Equipment Manufacturers.

This white paper describes the use of FPGA devices to deliver a multi-standard Industrial Ethernet capability from a single printed circuit board implementation. The benefits of FPGA implementation...  >>  

Computing Memory Solutions White Papers :: USING SPANSION ECORAMTM TO IMPROVE TCO AND POWER CONSUMPTION IN INTERNET DATA CENTERS

This paper evaluates the TCO benefits of a Spansion EcoRAM-based server system versus traditional DRAM-based servers. A new breed of memory, Spansion EcoRAM, is important in order to reduce power.  >>  

Voltage Reference Application Notes :: Shunt Voltage References

Designing Switching Voltage Regulators With the TL494 and Implementing a Direct Thermocouple Interface With MSP430x4xx and ADS1240  >>  

Wireless Basestations Application Notes :: Wireless Base Station Solutions from National Semiconductor

National Semiconductors offers a wide range of high performance signal path solutions for wireless basestation (BTS) and wireless infrastructure applications in 2G, 2.5G, 3G and 4G mobile...  >>  

Passive Optical Network White Papers :: Passive Optical Networks (PON)

Passive Optical Networks (PON) is the leading technology being used in FTTx deployments. PON is different than other optical network topologies in that it is a Point to Multi-Point (P2MP)...  >>  

Cell Phone/ Wireless Memory Solutions Application Notes :: New specs target mobile device interconnection, memory issues

Products based on CellularRAM technology meet the 3G memory needs of handset-based products, and the Mobile Video Interface addresses design issues faced by mobile graphics application developers.  >>  

CoAx Networking Application Notes :: HPNA over Coax application note

The purpose of this document is to serve as a handbook for the design and installation of HPNA 3.0 products over coax media and over mixed phone/coax media. Section 1 gives general information and...  >>  

Battery Management White Papers :: Achieving Low Power in 65-nm Cyclone III FPGAs

With the introduction of the 65-nm Cyclone® III family, Altera continues to deliver greater capabilities to designers of cost-sensitive high-volume applications. The move to the 65-nm process...  >>  

Input/ Output Application Notes :: AVR270: USB Mouse Demonstration

The PS/2 interface has disappeared from the new generations of PCs to leave the place to the USB interface. This change has to be followed by the designers of pointing devices, who should integrate...  >>  

Passive Optical Network White Papers :: Introduction to Broadband Passive Optical Networks

This white paper provides some background on fiber-based broadband access technologies and a tutorial overview of the two most popular very high-speed PON access network standards: the ITU-T...  >>  

Industrial Ethernet Application Notes :: 600 Series Industrial Ethernet Switch

The N-TRON 600 Series are product derivatives of the OSM/ESM family jointly manufactured by Siemens and N-TRON. The N-TRON 600 Series switches supports high speed layer 2 switching between ports,...  >>  

802.11x White Papers :: 10G EPON Brings Advantages to the Fiber Access Network

As the deployment of Fiber to the Home (FTTH) technologies in the access network accelerates, vendors and technology innovators are looking ahead to solve next-generation applications'...  >>  

Automotive Audio/ Multimedia White Papers :: MEET THE CHALLENGES OF AUTOMOTIVE TV DESIGN

Receivers used in automotive TV have to consider environmental and product lifespan conditions. Automotive OEMs require quality components, and the automotive TV tuner is no exception.  >>  

Powerline-based Networking White Papers :: HomePlug AV White Paper

HomePlug AV (HPAV) represents the next generation of technology from the HomePlug Powerline Alliance. Its purpose is to provide high-quality, multi-stream, entertainment oriented networking over...  >>  

Digital TV/ Hi-Def White Papers :: MAKING DOCSIS 3.0 A REALITY

DOCSIS 3.0 specification is a cost-effective solution enabling cable modems to achieve unprecedented uplink and downlink data rates in data, voice and commercial services.  >>  

DC Motor Control Application Notes :: Fairchild's FAN4800 Power Factor Correction (PFC) and PWM Controller Combo

The FAN4800 is a controller for power-factor-corrected, switched-mode power supplies.  >>  

Cell Phone/ Wireless Memory Solutions Application Notes :: Interfacing Spansion Flash to TI OMAP processors

This application note describes the OMAP processor flash memory interface and the configuration registers that must be programmed to enable the different interface modes, including: configuring the...  >>  

Satellite Access Application Notes :: Application Notes for: Satellite TV

• How to Generate Auxiliary Supplies • Noise Reduction for the MAX1864 • 2.2MHz Buck or Boost Power Supply  >>  

CoAx Networking White Papers :: Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) Technology Overview

Hybrid Fibre Coax is a way of delivering video, voice telephony, data, and other interactive services over coaxial and fibre optic cables. A HFC network consists of a head end office, distribution...  >>  

Digital TV/ Hi-Def White Papers :: NVM Technology Overview

NVM - the Fastest Growing Sector of the Semiconductor Market. Non-volatile memory (NVM) devices retain stored information even without a power source.  >>  

Passive Optical Network Application Notes :: PON IC Solutions

Passive Optical Network (PON) ONU and OLT (1310nm, 1490nm) Modules: • Transimpedance Amplifier (TIA). • Post Amplifier. • Integrated Laser Driver & Post Amplifier.  >>  

Military/ Aerospace Embedded Computers White Papers :: AMCC Out of the Box Experience: The Difference Matters

In most markets time-to-market is a critical parameter that can make or break entire projects and companies. Developers, systems designers and hardware engineers are increasingly tasked with...  >>  

Bluetooth Application Notes :: Single-chip Bluetooth: an overview of BlueCore design options

BlueCore is a single-chip Bluetooth solution. The sixth generation BlueCore architecture offers outstanding levels of performance and integration.  >>  

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