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High-level software for embedded-system design doing your job?
July 9, 2009... By Rick Nelson, Editor-in-Chief Domain experts are gaining more control of embedded-system design, but electronic- and code-design skills remain key to successful projects. Powerful high-level software tools give domain experts in such diverse fields as aerospace engineering, medical...

FPGA verification in embedded video-processing systems.
July 9, 2009... By Harshal Chhaya and Tarak Patel, eInfochips FPGAs can be great at video processing, but verifying FPGA-based video systems requires careful attention to your approach. Participating in the consumer-electronics segment has many advantages. Despite that fact, design teams in this...

Small-delay-defect testing.
July 9, 2009... By Roberto Mattiuzzo and Davide Appello, STMicroelectronics, Chris Allsup, SynopsyS SDD automatic-test-pattern generation breaks the nanometer-quality barrier. Semiconductor companies have come to rely on delay testing to attain high defect coverage of manufactured digital ICs. Delay...

EDA companies tout RF design, links to test.
July 9, 2009... By Rick Nelson, Editor-in-Chief From RF/microwave-circuit-design tools to electromagnetic simulation, EDA companies work with instrument vendors to get high-performance, high-quality products to market. EDA companies are introducing tools targeting RF/microwave design and simulation,...

Illumination ring provides focused intensities.
July 9, 2009... William Grill, Honeywell Aerospace, Olathe, KS Edited by Martin Rowe and Fran Granville If you use a camera-based inspection or soldering fixture, you need to see images in a small area. Often, side lighting produces shadows on an image that result in contrasting colors and poor...