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Advanced course on VLSI system design has evolved from the lecture notes and the additional material used by Prof. Daniel Mlynek and Prof. Yusuf Leblebici in their senior-year course offerings at the Swiss Federal Intitute of Technology – Lausanne…
VLSI System Design WebCourse Design of VLSI Systems
Unified view of technological, architectural and design-related aspects of VLSI systems… See VLSI design flow
Current information on Embedded Systems for uC and ASIC Designers. Inside DSP – signal processing monthly. BDTI’s Pocket Guide – guide to processing engines for embedded applications covers DSP processors, CPUs, microcontrollers, and FPGAs. DSP Dictionary too.
Berkeley Design Technology, Inc. — Free Information
DSP Basics course online course which is free. Developed in 1998 it is light-weight but a valuable start for people new to DSP or in need of a refresher
Johns Hopkins University Signals Systems Control
The Scientist and Engineer’s Guide to Digital Signal Processing By Steven W. Smith, Ph.D. – Free DSP Book
Tutorials in Communications Engineering
The Java- Digital Signal Processing (J-DSP) editor is an Internet based signal processing laboratory that provides hands-on learning experiences in distributed learning environments
This site provides the current version of the book Introduction to Statistical Signal Processing by R.M. Gray and L.D. Davisson
DSPRelated.com since 1999, popular independent internet resource for Digital Signal Processing (DSP) engineers.
Prosig Noise & Vibration Measurement Blog
This tutorial with Java Applets is good to start with for DSP learning. DSP is a part of Embedded Processing. Also where Real Time Analog Meets Digital. Not that you will need DSP for everything. Simple equations can be implemented without DSP, but is an entry into the DSP world.
When complex waveforms in Audio / Video needs to be synthesized / manipulated. RF Communication related calculations too. More power and focus on math and speed makes dedicated DSP devices / software / specialization inevitable.
Embedded Processor System in an FPGA in Minutes. Low-cost evaluation kit, includes a complete lab. Integrate a custom microprocessor in a Cyclone III FPGA.Example code and even a Nios II a 32-bit embedded-processor RISC CPU soft core. Many peripheral modules are ready for gluing to your processor, right within the software. It then generates the HDL code too. It can then compile and load it on the USB FPGA Prototype Stick. Amazing isn’t it. Try it out. Learn, Explore..Create. New $49 BeMicro FPGA Evaluation Kit Altera is one of the pioneers of Programmable Logic, following notable early leaders Signetics and [Read More ....]
TI – CC2511F32 – 2.4 GHz SOC with USB 2.4 GHz Radio Transceiver, 8051 MCU, 32 kB Flash memory and full-speed USB interface. “The CC2511Fx is a true low-cost 2.4 GHz system-on-chip (SoC) designed for low power wireless applications. The CC2511Fx combines the excellent performance of the state-of-the-art RF transceiver CC2500 with an industry-standard enhanced 8051 MCU, up to 32 kB of in-system programmable flash memory and 4 kB of RAM, and many other powerful features. The small 6×6 mm package makes it very suited for applications with size limitations. USB.org – Compliance Home – CC2511Fx – TI
ATE IC – Intersil Semiconductors “Planet ATE technology delivers “System on a Chip” (SoC) integrated circuits that combine all analog functions required to construct a digital channel, DUT (device under test) power supply, PMU (parametric measurement unit) or a VI (voltage current).” Intersil Semiconductors
PSoC FirstTouch Starter Kit – CyFi Low-Power RF “This intuitive starter kit allows you to evaluate the PSoC programmable system-on-chip and CyFi Low-Power RF in CapSense touch-sensing, temperature sensing, and light-sensing applications. PSoC CY3271 Kit – Cypress It also features the PSoC Designer IDE and Cypress’s Sense and Control Dashboard.” Cypress Semiconductor
When a product has to be made small, the board real estate is limited or it has to be manufactured in large numbers…. SoC is the Answer. A Microprocessor evolved into a Microcontroller by packing many external chips into one chip. Now uC Card along with the other blocks like A-D, Port Drivers, Networking elements, Display Driver and other peripherals can be packed into one chip. Some Power Supply and RF blocks cannot be easily added inside as they have a silicon processing more specific to their applications. Laser trimmed Instrumentation Op-Amps, high accuracy resistor arrays, high value capacitors, magnetics [Read More ....]
When you are trying to arrive at a complex Embedded Systems and Communications solution, You will think of a DSP. Now that computers and embedded devices are used in most electronic devices, DSP is a way you can process, transform, analyze and generate fast analog data, in Real Time. Real Time ideally is instantaneous or in sync, in tandem. Not an Zepto Second lost. But in the real world many analog inputs or result outputs can be processed a lot slower. So it is more like, How ‘real time’ you want, how cost-effective a real-time solution can be provided. If [Read More ....]
This is a educative and simple example to help learn about supercaps and white LED. [Read More ....]
Heathkit’s Core Technology Courses provides a powerful and comprehensive package covering all the basics of [Read More ....]
The new Fluke Ti32 combines a powerful 320×240 sensor into the award winning, rugged design [Read More ....]
Agilent – Application Notes Advancing electronics, communications, life sciences and chemical analysis. Oscilloscopes, Analyzers, Meters [Read More ....]
The Lead Acid Batteries are used in Automobiles and UPS – Uninterrupted Power Supplies. Battery [Read More ....]
delabs Op-Amp Circuits (painstakingly) updated, Also i have collected below good external reference resources which [Read More ....]
Robotics Notebook of Chuck McManis These pages are extremely useful for an entry into the [Read More ....]