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DLP & MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) Blog

101 things to do with a Beagle Board

Posted over 3 years ago

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Well actually, this blog doesn’t list 101 things but it does give you a feeling for what types of applications the Beagle Board is ending up in. This development platform is open source so anyone from a hobbyist to a grad student to a senior engineer...
Analog Wire

TINA-TI Free Simulator Tool Make Amplifier Sims Easy

Posted over 3 years ago

by 39955
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TI offers a free analog simulator on ti.com called TINA-TI and while there are definitely other tools out there that may be bigger - this one is fast and packs a punch. I found a great intro to the program (attached below) and spent some time with TINA...
DLP & MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) Blog

What does Mount Rushmore have to do with 3D Metrology??

Posted over 4 years ago

by 15407
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In 1923, Doane Robinson, superintendent of the South Dakota State Historical Society, dreamed of an enormous Presidential memorial carved into the side of a mountain. This wasn’t just patriotism, South Dakota was in need of tourism dollars. With...
Mobile Momentum

Our OMAP processors embrace WebM and VP8 with open ARMs

Posted over 2 years ago

by 217229
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Today, Google and dozens of other leading software companies announced WebM – an open web media project – and the open sourcing of VP8, a high-performance video codec optimized for the Web. Google is open sourcing VP8 and contributing it to...
CC430

CC430 EM board - 868Mhz and 915Mhz

Posted over 4 years ago

by 6829
- 19 Comments
Hey Champs, Before anything I am the Mktg mgr for the LPRF product line, which includes the new CC430 series of devices. I just wanted to give you a heads-up on the recent progress made on the CC430 development tools. Here the picture of our first...
The Signal

PCB Layout Tricks—striped capacitors and more

Posted 5 months ago

by 48280
- 8 Comments
I posed a question a couple of weeks ago regarding film capacitors—what’s the meaning of the stripe on one end? Check the picture below. These are non-polarized capacitors so it’s not a polarity marking. A reader, Richard, answered...
Tools Insider

25% off Sitara Development Kits

Posted 5 months ago

by 1127098
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TI's Sitara ARM Processors is looking to spread even more Holiday cheer! From now until December 31, 2012 all AM335x development kits are 25% off! You can buy an Industrial Development Kit ( TMDXIDK3359 ) for your industrious spouse, a Starter Kit...
On the fringe

2020 Vision, two years later

Posted over 2 years ago

by 21326
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Gene Frantz TI Principal Fellow, Futurist and Business Development Manager, DSP I am now finished with the details of our “2020 vision” that we did two years ago. It is always fun to look back on a prediction of the future and see if it’s...
CC430

CC430 Reference Design, Available NOW!!

Posted over 3 years ago

by 759584
- 12 Comments
Dear CC430 community, The CC430 EVM Rev3.2 design files are now officially on the web. This version is considered the official CC430 reference design. This is based on pre-screening results for both ETSI and FCC in the 868 and 915 MHz, respectively...
Multicore Mix

Do we really need 'Transactional memory'?

Posted over 1 year ago

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Transactional memory seems to gain more momentum these days. But what is behind this terminology? Let me try to explain this in my humble and simple words. Basically for me ' Transactional Memory ' is an atomic access that is non-blocking...
Mobile Momentum

Flash forward! TI applauds Adobe’s official Flash Player 10.1 debut

Posted over 2 years ago

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Today, we at TI enthusiastically applaud Adobe® for its release of Flash® Player 10.1 , as this highly anticipated milestone promises outstanding experiences for mobile consumers. Flash Player 10.1 is completely redesigned and optimized for mobile...
Analog: The real world

TI to acquire National

Posted over 2 years ago

by 1764481
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TI and National customers: What’s in it for you? I hope you have seen our news today that TI has signed an agreement to acquire National Semiconductor. As the leader of TI’s Analog business, I’m really excited about what this will...
The Signal

Goop—a sticky topic

Posted 10 months ago

by 48280
- 8 Comments
A holiday week is a good excuse to stray a bit off topic so this is my chance to tell you about Goop. It is by far the most versatile glue I’ve found. Okay, I promise to tie this in (though weakly) to electronics. Goop comes in a fat toothpaste...
TI Social

Helping you Choose the Right Processor for your Application

Posted over 4 years ago

by 9291
- 31 Comments
As the DSP Internet Marketing Manager its my job to provide you with the easiest, most logical way to get the information that you are looking for. To do this we rely on a variety of analytical tools to assess click paths, searches etc. but also try to...
CC430

Wireless M-Bus and the CC430

Posted over 4 years ago

by 611885
- 1 Comments
Have you heard about Wireless M-Bus? Do you know what it is intended for? Today I just want to give you a brief introduction to WMBUS since the upcoming CC430 will be a good fit for this emerging standard. In short, the WMBUS standard (EN 13757-4:2005...
The Signal

Breadboarding with Micro-Packages—Ouch!

Posted 4 months ago

by 48280
- 10 Comments
Have you noticed?...it’s rare to find new generation op amps and other ICs in DIPs (dual-inline packages). Without volume demand, it’s not economically viable to offer new ICs in DIPs. Breadboarding with these newer fine-pitch micro-packages...
The Signal

Resistor Puzzle—the sequel

Posted 2 months ago

by 48280
- 13 Comments
It’s time for some fun! I’ve known a few folks who have tormented colleagues with a resistor cube—equal resistors on all sides. So in case you’ve solved that one, let’s add a twist. In this cube, not all the resistors are...
Mobile Momentum

Sweet Fact: Android 4.0 runs on the OMAP platform

Posted over 1 year ago

by Remi El-Ouazzane
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Today is a great day for our collaboration with Google, which started two years ago with the launch of Android 2.0 (Eclair). The long-awaited Android 4.0 release (aka “Ice Cream Sandwich”) is finally being revealed with the OMAP4460 processor...
Learn E2E

Introducing the TI E2E Gurus

Posted over 1 year ago

by 1554683
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We know that you're all here because of a common passion for engineering and a desire to not only get your design and support questions answered, but also to answer any questions your fellow designers may have, too. You need nothing more than a simple...
Mobile Momentum

Benchmarking ARM vs x86

Posted over 4 years ago

by 693273
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We've already shared benchmarks from Pocketables.net comparing performance data from the ARCHOS 5 and the iPhone. These are similar devices as they are both using ARM-based processors. Much of the debate in the industry looks at the performance of ARM...
Mobile Momentum

TI extends a warm welcome to Motorola’s Droid X

Posted over 2 years ago

by 25179
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Latest member of the Droid family brings even greater experiences to life Blogs and industry sites have been overflowing with anticipation over the past few months about the launch of the Droid X, Motorola’s second-generation Droid smartphone...
On the fringe

My trip to China and what I learned at the Universities: DSP Theory or DSP Design?

Posted over 4 years ago

by 21326
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Gene Frantz TI Principal Fellow and Business Development Manager, DSP As I was sitting in the airport in Shanghai waiting for my flight back to the US , I thought it would be a good time to reflect on what I saw in China . My original purpose for...
Learn E2E

Are You Engineer Enough for the E2E Challenge?

Posted over 1 year ago

by 1895409
- 8 Comments
Congratulations goes to our new E2E Champions: 1. Tom Hendrick 2. Balaji Chellappa Tie for 3. Stellaris Peggy and Prabhakar Lad Thank you to everyone that played! The Challenge is now over....for now --------------------------------...
WEBENCH® Design Center Blog

Download TINA-TI version 9.1

Posted over 2 years ago

by 381
- 1 Comments
A major update of TINA-TI is now available for download. Version 9.1 includes new features requested by you, including 565 TI models. This version of TINA TI offers: · Up to 5X speed increases over version 7.0 making power design and simulation...
Power House

Download TINA-TI 9.1, now up to 5X faster and available in English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Russian

Posted over 2 years ago

by 1649436
- 2 Comments
A major update of TINA-TI is now available for download. Version 9.1 includes new features requested by you, including 565 TI models. This version of TINA TI offers: Up to 5X speed increases over version 7.0 making power design and simulation...