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Updated: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 01:00:02 +0200
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Dynamic Memory Allocation and Fragmentation in C and C++ In C and C++, it can be very convenient to allocate and de-allocate blocks of memory as and when needed. This is certainly standard practice in both languages and almost unavoidable in C++. However, the handling of such dynamic memory can be problematic and inefficient. For desktop applications, where memory is freely available, these difficulties can be ignored. For embedded - generally real time - applications, ignoring the issues is not an option. |
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A Review Paper on CMOS, SOI and FinFET Technology In 1958, the first integrated circuit flip-flop was built using two transistors at Texas Instruments. The chips of today contain more than 1 billion transistors. The memory that could once support an entire company’s accounting system is now what a teenager carries in his smartphone. This scale of growth has resulted from a continuous scaling of transistors and other improvements in the Silicon manufacturing process. |
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How to calculate CPU utilization How to calculate CPU utilization |
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Using SystemVerilog Assertions in RTL Code SystemVerilog Assertions are not difficult to learn; in this tutorial, you will learn the basic syntax, so that you can start using them in your RTL code and testbenches. |
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PCIe error logging and handling on a typical SoC This paper details first PCIe errors, error logging and then the error handling on a typical SoC. |
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Method for Booting ARM Based Multi-Core SoCs In the boot process various modules/peripherals (like clock controller or security handing module and other master/slaves) initialized as per the SoC architecture and customer applications. In Multi core SoCs, first primary core (also called booting core) start up in boot process and then secondary cores are enabled by software. |
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Design Rule Checks (DRC) - A Practical View for 28nm Technology The main objective of this paper is to explain the various types of design rule checks (DRC) violation, their causes and how to fix the various design rule checks (DRC) at lower technology node on block level as well as full chip level implementation while meeting the design rule with respect to latest technology standards. |
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Understanding - and Reducing - Latency in Video Compression Systems In the video world, latency is the amount of time between the instant a frame is captured and the instant that frame is displayed. Low latency is a design goal for any system where there is real-time interaction with the video content, such as video conferencing or drone piloting. |
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Why using Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) can help improve I/O performance and Reduce Costs In this paper, we will explore why designing systems that have been natively built on SR-IOV-enabled hardware may be the most cost-effective way to improve I/O performance and how to easily implement SR-IOV in PCIe devices. |
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FPGA programming step by step FPGA programming step by step |
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10 Tips for designing a Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) |
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Multi-Gigabit SerDes: The Cornerstone of High Speed Serial Interconnects by Jerry C. Chen -- Genesys Logic America, Inc. |
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A comparison of Network-on-Chip and Busses This whitepaper summarizes the limitations of traditional bus-based approaches, introduces the advantages of the generic concept of NoC, and provides specific data about Arteris’ NoC, the first commercial implementation of such architectures |
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Guidelines for Successful SoC Verification in OVM/UVM With the increasing adoption of OVM/UVM, there is a growing demand for guidelines and best practices to ensure successful SoC verification. This paper will first describe the basic tenets of OVM/UVM, and then it tries to summarize key guidelines to maximize the benefits of using state of the art verification methodology such as OVM/UVM. |
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Design for Manufacturability - An Overview This paper describes the causes of yield drop out in deep submicron technologies and methods to improve yield at design and manufacturing stage of IC development cycle. |
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NAND Flash memory in embedded systems This paper presents fundamental information about NAND Flash memory used in Embedded Systems. It discusses various aspects of this storage media such as interface, architecture, error source and error correction as well as software required for building application. |
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Scan Lockup Latches - Significant Role in Congestion Lock-up Latches play an important role in fixing timing problems especially for hold timing closure. A lock-up latch is a transparent latch used to avoid large clock skew and mitigate the problem in closing hold timing due to large uncommon clock path. Lock-up latches are used in between the two scan flops having large hold failure probability due to uncommon clock path so that there is no issue in closing timing in a scan chain across domains in scan-shift mode. |
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Power analysis of clock gating at RTL In this article, we will discuss the use of clock gating techniques with design examples for achieving lower power and also highlight the impact of clock gating on different areas of the design process like metastability with clock domain crossings and testability. The article also details the do's and don'ts of clock gating to avoid chip failures and unnecessary power dissipation. |
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FPGA Implementation of AES Encryption and Decryption This paper presents a high speed, fully pipelined FPGA implementation of AES Encryption and Decryption (acronym for Advance Encryption Standard, also known as Rijndael Algorithm) which has been selected as New Algorithm by the National Institutes of Stand |
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Addressing Clock Tree Synthesis Challenges Clock tree synthesis (CTS) plays an important role in building well-balanced clock tree, fixing timing violations and reducing the extra unnecessary pessimism in the design. The goal during building a clock tree is to reduce the skew, maintain symmetrical clock tree structure and to cover all the registers in the design. We have captured some problematic scenarios and the problem solving approaches in this article. |
