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Featured White Papers

Low-Power Processors: When Performance Matters
This white paper takes a fresh look at the performance of low-power x86 CPUs, now that VIA has introduced dual-core and quad-core CPUs.
Linking Early Mechatronic System Analysis to Physical Testing
Mechatronic system design creation and test development are often at opposite ends of a project's schedule. Benefits accrue in improved system quality and on-time delivery when design and test are pursued concurrently. This paper describes the technologies required to make concurrent design and test possible.
Best Practice Development Processes for Medical Device FPGAs
For FPGA developers working on designs for medical devices, one approach to dealing with regulatory uncertainty is to borrow heavily from design assurance processes in other safety-critical industries, such as avionics, where standards are well established. These well-established standards mandate a development flow that is controlled, auditable and perhaps most important, specific to the requirements of hardware engineering. While following such a flow will not guarantee smooth sailing though every regulatory approval process for FPGA devices bound for medical applications, it is consistent with basic regulatory intent - to demonstrate to auditors that complex devices meet their requirements and perform well under all foreseeable conditions.