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Design techniques for FPGA power optimization
A variety of factors – from the micro to the macro, from conserving battery life to lessening global warming – has pushed power conservation rapidly up the list of system designers’ concerns. Engineers have ranked power consumption first in recent surveys on key design priorities or as a close second next to performance, density, and cost.
preview: http://www.dsp-fpga.com   date: 06/18/2009 |

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The drive to lower power
Christian explains why the demand for portable, lower-power electronics is growing and describes applications where FPGAs have a role today.
preview: http://www.dsp-fpga.com   date: 05/18/2009 |

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Ultra-low-power wireless sensor networks: Designing with different energy sources
When electronics have minimal energy needs, power can be drawn from a wide variety of environmental sources. Understanding the profile of power needed, bursting or trickling, and looking at possible sources can yield some surprising ways to obtain the power needed.
preview: http://www.industrial-embedded.com   date: 05/27/2009 |

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White Paper: Power Management for Portable Consumer Electronic Devices
For manufacturers of portable consumer electronic devices, reducing power consumption is a goal with returns that far outweigh the investment. By utilizing Mentor’s Nucleus Power Management facility along with other performance tuning techniques, system developers can help device manufacturers improve time between recharges, reduce overall BOM costs, and qualify their product as a green device. This paper covers the basics of reactive p...
preview: http://www.embedded-computing.com   date: 05/28/2009 |

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Actel: Low Power FPGA for Consumer or Portable Devices
Wendy Lockhart, Sr. Manager, Design Solutions Marketing and Training, of Actel talks with eg3.com about Actel's low power FPGA technologies, specifically new low-cost starter kits for the company's low-power IGLOO nano FPGAs. In addition, she helps those interested in FPGA technologies, differentiate between Actel's FPGAs based on flash and antifuse technologies vs. those of competitors like Xilinx or Altera based on sram.
preview: http://www.eg3.com   date: 03/17/2009 |

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New Power Management / Low Power Reference Designs from National Semiconductor
Rick Zarr, Chief Technologist of PowerWise Solutions at National Semiconductor, speaks with eg3.com about new power management / low power technologies available from National Semi as well as new 'PowerWise Reference Designs,' ranging from charging batteries via Solar Power to Ambient Light to Adaptive LED Driver to a Load-Detecting Power Supply and more. Keywords: Power Management, Low Power, Analog Design, Green Tech.
preview: http://www.eg3.com   date: 03/2003/2009 |

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Texas Instruments MSP430 and Energy Harvesting
Adrian Valenzuela, product marketing engineer for the Texas Instruments MSP430 microcontroller family, talks with eg3.com about energy harvesting based on solar energy, vibrations, thermal differences and other innovative methods as well as RF, Zigbee, and other technologies.
preview: http://www.eg3.com   date: 01/20/2009 |