Peak power for a Power Manager or power domain, is an indication that several devices are in the Active (full power) state at the same time, such that the peak, or instantaneous power is at a Maximum. In a clocked system, this may indicate that several devices are active at the same time for a particular […]

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A few years ago, engineers in the automotive industry worked on improving the mechanical performance of clutch transmissions, exhaust systems and adding a turbocharger. Due to low data rates, CAN and CAN-FD functioned well for these applications. Today every vehicle shipped has an average of about 60 – 100 complex sensors, higher in the case […]

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Problem statement The requirement was to select an appropriate hardware platform for a MPEG video application so as to optimize the performance and power usage of the application. As part of its functioning, the application receives the data on the input sensor, for example, a light sensor. After the processing, the output is displayed on […]

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Problem statement The powertrain constitutes the most important module in a car. It controls the other sub-systems in the car and hence can be called the brain of the car. Engine Control Unit (ECU) is one of two units in the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) and ECU is responsible for the optimal performance of the […]

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Industry background Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the collection of physical devices that are connected to the internet. The connection enables us to collate and share data about the devices. For example, home automation systems. The system collects data about the functioning of the air-conditioning units, refrigerators, and several other electrical and electronics appliances […]

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