#Single-Channel Gate Driver

[futureelectronic1527]

Power Integrations: Digital Programmable Single Channel Gate Driver Boards

https://www.futureelectronics.com/m/power-integrations . Power Integrations’ 1SP0635 Digital programmable single-channel, plug-and-play gate driver boards feature telemetry data reporting for predictive maintenance and lifetime modelling. They enhance observability, control and reliability for applications like rail traction inverters, power grids and medium-voltage drives. https://youtu.be/GNa7ZipTEQE

[lafiametta]

Prompt word for you.. comfort

Thanks to @bananaheaven for the inspiration!

She doesn’t say a single word to him the whole way back to New York.

She does speak—to tell the flight attendant she’d like some water, to thank the cab driver who drops them off at the gate of the mansion—but nothing to him, not even when she hands him back his jacket after waking up to find it draped over her.

At the airport, she disappears for a while, long enough that he starts to get worried, finally returning at the gate a few minutes before boarding. In her hand is a candy bar and a glossy magazine, which she reads during take-off and then stuffs into the seat pocket before falling asleep. Once the plane lands, they find a cab and share a silent ride back to Brooklyn. It’s late, almost half-past ten, when they finally reach the house, and after the guard lets them inside, she goes upstairs, presumably for the rest of the night.

He won’t see her again until morning, he realizes, and then he’ll drive her to the bank and then home. And that’s it—she’ll be gone.

The idea sits heavy in his chest—he’s only known her for a day and a half, even though it feels like far longer—but maybe he’s just tired. He barely slept at all the night before, just a couple uncomfortable hours in the back seat of the SUV with Ivan Zakharov passed out along his shoulder.

Igor wanders over to the main living room, quickly glancing past the staircase. He’s not surprised that it’s all cleaned up, broken glass and lamp parts swept away, couch cushions repositioned. Even the coffee table base is gone, like it had never been there at all. The cleaners did a good job—much better than he and Toros and Garnik had managed to do. Technically, Ivan’s mess was all cleaned up, with Ivan himself on his way back to Russia. But Ani wasn’t something that could be swept away, not even with a plane ride home and a ten-thousand-dollar check.

He takes a seat on the couch and with some difficulty manages to get the nearly button-free remote to work, turning the TV on to the local network. There’s nothing really on, though, and he flips through channels, not finding anything that’s interesting.

From upstairs he can hear the shower start to run. It makes sense: after the last two days, she’d want something warm and comforting, something to wash away all those hours of being in the car and on the plane, wearing the same clothes.

For a moment, he just listens to the faint hiss of the spray, then rubs the back of his head and makes himself think about something else.

Maybe what he needs is just to relax.

There’s a pack of cigarettes in his jacket pocket, but he knows nicotine’s not really going to be enough. Yesterday, there had been all sorts of shit on the coffee table in front of him—weed, a glass pipe—but it’s all gone now, cleaned away like the other living area. Who knows where it got put, tucked out of sight in case Ivan’s parents made an appearance? Still, there’s another option, although it’s all the way outside in the car.

It’s chilly as he heads out the door and down the stone steps, making him wish he had left his jacket and hoodie on. But it doesn’t take too long to find what he’s looking for in the glove compartment.

Out of respect for his grandmother, he doesn’t smoke weed in the apartment—he doesn’t even keep it in the apartment, but in the car, which she never drives anymore. Every so often, when he’s feeling anxious or stressed, he walks down to where the car is parked and pulls out the cigarette pack with a few blunts tucked into the bottom and smokes one. It’s nice, just to take the edge off sometimes.

He takes out one and leaves the rest in the glove compartment, then heads back inside.

The upstairs shower’s stopped; she must be getting ready for bed.

He still doesn’t exactly know where he’s going to sleep. There’s no way he’s going upstairs—that’s her space and has no intention of invading it—but he also doesn’t really want to sleep in any of the other bedrooms, particularly Ivan’s old room. This whole house is too much for him, all the fancy artwork and the elevator and the big view over the bay. The only place that seems at all habitable is the living room, with its oversized, cushiony couch and large television. The television back in his grandmother’s apartment isn’t as big, but they’ll spend most nights there sitting on the couch and watching her favorite shows. She almost always falls asleep before the news comes on at eleven, so he’ll wake her up and help her get to bed.

Maybe he’ll just sleep here, on the couch. It seems comfortable enough, and it’s only for a night.

It’s much warmer inside—or maybe it just seems that way after his trip out to the car—so he pulls off his sweater and drops it next to him on the couch. The thermostat is probably set to something outrageous and with all this space he can’t even begin to imagine what the monthly electric bill must be. But what the hell do people like the Zakharovs care? They’ve got billions, enough to never have to think about things like bills.

The local news has come on, so Igor turns up the volume a little. He likes listening to it when it’s on, just so he can get better at understanding English.

He’s got the blunt between his lips, holding his lighter up to the end, when he sees something moving on the staircase.

His heart presses fast against his ribs when he realizes that it’s her.

She’s dressed comfortably, as if for sleep, in a white tank top and sweatpants, her wet hair falling past her shoulders and down her back. He has no idea why she’s come downstairs—is there something wrong? does she need something?—but she doesn’t say anything, not even as she walks between the couch and the coffee table and sits down on the carpet a few feet away from him. As much as it had disappointed him, her silence on the plane and in the cab was understandable—so much had happened, and she needed space to deal with it—but why has she joined him in the living room if she doesn’t want to talk?

There’s barely time to consider this question before he realizes that the blunt in his mouth is lit, burning along its end. Instinctively, he pinches it between his fingers and takes a quick drag.

When her turns back towards her, he can see her looking at him, dark brows raised expectantly, and he can’t figure out what she wants, until it occurs to him that she’s not looking at him but at the blunt between his fingers.

He sits up and leans over a little, offering it to her. As she takes it, the tips of her fingers briefly trace against his.

They sit together in silence for a while, wordlessly passing the blunt back and forth, the sound of the news on the television drowning out all the questions he wants to ask her but doesn’t. He’s gotten one last chance to spend time with her before they have to say goodbye in the morning, and he doesn’t want to waste it. But he has no idea what to say, what words will mean anything to her, what might make her feel better or offer her some comfort.

By now he’s definitely more relaxed, leaning back into the couch cushions, half-watching the news as he periodically glances over at her where she’s sitting on the floor.

It’s funny: this is what he would be doing back in the apartment right now, except with his grandmother instead of Ani. It’s what he would have done last night too, if Garnik hadn’t called him and asked for his help with a problem with Ivan. His thirtieth birthday, spent running down a rich young asshole all over New York, rather than at home, watching television on the couch with his grandmother. With everything that had happened, he had almost forgotten about his birthday. Maybe this could count as his celebration, as weird as it is.

The blunt’s almost gone; he takes a couple quick drags and hands it back to her to finish.

“Happy birthday to me,” he says, a little lightheaded.

He doesn’t even really understand why he’s telling her—with everything she’s gone through, why would she even care?—still, it feels good to finally speak out loud.

When she replies, for a brief moment he wonders if he imagined it. But no: she’s asked him a question, and with warmth slowly spreading from the center of his chest he opens his mouth to answer her.

[send me a one-word Anora x Igor prompt]

[diabolus1exmachina]

Ferrari Monza SP1 (1 of 499). 

In an age of increasingly capable hypercars—not just in terms of outright performance, but of comfort, usability, and practicality—Ferrari’s utterly outrageous Monza SP1 stands alone, sacrificing all semblance of rationality at the altar of driving experience. Along with its two-seater SP2 stablemate, the Monza is an unfettered celebration of both design and performance.The Monza SP1 is the first in a series of limited-edition Icona concepts by Ferrari that married cutting-edge styling and technology with inspiration from the marque’s world-class back catalogue—in this case drawing from the 750 Monza racer of the 1950s. Just 499 examples of both SP1 and two-seat SP2 were produced, each destined for the collections of Maranello’s most cherished clientele. A striking reimagining of the racing barchettas of old, the Monza’s taut coachwork is both muscular and pure, with clean, uncluttered flanks and a bonnet line that flows seamlessly to the rear of the car. Its low silhouette is punctuated only by the aerodynamic hump that shrouds the driver’s seat. There isn’t even a windscreen; instead, Ferrari engineers developed a “Virtual Wind Shield” that channels accelerated air ahead of the instrument panel, deflecting air flow in a protective bubble around the driver.

The structure, meanwhile, is a master work in carbon fibre, with a chassis tub so stiff that it enabled not only the fitment of outrageous scissor doors, but also a single-piece front clam shell that opens to reveal the SP1’s impressive 6.5-litre V-12 engine. Derived from the 812 Superfast, along with its seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox and four-wheel steering, the Tipo F140 GC became the most powerful naturally aspirated engine to leave the gates of Maranello, thanks to a combination of optimised inlet ducts and a remapped ECU. The modifications bumped total output to 798 horsepower with 530 pound-feet of torque, ensuring the Monza could reach 100 km/h in just 2.9 seconds, with a quoted top speed—no doubt delivered with tongue firmly in cheek—'in excess of 299 km/h’.

[dark-rx]

Blue Smoke and Mirrors

Part 6: Deep Underground

Under the cover of night, a small convoy of vehicles made its way toward the southwestern desert, where the lights of a high-tech facility glowed like a distant spaceship against the starry sky. Armed guards patrolled the perimeter, high fences crowned with razor wire. Surveillance cameras panned methodically, capturing every angle of the surrounding desert.

Jesse sat in the back seat of an SUV, heart thudding in his chest. Walter was beside him, quiet as a tomb. In the driver’s seat, Kaylee handled the wheel with steady nerves, while Fuego monitored a tablet that displayed various security feeds.

Saul rode in a second car, ready to provide alibis and run interference if law enforcement got wind of the operation. The rest of Kaylee’s team followed at a distance, prepared for extraction if things took a turn for the worst.

Fuego tapped the screen, voice hushed. “All right, we’re nearing checkpoint alpha. I’ve looped the cameras for thirty seconds. That’s all the time we have to get through the gate.”

Kaylee accelerated, the SUV roaring forward. They pulled up to the main entrance, manned by two bored security guards. The forging of credentials was impeccable—Walter and Jesse were listed as outside consultants for a new “clinical trial,” while Kaylee was the security lead. They were waved through without too much fuss.

They parked in the facility’s main lot, stepping out into the cool desert air. Concrete walls and bright floodlights created a sterile, intimidating atmosphere. Jesse fought the urge to run, burying his fear beneath determination. I’m done being a pawn.

Inside, the facility’s lobby gleamed with polished floors and a glass atrium that showcased cacti and succulents, a faux-desert garden. The walls bore corporate-friendly motivational posters about “Innovation” and “Healthcare for Tomorrow.” Jesse nearly scoffed—there was more authenticity in a cheap cartoon.

A reception desk awaited them, staffed by a neatly dressed attendant. Kaylee handled the introductions, presenting forged IDs and explaining that they were there for a late-night equipment check. The receptionist blinked, eyes flicking to a schedule on her computer, but nodded. “Yes, I see you on the list. Please follow the corridor on your left. Elevator is at the end.”

They proceeded, hearts pounding. The corridor was tastefully lit, dotted with offices and labs sealed behind electronic locks. Tension strung them tight, as any misstep could trigger an alarm.

At the end, they found the elevator. Walter scanned a keycard on the panel, courtesy of Fuego’s hacking. The doors slid open, revealing a stark metallic interior. Once inside, Kaylee pressed a button marked B3—the lowest level.

The doors closed, and they descended. An unsettling hush enveloped them. Jesse glanced at Walter, who looked like a ghost, every sharp line of his face etched with tension. Fuego clutched the tablet, occasionally muttering about bypassing security protocols.

Eventually, the elevator shuddered to a stop. The doors opened onto a sterile corridor that reeked of antiseptic. Dim fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, giving the place an ominous aura. They were greeted by a sign: RESTRICTED ACCESS – AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY.

Jesse’s pulse roared. If something went wrong, there would be no easy escape.

They stepped out, Kaylee in the lead. Ahead, they saw a security station with a plexiglass window. Behind it sat a single guard, flipping through channels on a small TV. Kaylee and Walter approached while Jesse hung back, trying not to look suspicious.

Walter forced a polite smile. “We’re here for a final inspection of the lab. Just need to verify the equipment.”

The guard eyed them skeptically, adjusting his posture. “We don’t usually get inspectors at this hour.”

Fuego stepped forward, brandishing an official-looking tablet. “We were instructed by upper management to do a final pass. Sorry to bother you, but we’re on a tight schedule.”

The guard grunted, then grabbed a clipboard. “Sign in.”

They did, forging signatures that matched the stolen identities. The guard pressed a button, unlocking a thick metal door leading deeper into the facility. “All right, but keep it quick.”

The group passed through, entering a labyrinth of corridors lined with small glass windows that peered into sealed rooms. Through the windows, Jesse caught glimpses of advanced chemical equipment, rows of beakers, swirling liquids. White-coated technicians bustled about, oblivious to their presence.

Walter motioned to a door labeled Lab 6C. According to their intel, that was the central hub for White Fire’s production data. They slipped inside, gently shutting the door behind them. The lab was vacant at this late hour, save for humming machinery and blinking control panels.

Jesse moved to a computer terminal in the corner. “All right, I got this,” he muttered, scanning the interface. He recognized enough chemistry jargon to navigate. Meanwhile, Walter powered up another console, scanning for inventory logs.

Fuego set his tablet on a counter, hooking it to the lab’s network. “I’m in. Downloading schematics, production numbers, distribution forecasts…” He paused, eyes widening. “Damn, they have everything here—shipments schedules, route plans, financial links.”

Kaylee stood by the door, handgun tucked discreetly in her waistband. “Hurry up,” she whispered. “We have maybe ten minutes before the next security sweep.”

Jesse found a file labeled “W-F Project” and opened it, his breath catching at the chemical structure displayed. “Yo, this is insane,” he whispered, half to himself. “They took the base for fentanyl and jacked it up with new analogs. This stuff… it’s unstoppable.”

Walter joined him, scanning the screen with narrowed eyes. “If it hits the streets in large quantities, it’ll make the opioid crisis look like a mild cough.”

Jesse clenched his fists. “We have to expose them.”

Fuego’s voice cut in, urgent. “I’m copying the data, but there’s an encrypted partition. Looks important. Might be the direct link to White House finances.”

Walter leaned over. “Can you crack it?”

“Working on it…” Fuego’s fingers danced across the keyboard. The whir of machinery and the buzz of fluorescent lights surrounded them in a claustrophobic blanket of tension.

Suddenly, footsteps echoed in the corridor outside. Kaylee glanced over her shoulder, pressing herself against the door. “We’ve got company.”

Jesse’s heart hammered. They were cornered in a lab with evidence that could topple a presidency, evidence certain to be guarded by heavily armed men.

Walter inhaled sharply. “We hold them off until we get that data. Fuego, keep cracking.”

Kaylee drew her weapon, clicking off the safety. She motioned for the others to hide behind counters, adopting vantage points. Jesse wasn’t armed, but he grabbed a metal stool, brandishing it like a club. Adrenaline surged as the footsteps neared, accompanied by muffled voices.

A panel on the lab door lit up—a card swipe. The beep indicated an attempt to gain entry. Walter’s eyes darted to Fuego, who was still furiously typing. “How much longer?”

“Ten seconds, maybe twenty,” Fuego whispered.

The beep sounded again, followed by a stern voice: “This is security. Open up!”

Kaylee met Walter’s gaze. He gave a quick nod. She raised the pistol, pressing it to the door’s seam. The lock clicked. A tense heartbeat later, the door swung open. Two armed guards stepped in, scanning the lab.

Kaylee struck first, slamming the butt of her pistol into the nearest guard’s face before he could raise his weapon. The second guard reacted fast, bringing up his rifle. Jesse lunged, swinging the stool with every ounce of fear and rage. The guard stumbled back, cracking his skull against a stainless steel countertop.

Walter quickly moved to secure the door, scanning the hallway. “We have maybe a minute before more come.”

Kaylee rummaged through the guards’ equipment, grabbing extra mags, ear-pieces, and a keycard. Jesse’s breathing came in ragged gasps, his hands shaking from the sudden burst of violence.

Meanwhile, Fuego exhaled triumphantly. “Got it. I’m in. Transferring files now.”

Walter hovered over Fuego’s shoulder, scanning the screen. Lines of data scrolled past, revealing direct payment links from shell companies to presidential reelection committees. There it was—black and white proof of the administration’s complicity in drug trafficking.

Jesse stared at the data, mind reeling. “So that’s it, right? We can go now.”

Walter clenched a fist. “Yes. We’ve got what we came for.”

Alarms blared suddenly, red lights flashing in the corridor. Their infiltration had been discovered. Kaylee cursed under her breath. “Time’s up!”

Fuego yanked the data drive from the console and pocketed it. “Let’s get the hell out of here.”

They sprinted into the hallway, Kaylee leading the charge. Uniformed guards came around the corner, rifles raised. She fired two shots that echoed like thunder, forcing the guards to dive for cover. Jesse ducked low, sprinting behind Kaylee. Walter and Fuego followed, adrenaline blasting through their veins.

Alarms buzzed at deafening volumes. Lights strobed, casting the corridor in waves of red. Jesse’s chest burned. At every turn, more guards appeared. Kaylee fired controlled bursts, forcing them back, while the group raced for the elevator.

But the elevator was locked down, digital panel flashing SECURITY PROTOCOL ENGAGED.

“Stairs,” Kaylee shouted. “We’ll have to fight our way up.”

They bolted for the stairwell, bursting through the door into a concrete shaft that spiraled upward. Bootfalls on metal rang out behind them as more security followed. Kaylee paused on the first landing, returning fire. Sparks flew where bullets ricocheted.

Walter nearly lost his footing on the stairs, heart pounding. Jesse grabbed his arm, hauling him upright. “Come on, man. Don’t die on me now.”

Walter coughed, forcing himself up the steps. Fuego huddled behind Jesse, trying not to get shot. They climbed flight after flight, the clash of gunfire echoing off concrete walls. Kaylee’s team above must have noticed the alarm because the top door suddenly swung open, revealing two heavily armed operatives with Kaylee’s insignia.

They fired on the security chasing them, forcing the men to retreat. Kaylee ushered Walter, Jesse, and Fuego through the doorway into a side corridor. The operatives slammed the door shut, barricading it.

“Basement security’s on full alert,” Kaylee panted, sweat beading on her brow. “We need to get out of the building before the entire place is locked down externally.”

Her team led them through a series of winding passages until they reached a maintenance exit. Outside, the desert night air hit them like a wave of relief, even as sirens blared in the distance. Kaylee’s team hustled them toward a waiting van.

Jesse collapsed into the van’s back seat, lungs on fire. Walter and Fuego piled in next to him, while Kaylee took the passenger seat, her two operatives at the wheel. Tires squealed as they sped away from the facility, headlights cutting through the darkness.

They’d done it. They had the files. Proof of White House collusion in a new synthetic drug empire. Jesse’s hands still shook, but for once, it was from exhilaration rather than despair.

Walter sat beside him, silent, chest heaving. Finally, he spoke in a raw whisper, “Thank you, Jesse.”

Jesse said nothing. He stared out the window, where the open desert stretched endlessly, as if offering a chance at redemption. He wasn’t sure if he believed in second chances, but if exposing these files could save even one life, maybe it was worth everything they’d endured tonight.

Behind them, the lights of the facility receded until darkness swallowed them, leaving only the cold stars above—an indifferent audience to their desperate mission.

[racingliners]

Good evening hope you are well 🥰

For the sleepover thing...

Top 5 moments of f1 off track..so anything from interviews to grill the grid to Instagram posts etc

I had to marinate on this one because I have seen a lot of wonderful off-track moments in the 11 and a half years I've been back watching F1, so in no particular order:

Seb and Lewis' Abu Dhabi 2018 helmet exchange. This video is quite literally everything to me. Lewis hardly ever does helmet swaps so the fact that he did one with Seb after yet another season long-ish title fight was just the most wonderful show of sportsman ship. And the fact that Lewis made an effort to squeeze his head into Seb's tiny helmet makes me laugh and cry every time.

The Italy 2020 Mercedes debrief video (timestamp 12:25) where Shov does a full on engineering analysis of his go-to pizza order and he goes on for so long that James Vowles just watches on in a mixture of horror and disbelief. Let engineers be silly it's good for the ecosystem.

When McLaren gave Jenson a guard of honour for his last F1 race in 2016 (at least it was his last race at the time, no one knew he'd end up being reserve driver at Monaco 2017 while Alonso went off to do the Indy 500). It was very sweet and very lovely and I do get very emo every time I remember it.

Mark Webber's shriek during commentary of the restart at the Azerbaijan GP in 2021. One of the Well Done Baku moments of all time.

I love all of Steve Jones' interviews on Channel 4 (the superior UK F1 broadcaster) but his interview with Lewis pre-race at Abu Dhabi 2022 is especially wonderful.

Honourable mentions: When Seb gate crashed Lewis' post-race interview at Canada 2016 to complain about seagulls, Seb's No. 1 mechanic waving a German flag as Seb crossed the line in P2 at Baku 2021, when Seb named every single WDC in Grill The Grid, and all of Valtteri's BottASS calendars - they will be missed 😭✊

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[kvvin2yrrs]

https://www.futureelectronics.com/p/semiconductors--discretes--transistors--mosfets/ipt015n10n5atma1-infineon-8173860

High side mosfet driver, High current mosfet, mosfet gate, What is a mosfet

Single N-Channel 100 V 1.5 mOhm 211 nC OptiMOS™ Power Mosfet - HSOF-8-1

[lovechip-semiconductor]

Analog Devices HMCAD1511TR Comprehensive Guide

Analog Devices HMCAD1511 High Speed Multi-Mode 8-Bit 30 MSPS to 1 GSPS A/D Converter

General Description

The HMCAD1511 is a versatile high performance low power analog-to-digital converter (ADC), utilizing time-interleaving to increase sampling rate. Integrated Cross Point Switches activate the input selected by the user.

In single channel mode, one of the four inputs can be selected as a valid input to the single ADC channel. In dual channel mode, any two of the four inputs can be selected to each ADC channel. In quad channel mode, any input can be assigned to any ADC channel.

An internal, low jitter and programmable clock divider makes it possible to use a single clock source for all operational modes.

The HMCAD1511 is based on a proprietary structure, and employs internal reference circuitry, a serial control interface and serial LVDS/RSDS output data. Data and frame synchronization clocks are supplied for data capture at the receiver. Internal 1 to 50X digital coarse gain with ENOB > 7.5 up to 16X gain, allows digital implementation of oscilloscope gain settings. Internal digital fine gain can be set separately for each ADC to calibrate for gain errors.

Various modes and configuration settings can be applied to the ADC through the serial control interface (SPI). Each channel can be powered down independently and data format can be selected through this interface. A full chip idle mode can be set by a single external pin. Register settings determine the exact function of this pin.

HMCAD1511 is designed to easily interface with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) from several vendors.

Key Features and Specifications

Multi-Mode Operation:

· Single Channel Mode: Maximum sampling rate of 1000 MSPS

· Dual Channel Mode: Maximum sampling rate of 500 MSPS

· Quad Channel Mode: Maximum sampling rate of 250 MSPS

Performance Highlights:

· Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR): Up to 49.8 dB in single channel mode

· Power Dissipation: Ultra-low at 710 mW including I/O at 1000 MSPS

· Start-Up Time: 0.5 µs from sleep and 15 µs from power down

Integration and Control:

· Integrated cross-point switches (MUX array) for flexible input selection

· Internal low jitter programmable clock divider

· Digital gain control from 1X to 50X with no missing codes up to 32X

· Serial LVDS/RSDS output for high-speed data transfer

Power and Environmental Specifications:

· Operating Voltage: 1.8V supply voltage

· Logic Levels: 1.7–3.6V CMOS logic on control interface pins

· Operating Temperature: -40°C to 85°C

Compatible Electronic Component Series

To maximize the functionality and performance of the HMCAD1511TR, it is essential to pair it with compatible electronic components. Here are five recommended series:

1. Texas Instruments THS4500 Series (Differential Amplifiers) · Category: Differential Amplifiers

· Parameter Values: Gain bandwidth: 2 GHz, Slew rate: 4200 V/µs, Supply voltage: 5V

· Application Scenarios: Ideal for interfacing with high-speed ADCs in communications systems

· Recommended Models: THS4503, THS4508

2. Analog Devices AD8138 Series (Differential Drivers) · Category: Differential Drivers

· Parameter Values: Bandwidth: 270 MHz, Slew rate: 1400 V/µs, Supply voltage: ±5V

· Application Scenarios: Suitable for high-speed data acquisition systems and ADC driver applications

· Recommended Models: AD8138, AD8139

3. Linear Technology (Analog Devices) LT6200 Series (Operational Amplifiers) · Category: Operational Amplifiers

· Parameter Values: Gain bandwidth: 165 MHz, Slew rate: 500 V/µs, Supply voltage: 3V to 12.6V

· Application Scenarios: High-speed signal conditioning and ADC input buffering

· Recommended Models: LT6200–5, LT6200–10

4. Maxim Integrated MAX9644 Series (Voltage References) · Category: Voltage References

· Parameter Values: Output voltage: 1.25V, Initial accuracy: ±0.2%, Temperature coefficient: 10 ppm/°C

· Application Scenarios: Provides stable reference voltage for high-precision ADCs

· Recommended Models: MAX9644, MAX6071

5. Microchip Technology MCP6V2X Series (Instrumentation Amplifiers) · Category: Instrumentation Amplifiers

· Parameter Values: Gain bandwidth: 1.3 MHz, Slew rate: 0.4 V/µs, Supply voltage: 1.8V to 6V

· Application Scenarios: Precision measurement systems and sensor signal conditioning

· Recommended Models: MCP6V27, MCP6V28

[laughteristhebestmedivine]

This is for anyone who lives in Atlanta, Georgia, has ever lived in Atlanta, has ever visited Atlanta, ever plans to visit Atlanta, knows anyone who already lives in Atlanta, or knows anyone who has ever heard of Atlanta.

Atlanta is composed mostly of one-way streets. The only way to get out of downtown Atlanta is to turn around and start over when you reach Greenville, South Carolina.

It generally takes about an Hour, to an Hour and a Half to get to Atlanta, from Atlanta.

There is no real Rapid-Transit or Mass-Transit system in Atlanta. There’s something called MARTA (Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) that doesn’t cover all of Metro Atlanta, and that’s neither “Rapid” nor “Mass”. It’s more of an “Afterthought-last-chance-of-getting-someplace-Transit”

Carpooling rarely happens.

Atlantans love their cars as much as their privacy. There are High Occupancy Vehicle lanes that had to be converted to toll lanes because there weren’t enough 2 or more passenger cars to make it worthwhile.

People have been ticketed for having blow up toys in the passenger seat and dolls in car seats just to try and fake carpooling.

All directions start with, "Go down Peachtree" and include the phrase, "When you see the Waffle House." except for Cobb County, where all directions begin with, "Go to the Big Chicken" (Including GPS directions).

Peachtree Street has no beginning and no end and is not to be confused with:

Peachtree Circle

Peachtree Place

Peachtree Lane

Peachtree Road

Peachtree Parkway

Peachtree Run

Peachtree Terrace

Peachtree Avenue

Peachtree Commons

Peachtree Battle

Peachtree Corners

New Peachtree

Old Peachtree

West Peachtree

Peachtree-Dunwoody

Peachtree-Chamblee

Peachtree Industrial Boulevard

Or any of the 30+ additional streets that have Peachtree in their names.

Atlantans only know their way to work and their way home. If you ask anyone for directions, they will always send you down

Peachtree.

Atlanta is the home of Coca-Cola. Coke's all they drink here so don't ask for any other soft drink unless it's made by Coca-Cola. Even if you want something other than a Coca-Cola, it's still called Coke.

EXCEPT Atlantans never say “Co-ca Co-la”, nor “At-lan-ta”.

You drink a “Cocola in Atlanna “

The gates at Atlanta 's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport are about 32 miles away from the Main Concourse, so wear sneakers and pack a lunch.

The 8 a.m. rush hour is from 6:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The 5 p.m. rush hour is from 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 pm.

All remaining hours are the lunch rush hour.

Friday's rush hour starts Thursday afternoon and lasts through 2 a.m. Saturday.

Red Lights and Stop Signs in Atlanta aren't treated as LAW. They're more like suggestions.

If the Light has been red for a while, you probably should stop, but if it's only about to turn red, speed up - You Can Make It!

And a STOP sign is treated as a "Slow-down-just-enough-to-make-sure-there's-not-a-cop" Sign.

Only a native can pronounce Ponce De Leon Avenue, so do not attempt the Spanish pronunciation. People will simply tilt their heads to the right and stare at you. The Atlanta pronunciation is "pawntz duh LEE-awn."

And yes, they have a street named simply, "Boulevard."

The falling of one raindrop causes all drivers to immediately forget all traffic rules. If a single snowflake falls, the city is paralyzed for three days and it's on all the channels as a news flash every 15 minutes for a week. Overnight, all grocery stores will be sold out of milk, bread, bottled water, toilet paper, and beer.

I-285, the loop that encircles Atlanta, has a posted speed limit of 55-65 mph but you have to maintain 80 mph just to keep from getting run over and is known to truckers as "The Watermelon 500."

And 285 has wonderful directional signs that advise towns like “Augusta, Greenville, Chattanooga, Birmingham, Montgomery, and Macon” depending which part of the Circle of Hell you are trying to enter. BUT, 285 does NOT take you to any of those cities. It merely points you in a general direction that might lead you there eventually on other highways.

Hell, 285 won’t even take you to Atlanta. Just ask Pascual Perez.

Don't believe the directional markers on highways: I-285 is marked "East" and "West" but you may be going North or South. The locals identify the direction by referring to the "Inner Loop" and the "Outer Loop ." If you travel on Hwy 92 North, you will actually be going southeast.

Never buy a ladder or mattress in Atlanta. Just go to one of the interstates and you will soon find one in the middle of the road.

The last thing you want to do is give another driver the finger, unless your car is armored, your trigger finger is itchy, and your AR-15 has a full magazine.

Possums and armadillos are flat animals that sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.

There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Georgia .

There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Georgia.

If it grows, it sticks. If it crawls, it bites.

If you notice a vine trying to wrap itself around your leg, you have about 20 seconds to escape, before you are completely captured and covered with Kudzu.

It's not a shopping cart, it's a buggy.

"Fixinto" is one word (I'm fixinto go to the store) - also can be pronounced "Fixinta".

Sweet Tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're 2 years old.

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[agnisystechnology]

Improving Design Productivity and Quality with Specification Automation

Designing semiconductor devices has always been a distinct specialty of engineering, but today’s designers face immeasurably greater challenges. A typical system-on-chip (SoC) design has billions of transistors, thousands of intellectual property (IP) blocks, hundreds of I/O channels, and dozens of embedded processors. Chip designers need all the help they can get.

Three Keys for Faster, Better Design

Assistance comes in three forms: abstraction, automation, and reuse. Virtually all chip design today occurs at the register transfer level (RTL), enabling much greater productivity than manually crafting gates or transistors. This level of abstraction is therefore much more efficient, making it possible for a single designer to create entire IP blocks or even subsystems.

RTL design is also amenable to automation; generating gate-level netlists automatically via logic synthesis is part of what makes the design process so efficient and productive. Just about every aspect of the test insertion, power management, layout, and signoff flow that follows RTL design is automated as well. Without this approach, modern SoCs simply would not be possible.

The third form of assistance is design reuse. Especially for standard IP blocks and interfaces, there is no value-add in reinventing the wheel by designing from scratch. EDA vendors and dedicated IP providers offer a huge range of reusable designs, most in RTL form. Designers often need this IP to be configurable and customizable, so it may come from a generator rather than as a fixed design.

Register Automation Is the Foundation

All three forms of designer assistance come together in specification automation, starting with the registers in the design. SoCs typically have a huge number of addressable (memory-mapped) registers defined by the chip specifications. These registers form the hardware-software interface (HSI) by which the embedded software and system drivers control the operation of the hardware.

Manually writing RTL code for all these registers is tedious and error-prone. Fortunately, the Agnisys IDesignSpec™ Suite makes it easy to automatically generate the register RTL design. Using the IDesignSpec GDI interactive tool or the IDS-Batch™ CLI Batch Tool, designers create their RTL files at the push of a button every time the register specification changes. 

These tools accept many register and memory specification formats, including spreadsheets, SystemRDL, IP-XCAT, and the Portable Stimulus Standard (PSS). Designers can specify many widely used special register types, including indirect, indexed, read-only/write-only, alias, lock, shadow, FIFO, buffer, interrupt, counter, paged, virtual, external, and read/write pairs. 

Registers are just one part of a chip that can be specified abstractly and generated automatically, fostering reuse and improving quality of results (QoR) with proven design IP. Another example is interfaces to standard buses such as APB, AHB, AHB-Lite, AXI4, AXI4-Lite, TileLink, Avalon, and Wishbone. The RTL design generated by IDesignSpec Suite includes any interfaces requested.

Any necessary clock-domain-crossing (CDC) logic across asynchronous clock boundaries is also included in the generated design. For safety-critical chip applications, designers can request that safety mechanisms such as parity, error-correcting code (ECC), cyclic redundancy check (CRC), and triple module redundancy (TMR) logic be included as well.

Most chips contain standard design elements such as AES, DMA, GPIO, I2C, I2S, PIC, PWM, SPI, Timer, and UART. Designers specify these blocks with many degrees of configuration and customization, and the Agnisys IDS-IPGen™ design tool generates the RTL design code. IDS-IPGen also generates finite state machines (FSMs) and other design elements for custom IP blocks.

Automating SoC Assembly

As noted earlier, SoCs contain thousands of standard and custom IP blocks. All of these must be connected together into the top-level chip design. Like register design, manually writing the RTL code for this stage is a tedious and error-prone process. Block inputs and outputs change many times over the course of a project, and updating the top-level RTL code by hand is extremely inefficient.

The Agnisys IDS-Integrate™ design tool, another part of the IDesignSpec Suite, automates the chip assembly process. Designers specify the desired hookup using a simple but powerful format that includes wildcards to handle buses and collections of signals with similar names. IDS-Integrate automatically generates the complete top-level RTL design.

For IP blocks with standard buses, IDS-Integrate automatically generates any required aggregators, bridges, and multiplexors, including them in the top-level RTL design. For example:

AHB interfaces on two IP blocks can be aggregated into a single bus

An AHB-to-APB bridge can connect IP using AHB and IP using APB

With the burden on SoC designers growing all the time, they need to specify at the highest possible level of abstraction, take advantage of automation, and reuse whenever possible. The specification automation capabilities of the Agnisys IDesignSpec Suite provide all three forms of designer assistance, providing the industry’s most complete solution.

Designers no longer have to hand-write RTL code for registers, memories, standard bus interfaces, aggregators, and bridges, CDC logic, safety mechanisms, custom IP elements, standard IP blocks, and top-level design. Abstract specification and automation improves productivity; reuse of proven IP improves quality of results. 

Customization and configuration options ensure that designers do not have to sacrifice any flexibility to achieve these benefits. Many other project teams—verification, validation, embedded software, bringup, and documentation—also benefit from specification automation. The reasons to select Agnisys as a design partner are truly compelling.

[lanshengic]

Infineon launches new 62 mm package CoolSiC product portfolio to help achieve higher efficiency and power density

【Lansheng Technology News】Infineon Technologies AG recently announced the addition of new industry-standard packaging products to its CoolSiC 1200 V and 2000 V MOSFET module series. It uses a mature 62 mm device half-bridge topology design and is based on the newly launched enhancement-mode M1H silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET technology. This package enables SiC to be used in mid-power applications above 250 kW, where the power density of traditional IGBT silicon technology has reached its limit. Compared with traditional 62mm IGBT modules, its application scope has now expanded to solar energy, servers, energy storage, electric vehicle charging piles, traction, commercial induction cookers and power conversion systems.

Enhanced M1H technology can significantly widen the gate voltage window, even at high switching frequencies, without any restrictions, ensuring high gate reliability against induced voltage spikes caused by drivers and layout. Additionally, extremely low switching and transmission losses minimize cooling requirements. Combined with high reverse voltage, these semiconductor devices also meet another requirement of modern system design. With Infineon's CoolSiCTM chip technology, the converter design can become more efficient and the power rating of a single inverter can be further increased, thereby reducing the overall system cost.

Featuring a copper base plate and threaded interface, the package features a highly robust mechanical design that increases system availability, lowers service costs and reduces downtime costs. Excellent reliability is achieved through strong thermal cycling capabilities and a continuous operating junction temperature (Tvjop) of 150°C. Its symmetrical internal package design enables the upper and lower switches to have the same switching conditions. Optional pre-applied thermal interface material (TIM) is available to further enhance the module’s thermal performance.

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[tombeane-blog]

The Writer's Strike - Part One

“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously and, accepting both of them.”

George Orwell - "1984"

I've been mentally trying to organize three possible blogs - "Quantum Computing", "The Girl From Ipanema" and, "Artificial Intelligence versus The Three Stooges".

But something keeps interrupting these conflicting trains of thought because this writer's strike ticks me off.   

First: The unjust way we are programmed to care or not care about this, that, or the other.

Second: It is ultimately a losing cause i.e, trying to stop progress in order to protect jobs.  

Capitalism finds it's way forward no matter how much they try to destroy it.

Obviously, the sooner I transfer this organically grown homemade crapiola about this strike from my brain to yours, the sooner I can get back to more more important projects.

Yep, The Hollywood Writer's Strike and the quazillionaire movie stars who march bravely alongside their brothers in arms for a half hour on the weekend.

If Hollywood and the T.V. Industry stay on strike for even a quarter or a third of an eon, what is the downside?

Is it having more time for reading, watching old movies, learning a hobby, going outside, spending time with family and friends, traveling around or listening to Pink Floyd?

Don't get me wrong.  I feel sad for anyone who loses their livelihood through no fault of their own.  

I weep much less for those who voluntarily walk out just to get more money.  And I have none tears for those making millions of dollars while virtual signaling that it is all about standing up for the common man.  

As usual this is all about the money - no matter what they say.

I know, you know and he/she/them know that some of these striking writers make a metric ton of money and own gated homes overlooking the Pacific Ocean. 

We also know that not one single out of work blue collar Bud Light truck driver owns one of those houses.  

Even further, the writers chose to strike without caring about the thousands of poor working minionites forced into the unemployment line with them.

Who deserves our sympathy more?

And how do we as a society choose who to weep for?  Or is it not us that chooses?

It seems many of the ones who get the sympathy are the ones that are part of a favored group.  Trust me, there are few groups more favored than Hollywood elites.

After all, they tell us how to vote, when to wear masks, and who is allowed on social media.

"Oh no! The guy who wrote that genius dialog for those twelve Fast and Furious movies is out of a job! - For God's Sake, Somebody Please Help Them!"

"What's that? A Bud Light driver lost his job as a result?  And he had a wife and three kids and just bought a house?"(cue the cricket sounds...)

Maybe it is simply about the money.

Inner city deaths by gangs and child thugs kill thousands every year and more thousands die on the streets poisoned by Chinese Fentanyl.

"Hey babe, would you change the channel please. This is depressing"

Religious zealots crash into a building, killing some 3,000 people and America goes to war and spends billions upon billions of dollars and loses even more American lives.  "U.S.A.!  U.S.A.!"

No Americans died in Ukraine but there we are still - spending billions upon billions - a lot of it going to U.S. weapons manufacturers - while humongous problems plague every city and town in the U.S.

Thousands of these deaths or thousands of those deaths.  Those we should care about.  These we shouldn't.

Who is manipulating us?  This is worth saying twice.  Who is manipulating us?

We are told to choose who to sympathize with, who to reward or what we care about based on what?  Which is more newsworthy and attracts eyeballs? Which produces the most clicks?  Which produces revenue?  Or just which more closely aligns with the reigning ideological bent?

I just can't generate any sympathy for the Hollywood actors/writers and their overseers who preach to us about how to live our lives, who to love, who to hate and who to care about.  And they push Hate America and sewer trash on children - and are now crying for more money and guarantees of future revenue streams.

So who do we choose - voluntarily striking writers and Hollywood glitterati?  Or involuntarily out of work truck drivers, camera operators, grips, sound technicians, makeup artists, nearby restaurants and catering crews, et al, who are also out of work.

"You there on the right thrown into the unemployment line - sorry about that."

"You there on the left who walked out on your jobs - the nation is here to help."

But, they also say it's really about A.I. taking away their jobs...