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04 Trend Power developments in 2021
05 Technology 08 Embedded design
Evaluating Linux system performance with Tracealyzer
By Mohammed Billoo, MAB Labs
12 DC-DC converters The diff erence between the operating limits of a buck and buck-boost converter By Lars Foerster, DC/DC Business Development Manager EMEA, TDK-Lambda
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20 Mitigating verifi cation risk by understanding the coverage By Nicolae Tusinschi, Product Manager, OneSpin Solutions
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24 Data acquisition with PACs and PLCs By Neil Ballinger, Head of EMEA, EU Automation
26 OLEDs create high-quality, power- effi cient displays
By Duncan Clark, Operations Director, NextGen Nano
29 Shrinking sensors need small long-lasting batteries By Robert Brown, Marketing Executive, Accutronics
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22 Key considerations for selecting the optimum SSD for an industrial or embedded system By Matt Lundberg, Technical Lead, Industrial IoT, Impulse Embedded
30 Understanding current loop output sensors
By John Matlack, VP of Sales and Marketing, Alliance Sensors
34 Protecting microprocessors and avoiding software confusion By Jeff Edwards, CEO, Energy Control Systems
36 The role of AI in drone systems By Martin Frederiksen, Managing Director, Recab
15 Software
Tips for budding software developers By Codecademy curriculum experts
16 JESD204 standard Working with the JESD204B interface By Anthony Desimone and Michael Giancioppo, Applications Engineers, Analog Devices
41 Products 42 Contact directory / Web locators
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