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10 Embedded design Using Tracealyzer for Linux to evaluate userspace performance By Mohammed Billoo, MAB Labs


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14 Circuit Drill OPA376 AC coupler circuit DC off set and output load restrictions


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05 Technology 08 Going Green


Moving away from plastics and on to more sustainable materials in electronics By Essentra Components applications engineers


18 Letters 19 Software


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16 JESD204 standard: What can go wrong? By Anthony Desimone and Michael Giancioppo, Applications Engineers, Analog Devices


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20 Analogue IP procurement for fast tape-out of chip designs By Tim Ramsdale, CEO, Agile Analog


22 The importance of functional verifi cation By Susan Mack, Senior Engineering Manager, Sondrel


26 COM-HPC carrier board designs: when planning meets perfection By Zeljko Loncaric, Marketing Engineer, Congatec


28 Ensuring interference-free coexistence in the IoT era


By Mahmud Naseef, Solution Manager – Wireless Coexistence Testing, and Christian Reimer, Regional Manager – Testing Inspection Certifi cation, Rohde & Schwarz


33 Protecting IIoT networks and devices from cyber threats By Sean Robinson, Service Leader, Novotek UK and Ireland


34 Making the right cryogenic connections By Roy Phillips, Managing Director, CryoCoax


36 Scanning acoustic microscopy analyses 3D chip packages in the Z-dimension By Jeff Elliott, technical writer, US


38 Smartwatches edge toward becoming medical devices


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