EDN

Porting the Helix MP3 Decoder onto PIC32MX 32-bit MCUs

This application note describes the procedure to port the open source Helix MP3 decoder algorithm onto Microchip’s PIC32MX 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). The source code provided with this document ...
EDN

Squeeze extra resolution from an 8-bit DAC with Shannon decoder idea

When someone notices that two 8-bit DACs can be bought for less than one 16-bit DAC, a classic question is often asked: Why can’t you simply take two 8-bit DACs, assign one to the MSByte, the other to ...
Design-Reuse

Hevc decoder IP Listing

WAVE6331 is a 4K multi-standard video codec HW IP that supports AV1, HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, and VP9 video codec standard. It provides 4K120fps@550MHz real-time encoding and decoding performance ...
Design-Reuse

12-bit Extended JPEG Decoder Further Extends Compression Options Available from CAST

Woodcliff Lake, NJ, May 08, 2014 -- A new decoder IP core for the 12-bit Extended JPEG image format is now available from semiconductor intellectual property provider CAST, Inc. One of the few such ...
Electronic Design

Automotive ICs Go “Back to the Future” with Minimalist Logic Devices

The history and continued need of small-scale integration ICs for digital-logic functions. How a serial-input/parallel-output shift register can expand I/O pins while ...