One of the many lessons I have learned the hard way from using instrumentation, electronic systems, and cables is simple: tie stuff down and do it well. In other words, use lots of strain relief (or ...

Historically, IC package design has been a relatively simple task which allowed the die bumps to be fanned out to a geometry suitable for connecting to a printed circuit board. The package netlist was ...

For anyone involved in the system-on-chip (SoC) design cycle over the past few years, it is easy to see that the functionality of the chip has become more diverse with the addition of new features and ...