by Helen | Nov 18, 2015 | ASIC Technical Articles
Digital design manager Neil Howard of SWINDON Silicon Systems discusses the functional safety perspective of a System on Chip design ‘Functional Safety’ is becoming increasingly important in industrial and automotive applications as is adherence to the relevant...
by Helen | Aug 4, 2015 | ASIC Technical Articles
An Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) bridges the analog world to the digital world, and is crucial to any modern sensor system. We find that our customers increasingly demand ADCs to be absorbed into their mixed-signal Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs),...
by Helen | Apr 28, 2015 | ASIC Technical Articles, Pressure
Swindon Silicon Systems have taken their design expertise and experience developed in the rugged environment of tyre pressure sensors, and applied it to the industrial pressure sensing market. Utilising our proven ultra-low power capability, Swindon can integrate the...
by Helen | Apr 2, 2015 | ASIC Technical Articles, Industrial ASIC
What Are ASIC Industrial Sensors? Mixed-signal ASICs are used more and more when developing new industrial control systems and this paper discusses how mixed signal ASICs are changing the face of this technology. ASICs are often thought to be only applicable to high...
by Helen | Mar 15, 2015 | ASIC Technical Articles, Automobile, iso26262
What’s The ISO 26262 Functional Safety Standard? ISO 26262, (formally titled “Road vehicles — functional safety”), is a functional safety standard used in the automotive industry. Complying with this safety standard is critical for automotive product...