Alliance Update | Texas Instruments Visits PMIC Laboratory

Alliance Update | Texas Instruments Visits PMIC Laboratory

PMIC News Alliance Update On August 18, 2025, a team of experts from Texas Instruments (TI) visited the Power Management Technology Innovation Alliance Laboratory at Zhejiang University, Yuyuan Campus, to engage in technical exchanges and training on the theme of “Cutting-edge Technologies and Trends in DSP and Applications.” Professor Wu Xinke provided a systematic introduction … Read more

Understanding AI SoC Chips

Understanding AI SoC Chips

What is SoC? As the “brain” of fields such as smartphones, automotive electronics, artificial intelligence, and industrial control, SoC (System on Chip) is a highly integrated solution that combines computing cores, storage systems, communication interfaces, and various peripherals into a single chip. The SoC architecture mainly includes four major components:1. Core CORE2. Memory MEM3. Peripheral … Read more

An Initial Exploration of SoC Chip Architecture for Smart Speakers – A Case Study of MT85xx

An Initial Exploration of SoC Chip Architecture for Smart Speakers – A Case Study of MT85xx

SoC (System on Chip) refers to a system-level chip that integrates key components such asCPU, memory controllers, peripheral interfaces, andAI acceleration units. With advantages of high performance, low power consumption, and miniaturization,SoC is widely used in mobile phones, tablets, and smart home devices. This article takes theMT8519 SoC produced by MediaTek as an example to … Read more

Running Median Filter on Microchip 8-bit MCU

Running Median Filter on Microchip 8-bit MCU

Introduction Recently, I discovered a “treasure”: Microchip’s AN4515 application note, which explains how to run several classic digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms on its AVR® EA 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) along with examples: Figure 1 Microchip AN4515 Application Note, Source [1] This article introduces the basic usage and the first example — the Median Filter. Subsequent … Read more

ZXB-47DR-8T8R(+DSP) Digital Array Board (Mixed Signal Processing Card)

ZXB-47DR-8T8R(+DSP) Digital Array Board (Mixed Signal Processing Card)

The ZXB-47DR-8T8R(+DSP) digital array board (mixed signal processing card) is built using a combination of the XCZU47DR and TMS320C6678ACYPA. The XCZU47DR serves as the main controller, enabling 8 transmit and 8 receive signal transmission, acquisition, and control, while providing sufficient peripheral high-speed interfaces as required. The TMS320C6678ACYPA acts as the DSP processing IC, significantly enhancing … Read more

Making Embedded Systems: 1. Preface

Making Embedded Systems: 1. Preface

Conventions Used in This Book:TypographyThe following typographical conventions are used in this book:ItalicIndicates new terms, URLs, filenames, and file extensions.Constant widthUsed for program listings, as well as within paragraphs to refer to program elements such as variable or function names, data types, and keywords.This book uses the following formatting conventions:TypographyThe following typographical conventions are used … Read more

Authoritative Guide to ARM Cortex-M4 and DSP Applications

Authoritative Guide to ARM Cortex-M4 and DSP Applications

Dot Product Operation and Multiply-Accumulate The dot product operation is a fundamental operation in DSP applications, commonly used in filter and transformation algorithms. The ARM Cortex-M4 provides efficient multiply-accumulate (MAC) instructions for rapid execution of dot product operations. Example Code int32_t dot_product(int32_t *a, int32_t *b, uint32_t length) { int32_t result = 0; for (uint32_t i … Read more

Explaining the Interleaved Parallel BUCK Driver and Closed-Loop Control Based on DSP

Explaining the Interleaved Parallel BUCK Driver and Closed-Loop Control Based on DSP

To reduce the output voltage and current ripple of the BUCK converter and minimize the power inductor, using an interleaved parallel BUCK is a good choice. This article briefly discusses the method of driving interleaved BUCKs and closed-loop control based on a digital signal processor (DSP) to provide some insights. The basic topology is as … Read more

Why Listening to Music with Bluetooth Speakers Sounds Better

Why Listening to Music with Bluetooth Speakers Sounds Better

Source:ZTE Documentation Original Author:ZTE Documentation This article mainly discusses why listening to music with Bluetooth speakers sounds better. Many people have the feeling that music sounds “better” when played through Bluetooth speakers. From a scientific and technological perspective, this is not an “illusion” but rather a result of the hardware and audio encoding technology of … Read more

Design of Flight Control System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Based on DSP

Design of Flight Control System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Based on DSP

With the development of technology and the shift in military strategic thinking, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have a wide range of application prospects and extremely important practical significance in both military and civilian fields. Countries are developing various UAVs with unique performance, and the core of these modifications is the flight control system. The DSP, … Read more