Special Report: Advanced Timing in Next-Generation Embedded Systems
When most people think of timing, they usually think of clocks and being able to know the time of day. While that’s an important function, simply knowing the time isn’t enough today. Timing in an electronic system also has to do with the sequence and intervals in various tasks, as well as having a fundamental role in digital communications in general.
That said, welcome to our new Special Report on advanced timing. It brings together several articles on various aspects of timing from several companies operating in the space. Members can read the articles online or download them all as an ebook. Both are available to Microwave & RF members.
One article focuses on the pursuit of resilient timing systems, which is more critical than ever as the RF spectrum deals with an increasing array of challenges seemingly by the day, threatening the performance of devices in the cloud.
Another piece in this week’s series is on virtual crystal-based 22-GHz RF synthesizers, exploring how high-performance frequency synthesizers are instrumental to modern radio, wireless, and telecommunication systems. A third looks at mitigating the effects of crystal oscillator aging in precision timing applications, where techniques must be employed in the manufacturing process to minimize the issues surrounding aging in crystal oscillators.
The article, Overcome Timing Challenges in Multiphase Buck Converters for High-Speed SoC Designs, talks about addressing timing at every level of the power design to ensure stable, efficient, and reliable power delivery for high-speed SoC applications.
And, finally, there’s an article on minimizing complexity with MEMS-based clock generators. As more advanced systems become autonomous and location-aware, timing subsystems must offer tighter synchronization, higher frequency accuracy, and improved environmental resilience.
