This CMP article tackles the issue of the proper use of an embedded MCU's low-power/sleep modes and how it is critical to a design's success. This detailed, tutorial-like article features examples with 8-bit and 16-bit microprocessors.
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Freescale's RF Low Power Portfolio. Want to find out more about Freescale's low-power RF portfolio? Register or log-in to this 35-minute e-course and get the details.
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Designing Etoys, Portable Navigation and Next-Gen Low-Power Consumer Devices.This seminar will provide an overview of the challenges that consumer electronics designers face - power, performance, features and cost - and how the ZEVIO
™ application processor architecture helps to resolve these issues.
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RF Basics. A great companion course to the above, this course provides an introduction to RF terminology and concepts and how they apply to Freescale's low-power RF products.
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Freescale i.MX31 Overview. This course provides an overview of the MCIMX31 processor and the i.MX31 CPU complex. It explains the multimedia features and functions of the i.MX31 and its power management benefits. It examines the security features, the memory controllers, the system connectivity, and the tools of the i.MX31.
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Low Power Design - Tricks & Techniques for Extending Battery Life. Join Apache Design Solutions and Virage Logic to learn how the right choice of semiconductor IP and silicon sign-off analysis tools can provide significant power reduction and leakage management for silicon sign-off of low-power designs.
Michael Barr is the president of Netrino, LLC. Software he's written helps run millions of products worldwide, including everything from consumer electronics to physical therapy equipment. Through Netrino, which he founded, Michael Barr provides engineering training, design advice, and other consulting services. 
