So, you decided you want to learn fpga programming and have done the prerequisite from the last blog post. Today we want to show you how to figure out Quartus by doing a hardware equivalent of the hello-World program used in the software world - we call …
FPGA 101: Starting with HDLS
December 3, 2023Today I want to start a blog post series about hardware programming. We start with an introduction to hardware programming with the FPGA-board DE0 Nano from former Altera now Intel. You see a picture of the small board below. It seems you can still order …
Reducing Rare Earth Dependence: The Quest for Alternative Magnetic Materials
November 3, 2023Introduction
Rare earth elements have long been the backbone of high-tech magnets, with metals like neodymium and dysprosium playing pivotal roles in various industries. However, the scarcity and rising demand for these valuable resources have prompted …
Unlocking the Secrets of Rare Earth Elements: The Remarkable Case of Neodymium
November 3, 2023Introduction
Rare earth elements, often shrouded in mystery, play a crucial role in our modern world. From smartphones to electric vehicles, renewable energy technologies, and even defense systems, these elements are the unsung heroes that make our daily …
Op-Amps introduction
October 14, 2023OP-Amp
Today I want to speak about op-amps. These wonderful, but mysterious components, we have heavely often appearing in circuit schematica of analog or analog / digital hybrid circuits. We want to demistify these components.
There are two basic …
Analog Computers 101
Caches and Caching
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Religion vs. spirituality - why I prefer the latter
May 18, 2023What I have learned about religions and spirituality over the last years and decades boils down to one simple statement: Religion is about right and wrong and old, outdated dogmas, while spirituality simply says "It is how it is". For …
Why are serial interfaces everywhere - instead of parallel ones
May 18, 2023USB, SPI, I²C, Sata - all these interfaces is common that they are serial interfaces. Serial interfaces are todays common. But why is that the case, especially for high-speed communication? it sounds simply counterintuitive: Parallel wires can …