Thanks for your comments on my first EtherGeek post on understanding the OSI Model. I especially enjoyed learning new ways to remember the OSI Model; for example: Please Do Not Throw Stale Pizza Away.

A device that enables one electric or optic cable line to be connected to another. Typically used in test labs and controlled by software, the physical layer switch resembles the old telephone ...

The design of the LTE physical layer (PHY) is heavily influenced by requirements for high peak transmission rate (100 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL), spectral efficiency, and multiple channel bandwidths (1.25-20 ...

Multiplexing provides a way to reduce wiring bundle size, weight and cost. It supports controls and communications that cannot be handled easily by discrete wire. Both SAE J1708 and SAE J1939 are ...

Ethernet has become the primary network protocol of choice for the required server-to-server communication in hyperscale data centers, as it allows hyperscalers to ...

The transmitter is a current-regulated driver that generates a differential voltage between the CANxH and CANxL pins as determined by drive current and the equivalent resistive load on the CANx bus.

Over the past couple of decades, the semiconductor industry has evolved from a supporting role for traditional verticals like mobile, automotive, and PCs to a foundational role in those markets, as ...

A well planned verification flow for a mixed-signal IP is required to achieve the highest quality of the IP performance with the expected design specifications. The aim of this paper is to present a ...