Logic selection guide 2016

Standard Logic and Mini Logic:
tuned for today’s systems
Logic may have been around since the days when
engineers still used slide rules, but logic is still an
essential part of embedded design.
It’s the go-to resource for I/O expansion and interfacing
between analog and digital domains, but that’s just the
beginning. In many ways, today’s designers need logic
more than ever. Why? Because today’s systems need
to be smaller, more power efficient, and more portable
than ever before. That means managing tight layouts,
and dealing with looped traces, which can generate
cross-talk and create signal-integrity issues. It also means
working with multi-layer boards, implementing real-time
responses to real-world events, and supporting multitasking
operations. In many cases, the right logic device
makes these things easier to manage, and helps optimize
operation.
Here are just some of the ways that Standard and Mini
Logic works in today’s embedded systems:
4 Enables quick reconfiguration, by adding gates
outside the core logic or MCU, for selection of
debugging and functional modes
4 Provides the interface between peripherals, by
performing level translation, reset control, power
sequencing, signal switching, signal isolation, and so on
4 Uses low-power functions to add new features
without overtaxing the battery
4 Enables the integration of touchscreens and
touchpads with multiplexers, shifters, and latches
4 Implements video switching between different
displays and video formats by doing format
conversion, adapting interfaces to controllers, and
multiplexing/demultiplexing the connectors
4 Extends GPIO and drives LEDs
4 Supports automotive applications by implementing
simple motor control, smart key detection, security
alarms, speed alerts, and more
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