For decades, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) have been the go-to solution for safety systems across refineries, chemical plants and power facilities. Reliable, flexible and widely understood, ...

Configurable logic blocks (CLBs) house the logic for the FPGA. Typically, these CLBs contain enough logic to create a small state machine. A CLB normally contains RAM to create arbitrary combinatorial ...

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UAFS has unveiled $5.7 million in new robotics and automation systems, expanding hands-on training in advanced manufacturing ...

Touch-based panels with bright displays and free design software enable fast configuration and seamless data exchange across ...

Businesses operating ICS systems need “effective communication and collaboration," the Canadian government warns.

The Vivado Design Suite from Xilinx, Inc. is a new IP and system-centric design environment built from the ground up to accelerate design productivity for the next decade of 'All Programmable' Devices ...

Programmable logic chips (PLDs) that are programmed after they are attached to the circuit board. Also called "in-circuit programmable," devices that use static RAM (SRAM) are in-system programmable ...

Renewable energy is no longer a fringe technology. It is becoming the backbone of future power systems.

When electronics release the Magic Smoke, more often than not it’s a fairly sedate event. Something overheats, the packaging gets hot enough to emit that characteristic and unmistakable odor, and ...