Tag: power consumption

  • Electronics Design for Green Manufacture?

    Electronics Design for Green Manufacture This is not as straight forward a topic as it might at first seem to be. And this is because there isn’t yet a unified agreement on exactly what Green Manufacture means. And like most Design Issues, you cannot do Electronics Design without clear requirements.…

  • Green Electronics Strategies – Reduce Power While Awake

    Electronics Design To Save Energy We have looked at how Low Power Electronics is a green strategy because it reduces the amount of power that has to be generated. And then we looked at a range of options for Reducing Electronics Power Consumption.   Now we are into specifics. The…

  • Green Electronics Strategies – Sleep Saves Energy

    How Does Sleep Save Energy? For this post, we will look specifically at Embedded Software techniques to save power and energy. This is a well known Power Saving Strategy which doesn’t always get the recognition it deserves. It is also something you have to design into the Power Management Plan…

  • Green Electronics Strategies – Reducing Power Consumption

    What is so good about Low Power Electronics?   If you read my last post, you would have noticed that this has the potential to reduce overall Power Requirements. Up until now, only Battery Operated Devices have really cared about Power Consumption. If you could plug it into a wall…

  • Improving Product Development Outcomes

    In this post we will look at the Product Development Process and how to get improved outcomes. But first here is a fun graphic made from our logo. Product Development Process The Product Development Process is intended to reliably deliver new products for manufacture or distribution. This is a critical…

  • 2009 EDN Innovation Awards Finalist

    EDN Innovation Awards Finalist This is a bit of a different post. I’m pretty stoked that we are finalists in the 2009 EDN Innovation Awards in 2 separate categories. The award categories are: Best Application Of Analogue Design Best Application Of Design Software   So I thought I might let…

  • Electronics Manufacture – How to Select a Microcontroller

    When it comes to selecting a microcontroller for Electronics Manufacture, the field to choose from is quite large. And while there is no one right answer to this, there are some basic steps to take to ensure you are using the right core component in your latest Electronics Development Project.…