PSoC in France

A Reader Wants Advice on Grad School
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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I got this letter from a reader.  He read my Electroinc Design column and figures I must be wise.  (I have stayed technical all mt career, not very wise if you ask me)  Still it would be nice to help the kid out.  here is a jjjjfd of his e-mail

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I have graduated (BS degree in electronics) and I intend to specialize in Analog design. I have two options:-...

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Congradulation Daniele Lenzi you win
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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Daniele Lenzi  was the first to answer correctly and so he wins the prize. e-mail me your address and I will send your prize.  (dwv@cypress.com)

 

Yes the answer was that the equation generates the fibonacci sequence.  And vishal was also correct that it used the golden ratio  (Phi). You cab have something too.

 

Phi =(1+sqrt(5))/2

 

There are four different interest...

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Engineering is alive and kicking in the USA
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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I send a lot of time visiting Universities trying to get them to use PSoC in the classes.  I meet a lot of students who are very interested in Engineer but frankly don;t know if it makes sense for a carreer.  I used to think that the day would come when kids would no longer want to consider such a path.  After going throught the Minneapolis airport I no longer worry.

 

After using...

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Quicke Contest.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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I have some hardware here:

i2C USC Bridge Kit

Cap Sense Express

PSoCEval 1 Kit.

 

These are all for the first person that can decipher the following equation

 

 

F(n)= [((1+sqrt(5))/2)^n - ((1-sqrt(5))/2)^n]/sqrt(5)

 

 

Hint: George Saul talks about the rabbit effect when it comes to using PSoC.  He wasn't the first.

 

So be first to enter and be the big weiner.

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I'm baaaak
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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I have been on the road at the different Cypress conferences around the world.  After Asia I was really jonesin for a Whopper with cheese.  We were training the sales force for the release of PSoC3.

 

It is going to be one heck of a chip.  One of the apps guys put together an 8 bit ADC, DMAed to a digital filter block, DMAed to 8 bit DAC.  It was running at 375 ksps and...

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