5 signs your timing is off (and what it does to your engine)

Do you have warning lights, misfires, and/or starting trouble? If so, you car's timing belt could be faulty -- it's time to ...
EDN

How to Manage Clock Jitter Noise for Accurate Timing Sign-off

With shrinking process nodes and increasing operating frequencies, designers face the challenges of managing noise caused by signal crosstalk and dynamic voltage drop to meet their timing requirements ...
jdpower

Timing Chain Vs. Timing Belt

We must first understand what each of these two systems does for a car. They both serve the same purpose, which is to coordinate the movement of the crankshaft as well as the camshaft(s) so that the ...
Hot Rod

Timing Is Everything: How To Set Ignition Timing

Ignition timing is typically split into three types. The first is initial timing—that is, the amount of spark lead that is set using a timing light (aimed at the harmonic balancer) with the engine at ...
Business Wire

TSMC Reference Flow 9.0 Covers Extreme GoldTime Sign-off Timing Analysis

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Extreme DA ™ today announced that TSMC Reference Flow 9.0 covers the GoldTime ™ Statistical timing analyzer. Supporting 40nm process technology, Reference Flow ...
Semiconductor Engineering

The Challenge Of Balancing Performance And Accuracy For Advanced Node Timing Signoff

As process nodes shrink, complexity, cost and overall risk expand. Process variability that once was once acceptable now becomes a critical item as operating voltage decreases. Simply adding design ...
EDN

Synopsys, ST collaborate on SoC timing sign-off

MUNICH, Germany — EDA software vendor Synopsys, Inc. has announced to intensify its ties with chip vendor STMicroelectronics. The focus of the efforts centers on timing analysis and signal integrity ...
Cars

Timing Belt Vs. Timing Chain

Many modern passenger cars have either a timing belt or a timing chain. Generally speaking, timing belts have the advantage of being quieter and cheaper to produce and replace, while timing chains ...