• Best low power low cost ARM Cortex-M family part
    I would like to help my clients move off PIC. Many seem to like the low cost of entry, use it to get started, and then come to us asking us to finish. The PIC platform is not the best for what they need...
  • Bootloader Design for MCU's in Embedded Systems
    Microcontrollers have proliferated into every nook and cranny of our daily lives from simple 8-bit devices that control our toaster ovens to powerful 32-bit DSP’s that provide us with the rich media and...
  • Effect of HDI and layer count on bare board cost
    Critical Link is often asked to help cost-out the differences between a single-board chip-down solution and a solution that incorporates a som .  It’s well known that HDI (high density interconnect) and...
  • A painless upgrade to 22nm – the right cost with the available IP
    Does your ASIC design require the lowest leakage and smallest area possible? Do you want to adopt the FinFET technology but are concerned about the expensive wafer cost? The TSMC 22nm process offers a...
  • Cool Under Heat
    Designing an electronics control board that will operate at 200˚C is not trivial. There are all sorts of considerations that don’t apply to commercial electronics systems such as high temperature capable...