Designing Embedded Hardware

Online Resources

The latest technical data on devices should be obtained directly from the component manufacturers’ web sites. For less expensive components, some manufacturers (such as Analog Devices and Maxim) allow you to order free samples directly via their web pages.

The following URLs may be useful:

http://www.agere.com	Agere Systems
http://www.agilent.com	Agilent Technologies
http://www.altera.com	Altera (programmable logic)
http://www.analogdevices.com	Analog Devices
http://www.atmel.com	ATMEL
http://www.cirrus.com	Cirrus Logic
http://www.embedded.com	Embedded Systems magazine
http://www.gnu.org	The GNU Free Software Foundation
http://www.htsoft.com	Hitech (commercial C compilers)
http://www.irf.com	International Rectifier
http://www.matrixorbital.com	Matrix Orbital (displays)
http://www.maxim-ic.com	Maxim
http://www.microchip.com	Microchip
http://e-www.motorola.com	Motorola (Semiconductor Division)
http://www.mskennedy.com	M. S. Kennedy (motor control)
http://www.national.com	National Semiconductor
http://www.st.com	ST Electronics
http://www.taosinc.com	Texas Advanced Optical Sensors (TAOS)
http://www.ti.com	Texas Instruments
http://www.vishay.com	Vishay (optoelectronics)
http://www.winbond.com	Winbond (peripherals)
http://www.xicor.com	Xicor (nonvolatile memory)
http://www.xilinx.com	Xilinx (programmable logic)