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			<title>A Word to the Wise</title>
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			<dc:creator>Max Maxfield</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Would you class these as adages, aphorisms, axioms, dictums, epigrams, maxims, precepts, saws, truisms, or... well, what?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Adam Powers Up His Zynq ZedBoard, Part 7</title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=2142&amp;doc_id=263527&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Adam Taylor</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Here we discover how to use the XADC (Xilinx Analog-to-Digital Convertor) in the Zynq All Programmable SoC to read the chip's internal temperature and voltage parameters and output them over an RS-232 link.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Extreme Thermal Cycling &amp; Component Packaging </title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=2023&amp;doc_id=263504&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>William Murray</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[When extreme thermal cycling causes circuit boards and chip packages and the silicon die in the packages to expand and contract at different rates, problems may ensue.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:42:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Ask Max: Tri-State Fundamentals, Part 3</title>
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			<dc:creator>Max Maxfield</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[In part 3 of this epic tale we consider how we might use tri-state buffers, leading up to the legendary bi-directional buffer.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Operational, Differential &amp; Instrumentation Amplifiers, Part 2</title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=3034&amp;doc_id=263476&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Andrew Porter</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Digital engineers are often confused among operational amplifiers, differential amplifiers, and instrumentation amplifiers; this is exacerbated by the fact that their circuit symbols can be similar.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>A Chess-Playing FPGA: Let the Coding Begin!</title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=2141&amp;doc_id=263446&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Warren Miller</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Warren has finally started to write some HDL code to implement his chess-playing FPGA, but he's not a professional coder, so he needs our help and advice.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Opal Kelly FrontPanel: Creating Multiple GUIs</title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=2866&amp;doc_id=263404&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Tom Burke</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[In this blog we extend our previous work with the Opal Kelly FrontPanel SDK (Software Development Kit) to create a GUI that has multiple panels.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 18:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What to Look for When Selecting Third-Party IP, Part 8</title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=2109&amp;doc_id=263395&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Jacek Hanke</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[In this blog we can share our experiences on the topic: "What kind of support can I get from you?"]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Slideshow: Max at Design West 2013</title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=1925&amp;doc_id=263381&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Max Maxfield</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Design West 2013 was one of the best conferences and exhibitions Max has attended in terms of interesting presentations and fun events.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Don't Miss This Week's Live Chat!</title>
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			<dc:creator>Max Maxfield</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[This week's live online chat takes place on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. ET.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Discovering FPGAs: Implementing SPI &amp; I2C Interfaces, Part 6</title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=2011&amp;doc_id=263325&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Duane Benson</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Now it's time to delve deeper into the state machine I'm using to control my I2C interface.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:11:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What You Get May Not Be What You Want</title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=2462&amp;doc_id=263267&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Jack Leong</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Sometimes the design software does not implement things the way you intended. Sometimes you need to dig into the hardware implementation to see what went wrong.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Operational, Differential &amp; Instrumentation Amplifiers</title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=3034&amp;doc_id=263245&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Andrew Porter</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Digital engineers are often confused between operational amplifiers, differential amplifiers, and instrumentation amplifiers; this is exacerbated by the fact that their circuit symbols can be similar.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 13:18:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>The FPGA Expert: Hello to All Programmable Planet!</title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=3189&amp;doc_id=263202&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Luke Miller</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[For my first project I'm planning on using a CPLD or FPGA to create a speedometer for my 1953 International Pickup Truck; I'm also planning on using two Nixie Tubes because we need the "vintage look."]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Measurement Error &amp; Simulation Uncertainty</title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=2023&amp;doc_id=263184&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>William Murray</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[In order to simulate a design we need models that represent the functionality and timing characteristics of our design elements, but the timing aspects of these models may be based on uncertain data. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Ask Max: Tri-State Fundamentals, Part 2</title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=1925&amp;doc_id=263164&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Max Maxfield</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[In part 2 of this epic saga, we consider how we might set about implementing the legendary tri-state output buffer.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 19:08:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>PCBs Will Succumb to 3D ICs</title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=2010&amp;doc_id=263142&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Brian Bailey</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[I believe 3D ICs are basically the replacement for the PCB. In the near future, the PCB will become nothing other than a holder with the ability to add connectors and perhaps a few components that cannot be economically integrated within the chip package.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>CPLDs: What Does the Future Hold?</title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=2141&amp;doc_id=263140&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Warren Miller</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[What might we see in new Ultra Low Density (ULD) CPLD families three-to-five years down the road? Are there new technologies or programmable structures that will find their way into ULD devices?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 12:53:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Ask Max: Tri-State Fundamentals</title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=1925&amp;doc_id=263118&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Max Maxfield</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[I believe that if you know how the hardware implementation actually works, then it greatly eases the task of understanding "life, the universe, and everything."]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Why PicoBlaze? Getting in a State</title>
			<link>http://www.programmableplanet.com/author.asp?section_id=2030&amp;doc_id=263107&amp;f_src=programmableplanet_sitedefault</link>
			<dc:creator>Paul Clarke</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Now it's time to look at the memory interface that will supply the information required by our PicoBlaze 8-bit soft processor core.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 16:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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