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Finding Stuff: Part 2
In my first blog on finding information, I covered the case where we typically ignore “non-problems.” For example, if there are no current surges when powering on a device (no sudden need for more current), why would you create a specification for something that does not happen? Or in the case described previously, if the CLB DFF is not affected by neutrons from cosmic rays, why specify its tiny failure rate?
But, what about the information that really is needed, or important? Take, for example, “suspend mode” in a FPGA device.
Good News: A Successful Search!
Typing “suspend mode” into the documentation search page, I get as the first hit:
http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/applic
Eureka! The very first search I made gave me the right answer! Here is all I need to know to use the suspend feature for the Spartan®-3A, 3AN, and 3A DSP FPGA families.
So, How Are Your Searches Working?
How can we improve?
What is it about searching for information on our Web site that is good, and what isn’t so good?
Do you use our search capabilities, or do you use some other search engine?
Which works the best for you?
But, is there a better technology out there for searching through technological data?
Austin Lesea
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kcmman
- Ken Chapman holds a first class BSc Degree with honours in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from the University of Surrey. Before obtaining his degree, he spent 4 years working in production environments, making precision instruments and working his way through all levels of a small electronics company. He spent 4 years at Racal Radar Defense Systems combining detailed digital design with all aspects of system integration. Ken joined the UK division of Xilinx in 1991, and was instrumental in developing innovative methods of implementing DSP functions in the Xilinx devices. He has filed several patents while at Xilinx, including the 'MULT_AND' gate seen in each Virtex™ and Spartan-II™ device that has made multipliers and other arithmetic functions smaller and faster.
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peter.a
- Peter Alfke joined Xilinx in 1988 as director of applications engineering. He currently serves as Distinguished Engineer in the Advanced Products Group. He graduated in electronic engineering from the Technical University in Hannover, Germany in 1957. He went on to work in telecom and computer design with LM Ericsson and Litton Industries before moving to California in 1968. He has spent forty years in Applications Engineering with Fairchild, Zilog, AMD, and now Xilinx. He holds more than thirty patents, has authored many application notes, and given worldwide seminars on digital integrated circuits. He is active in the newsgroup comp.arch.fpga.
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austin.lesea
- Austin graduated from UC Berkeley in 1974 and 1975 with his BS EECS in Electromagnetic (E&M) Theory and MS EECS in Communications and Information Theory. He has worked in the telecommunications field for 20 years designing optical, microwave, and copper- based transmission systems. He developed SONET/SDH GPS-based Timing Systems for 12 of those years. For the last ten years at Xilinx, Austin was in the IC Design department for the Virtex product line. His new role is working for Xilinx Research Labs, where he is looking beyond the present technology issues.
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