Hackaday

Decapsulating A PIC12F683 To Examine Its CMOS Implementation

In a recent video, [Andrew Zonenberg] takes us through the process of decapsulating a PIC12F683 to take a peak at its CMOS ...
Hackaday

Catching Those Old Busses

The PC has had its fair share of bus slots. What started with the ISA bus has culminated, so far, in PCI Express slots, M.2 ...
Investopedia

How Does Bitcoin Work? Definition and How to Invest

Pete Rathburn is a copy editor and fact-checker with expertise in economics and personal finance and over twenty years of experience in the classroom. d3sign / Getty Images A blockchain is a secure ...
IEEE

Verifiable Random Function Schemes Based on SM2 Digital Signature Algorithm and its Applications for Committee Elections

Abstract: A verifiable random function (VRF) is a pseudorandom function that enables source verification. By providing a public verification key and accompanying proof with the output, all parties can ...
IEEE

An Effective Basis Function Generation Structure for Digital Pre-Distortion in Wideband Scenarios

Abstract: This paper introduces a precise behavioral modeling and digital pre-distortion (DPD) technique for wideband power amplifiers (PAs) with an effective basis function generation structure. The ...