WWV signals can be difficult to tune outside of certain hours and weather conditions. It's also fairly difficult to find WWV recievers that can easily plug into computers that aren't expensive bespoke ...

Ever wondered how much timing margin your system really has? You’ve probably asked some questions along these lines, such as: Does my crystal really need 20 parts-per-million (ppm) accuracy? What if ...

An electronic system requires a reliable, precision timing reference: the system clock. We examine and compare two forms of system clocks, the Crystal Oscillator and the Phase Locked Loop Synthesizer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dave Altavilla is a Tech Analyst covering chips, compute and AI. As mobile devices continue to take on more complex tasks—from ...

This is the second year since the dates for changing the clocks was changed in the United States, so you would expect everything to be caught up and working correctly. Here in Arizona and in other ...

Is the clock on every computer system in your organization set to the correct time? If your answer is no, you’re not alone. According to a 2007 study by Florian Buchholz and Brett Tjaden, both ...

Originally, ASIC emulators used simple clocking—the target system supplied it. However, as custom-processor-based emulators emerged and manufacturers added multiplexed I/O capabilities to increase the ...

Surrounded by computer screens in a modern office, you may check your monitor instead of a wristwatch to verify the current time. However, an incorrectly set system clock can cause more problems than ...