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Tiny module delivers Pico-ITXe expansion 11/11/2008
UWB IC targets handset, automotive, and industrial uses 10/30/2008
Staccato Communications’ second-generation UWB (ultrawideband) Ripcord2 IC integrates RF-front-end, digital-baseband, MAC (media-access-controller), and I/O functions. The single-chip, all-CMOS device covers WiMedia bands 1, 3, and 6 and has a frequency range of 3 to 9 GHz. The device uses standard 65-nm CMOS technology.Book helps you resolve BGA-layout issues 10/2/2008
As a circuit designer who also often lays out quite complex boards, I found the temptation to purchase Charles Pfeil’s new book—BGA Breakouts & Routing: Effective Design Methods for Very Large BGAs—irresistible, and I wasn’t disappointed. The approximately 160 pages and more than 100 figures within this quality paperback carry a wealth of information that far exceeds...Voices: CriticalBlue’s David Stewart 10/2/2008
David Stewart, founder and CEO of CriticalBlue (Edinburgh, Scotland) talks about his company's approach to hardware/software co-design and the challenge of multicore programming.Freescale to offer VaST virtual prototypes of automotive powertrain management MCUs 9/22/2008
To allow automotive developers to tackle growing software complexities and speed time to market, Austin, Texas-based Freescale Semiconductor said today it is adding virtual prototypes for its automotive Power Architecture microcontroller portfolio to its development ecosystem using modeling technology from VaST Systems.In-Depth
Designing intelligence into door-entry and security systems 11/13/2008
Designers now have greater opportunity than ever before to design more intelligence and flexibility into personal-security systems by using mature and proven standards-based technology. Learn about some of the key challenges to implementing high-quality, cost-effective, and secure door-entry and video-monitoring systems using IP voice and video technology.Align up: The case of the out-of-sync synchro amps 11/13/2008
Tales From The Cube: An Apollo-program engineers struggles to straighten out a system that suffers from repeated misalignment of antenna synchro amplifiers.Re-engineering obsolete ICs using FPGAs 10/13/2008
This case study illustrates the design challenges and constraints encountered as FGPA design consultants at EmbeddedBlox re-engineered an obsolete low-power peripheral controller.SMS for automobile security system developers 10/7/2008
This paper describes the development of an embedded security system for automobiles based on the ubiquitous short message service technology.On time, every time: embedding real-time performance 10/2/2008
High-speed graphics, user interfaces, and networks represent the norm in embedded-system designs, and these performance issues dictate the use of multitasking firmware.Experts
Voices: CriticalBlue’s David Stewart 10/2/2008
David Stewart, founder and CEO of CriticalBlue (Edinburgh, Scotland) talks about his company's approach to hardware/software co-design and the challenge of multicore programming.Voices: Pentek’s Rodger Hosking: next-generation-radio architect 9/4/2008
EDN talks with Rodger Hosking, vice president and co-founder of Pentek Inc, about high-performance data-acquisition, software-defined radio, upcoming technical opportunities, hiring engineering talent, and more.Voices: 15 steps to starting your own electronic-kit business 8/7/2008
Limor Fried has made Adafruit Industries into a successful electronics-kit business, and, based on her own experience, offers these 15 practical steps for engineers who dream of starting their own kit business.Crossing the river: The hazards of crossing a split-plane gap with a high-speed signal 7/24/2008
Next time you analyze a PCB layout, keep in mind that crossing splits in the planes can cause problems with radiated emissions, immunity to external signals, crosstalk, jitter, and degraded rise and fall times.Freedom of choice: Harnessing the benefits of an open approach to system design 6/13/2008
GUEST OPINION: Moving beyond a conventional IDE-based design flow can introduce a valuable expansion in the choices available to designers while providing innovative new ways to create embedded designs.DesignIdeas
