Ron Schneiderman served as the Chief Editor of Wireless Systems Design and Executive Editor of Microwaves & RF. He is also the author of seven books. As a freelance writer, he has contributed to The New York Times,Rolling Stone,and TV Guide. Email address: RonScribe@aol.com
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October 22, 2009[Engineering Feature] Where Are All The Jobs?
Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke caused a bit of a stir last month when he said that from a “technical perspective,” the recession is “very likely” over at this point. From a less technical perspective, he added that it could be months before unemployment rates dropped significantly. In fact, the Consumer Electronics Association’s U.S. Economic Forecast is projecting the unemployment rate for the country at 9.9% in 2010 and expects it to improve to only...
February 27, 2009
[Editor's Notebook] Need A Job? Try Consumer Medical Electronics
Are you looking for a new technical challenge—or a new job? You might want to consider the healthcare sector. It’s growing fast in terms of new opportunities being advanced by very inviting consumer data, particularly in the U.S., and in a growing investment in medical electronics technology development, much of it from consumer electronics companies.
January 29, 2009[Engineering Feature] Regulatory Compliance Means Going The Extra Green Mile
Just when you thought you were beginning to understand Europe’s environmental regulations, the European Union turns the tables and will change them again. In the process, these requirements will become much more complicated, more costly, and—for product designers—more challenging. Adding to this growing complexity is the emergence of environmental restrictions that target the electronics industry from China, Korea, and India (...
January 16, 2009
[Editor's Notebook] What Will President Obama’s Chief Technology Officer Do?
President Obama has announced plans to appoint the nation's first chief technology officer. Electronic Design discusses the potential duties and challenges facing the CTO with Dr. Leah Jamieson, the 2007 president of the IEEE and the John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering at Purdue University.
November 18, 2008
[Web Exclusive] Technology Has Been Very Good To Obama, And He Plans To Reciprocate
President-elect Barack Obama likes technology. Look at how effectively and creatively he used the Internet in his election campaign, as well as at how often you saw him on TV and in news photos working his BlackBerry. Now, he plans on ramping up technology use and R&D in the government and in business.
November 11, 2008
[Green Design] Few U.S. EE Schools Teaching Environmental Design Requirements
How many EE courses in the U.S. cover the environmental legislation coming out of the European Union (EU), China, and other major world markets that will impact the design of electronic products? Not many, according to an informal and random survey of U.S. engineering schools by Electronic Design.
November 11, 2008
[Green Design] New Federal Rules Impact Li-ion Battery Recycling
Concern about the potential safety hazards of shipping large quantities of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries has prompted the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) to adopt new hazardous materials regulations covering the batteries. The rules took effect on October 1 and will impact the cell-phone recycling industry and consumers who want to ship their wireless handsets for recycling.
November 3, 2008
[Green Design] Environmental Fund Asks Congress To Update Toxic Substances Act
With at least several hundred companies in the United States producing or importing chemicals designated as hazardous by the European Union (EU), the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has issued a report calling on the U.S. Congress to update the nation’s 32-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act.
November 3, 2008
[Green Design] Survey: Environmental Program Doesn’t Have Much REACH
A survey of electronics companies by the IPC, a trade association whose 2700 member companies represent virtually all facets of the electronics industry, has found that more than 40% of manufacturing and purchasing personnel have no understanding of the European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) environmental program as it affects their companies, even though the pre-registration of chemicals was required from June 1.
November 3, 2008
[Green Design] No-Load Rules Do Not Apply To Telephony Products, Says EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided that its Energy Star telephony “no-load” rules do no apply to telephony products such as cordless phones, answering machines, and combination cordless phones and answering machines.
October 23, 2008
[Green Design] GAO Study: EPA Needs To Better Control Harmful E-Waste
Hazardous waste regulations in the United States have not deterred exports of potentially hazardous used electronics, largely because of a lack of enforcement of laws by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
September 11, 2008[Engineering Feature] Homeland Security: Seven Years Later
Do you work for the only company in the world that can solve Tom Cellucci’s problem? If so, he’d like to hear from you. As chief commercialization officer of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T), he is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and commercializing technology that meets the operational requirements of the DHS and its end users. During the IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security...
August 15, 2008
[Web Exclusive] Consumer Electronics Growth Tied To Better Design Coordination With Chip Suppliers
When it comes to designing new products, the consumer electronics (CE) and semiconductor sectors of the industry are going to have to get their acts together—literally, according to a joint study by the Consumer Electronics Association, the Global Semiconductor Alliance, and KPMG LLP, an audit, tax, and advisory firm. The study notes that CE producers are designing and developing their products much faster than IC suppliers can design the chips that drive them.
July 24, 2008[Engineering Feature] Security Everywhere
Security is a high priority at the China Olympics, and it will be everywhere. The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau said last year that it expects to spend $300 million to $400 million on Olympic security, with at least $30 million of that for video security. American companies have been working with Chinese companies to design and install one of the most sophisticated public surveillance systems in the world. General Electric, Honeywell, IBM, and United Technologies...
July 24, 2008[Engineering Feature] A Major IT Challenge
Not surprisingly, the information technology (IT) operation at this year’s Olympic Games is impressive, and it will require lots of high-tech support. For example, Lenovo shipped more than 3500 pieces of computing equipment, including servers, desktops, monitors, and notebooks, to the Integration Test Center of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games as early as last August. This delivery was followed by a series of tests to see how all of this equipment would work...
July 24, 2008[Engineering Feature] The 2008 Technolympics
Everyone expects a good political demonstration or two at next month’s Olympic Games in Beijing. Maybe even a drug or doping scandal. There may also be complaints about the environment. And, you can count on some controversy surrounding all the advanced technology at the Games. Yeah, technology. Much of the attention—and tension—is expected to center on the “White Cube.” The drama in this spectacular swimming venue, which was designed and built for...
June 19, 2008[Technology Report] Megatrends Of The Future Will Feed Off Industry Hype
Afaltering economy hasn’t slowed the electronics industry. According to many independent market research organizations and other sources, most market sectors will experience strong growth over the next five to 10 years. In fact, what has become a digital universe is expanding more rapidly than any original estimates. Updated projections based on research by IDC suggests that with a compound annual growth rate of almost 60%, the digital...
April 28, 2008
[TechScope] E-Voting—For Want Of A Paper Trail
Concern about the reliability of electronic voting systems is old news. Electronic voting machines were around long before the Florida fiasco. But for some reason, the problem and the machines seem unfixable, which is why they’re getting so much attention in this presidential election year.
Ron Schneiderman served as the Chief Editor of Wireless Systems Design and Executive Editor of Microwaves & RF. He is also the author of seven books. As a freelance writer, he has contributed to The New York Times,Rolling Stone,and TV Guide.
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