[Technology Report] Electronics Will Inspire Safer, Fun-To-Drive Cars
In just two to three years, electronics technology will nearly re-invent automotive safety and comfort. In fact, it will be difficult to believe that so much can happen so quickly to transform the automobile into an "intelligent" and pleasurable...
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Roger Allan
[Technology Report] Medical Technology Motto: "Live Long And Proper"
Electronics technology continues to make an astonishing impact in medicine. An entire biomedical industry has emerged with sophisticated diagnostic, treatment, and surgical systems that are extending our lifespans and giving us far more enjoyable...
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Roger Allan
[Technology Report] Home Entertainment Gets "Real" With Audio/Video Advances
Ever since the first video game and compact disc were introduced in the 1970s and 1980s, respectively, a digital revolution has swept through the industry, perpetually reinventing home and personal entertainment. Digital audio has evolved from simple...
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Dave Bursky
[Technology Report] Wireless Sector Becomes The Growth Engine
Communications continues as the flagship of the electronics industry. With the PC market saturated and virtually every electronic product on the planet already containing at least one embedded controller, it's no wonder communications products are...
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Louis E. Frenzel
[Technology Report] Automation Advances Spark Factory-Floor Efficiency
A quiet but unmistakable evolution is sweeping through today's plants and factories. Prodded by increasing computing power, automation steadily transforms our manufacturing, process, and assembly plants. Fully programmable-precision robots are...
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Roger Allan
[Technology Report] High-Flying Defense Systems Poised To Take Off
More than ever, it's about technology. Defense electronics is getting much of the credit for winning the war in Iraq and, partly as a result, technology spending will grow faster than the Pentagon's overall budget. Just about 19% of total defense...
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Ron Schneiderman
[Technology Report] Test & Measurement Industry Put To The Test
The test and measurement (T&M) industry is struggling to keep up with various challenges: the battle to lower testing costs; an increasing number of versatile test systems' reliance on the PC; and growing IC device complexities and performance...
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Roger Allan
[Technology Report] Wireless LANs And Cell Phones Lead The Way
But keep an eye on up and coming standards. Personal communications usually translates to one thing: mobility — which invariably means wireless. Today, one of the key influences driving the electronics industry is wireless technology. The...
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Louis E. Frenzel
[Technology Report] Telematics Set To Accelerate In The Fast Lane
Making telematics profitable is an ongoing struggle among automakers. Add to that the controversy swirling around driver-distraction issues, and you wonder what the future holds for telematics. Judging by the confidence shown by hardware, software,...
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Roger Allan
[Technology Report] Dream Consumer Systems Turn Into Reality
From the Aibo robot to the latest portable MP3/DVD player, the world of consumer electronics has undergone an amazing revolution over the last decade. Developments in technology promise previously unthinkable innovation for future generations of home...
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Dave Bursky
[Technology Report] DFT Circuit Designers Battle IC, PC-Board Complexities
More so than ever before, complex ICs and the pc boards they populate make design for test (DFT) a basic necessity. Increasing complexity, however, continually challenges DFT designers to keep pace. At one time, IC designers designed a chip, debugged...
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Roger Allan
[Technology Report] Communications Security: Ready And Set To Take Off
This may be the breakthrough year for communications security. Even with spending on security measures already increasing, all segments of the wired and wireless markets, from government and the enterprise to consumers, are taking security much more...
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Ron Schneiderman
