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May 9, 2008
[IEF 2008] International Electronics Forum (IEF) 2008 Electronic Design's Editor-in-Chief Joe Desposito went a long way to catch the IEF. Catch up with him on his journey to Dubai, where IEF was held this year, and his expectations of the forum.
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Joseph Desposito
May 9, 2008
[Technology In The News] Nanotech Legislation Moving Through Congress
The NanoBusiness Alliance reports that the House Science and Technology Committee has unanimously reported the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Amendments Act (H.R. 5940). The act will update and expand the National Nanotechnology Initiative. Addressing the NanoBusiness 2008 conference in New York this week, committee chairman Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.) recognized the Alliance for its support of the bill during the committee markup.
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ED News Staff
May 8, 2008
[Technology In The News] Premier Farnell Announces 2008 Design Competition
Premier Farnell plc has launched its international competition Live EDGE (Electronic Design for the Global Environment), now in its second year. The competition provides a forum for engineers and students to design products that are environmentally friendly using electronic components.
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ED News Staff
May 8, 2008[Leapfrog: First Look] Embedded Algorithms Enable Low-Cost Cell-Phone Zooming
Digital cameras, by themselves and in cell phones, represent one of the hottest segments of the consumer market. To compete, designers need to lower their costs while improving performance. Tessera Israel achieves these goals as well as better reliability with software algorithms that eliminate the need for conventional mechanical zooming. The company’s OptiML Zoom uses optical distortion to zoom in on an image with up to 3X magnification. This solution...
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Roger Allan
May 8, 2008[Technology Report] Beyond Simple Photodiodes And Phototransistors
Historically, applications that must sense a light stimulus to execute a function have relied on a photodiode or a phototransistor. Neither of these technologies, however, can support the emerging needs for higher-performance, optical, sensor-based applications. With that in mind, Texas Advanced Optoelectronics Solutions (TAOS) was formed about a decade ago. Its optoelectronic devices combine precision mixed-signal functionality with photodetectors on the same IC to produce...
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Roger Allan
May 8, 2008[Technology Report] Optimal Opto: A Marriage of Optics And Semis
For many years, engineers successfully integrated optics and electronics by using a standard silicon CMOS process for small-bandwidth structures like photodetectors. Advances in performance and integration densities continue to energize this niche, such as with the venerable silicon photodiode in terms of functionality. Photodiode advances may fall under the radar a bit, but more visible progress can be seen with ICs like detectors, sensors, LEDs, ...
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Roger Allan
May 8, 2008[Engineering Feature] Choosing An Image Sensor: It's All About The Application
What kind of image sensor should you choose for your next machine-vision product—CMOS or CCD? Each has its advantages and disadvantages, depending on the application. Some companies produce both types of sensor, giving designers the flexibility they need for a particular design. Image sensors can be area sensors or line-scan sensors. Area sensors include a two-dimensional array of pixels that capture an image of an entire region simultaneously. Line-scan sensors use a...
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Roger Allan
May 8, 2008[Engineering Feature] What's Coming In Machine Vision
Integrated camera vision sensors will continue to evolve, offering even greater image resolution and faster response times that are sure to push the boundaries of data-transfer speeds. Prices will continue to fall, too, making machine-vision cameras affordable for more applications. At some point, though, there will be a practical limit on much high-performance sensing is needed at the point of inspection. And, processing circuitry located away from the camera sensor and...
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Roger Allan
May 8, 2008[Engineering Feature] Would You Believe...? Machine Vision Gets Smarter
Intelligent video’s expanding presence in all sorts of applications is driven by several factors: the shift from analog to digital sensing; improved wired and wireless networking; and more sophisticated software. The latest systems push beyond basic image sensing and capture capabilities to image analysis, thanks to powerful video-processing hardware and intelligent video software. Today’s intelligent cameras are replacing yesterday’s PCbased systems in terms...
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Roger Allan
May 1, 2008
[Technology In The News] Group Identifies Research Needed For Nanotech Safety
Participants in two international workshops sponsored by the International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) have identified a number of areas that need additional research in order to understand nanotechnology’s environmental and health impacts. The results of the workshops, held in January and June 2007, were presented at an event sponsored by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.
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ED News Staff
April 29, 2008
[TechScope] 3D Ultrasound Penetrates Skull To Identify Strokes And Save Lives
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health, but it doesn’t have to be. The key lies in rapid diagnosis. Researchers at Duke University are working to make that happen with innovative 3D ultrasound technology that provides an accurate look inside the skull.
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Richard Gawel
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.
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Ron Schneiderman
April 25, 2008
[Technology In The News] TI Unveils Analog Design Competition For Students
Texas Instruments Inc. has established the Engibous Prize, $150,000 in annual awards for engineering student who design the most innovative electronics systems using analog semiconductors. Named after recently retired TI chairman Tom Engibous, the prize will be awarded in three regions—Asia, Europe, and North America. It is the largest prize of its kind, according to the company.
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Staff
April 23, 2008
[Electronic Design UPDATE] Electronic Design Update: April 23, 2008
Like pretty much everyone else in the world of commerce, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is moving aggressively to expand its operations globally, most recently becoming the first organization to provide third-party product certification to Mexico. In fact, the group has issued its first Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (NOM) marks to global electronics manufacturing customers entering the Mexican market.
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John Arkontaky
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April 22, 2008
[EiED Online] Robobusiness 2008
Technology Editor Bill Wong paid a visit to the robotics gala Robobusiness, held in Pittsburgh, PA, from April 8-9. Read up on his impressions and some of his favorites from the exhibition.
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William Wong
April 24, 2008[EEPN In Electronic Design] Please Touch! Explore The Evolving World Of Touchscreen Technology
You’ve probably encountered some faulty touchscreens that required multiple touches, applying more pressure each time, just to register an entry. That’s because early resistive touchscreen technologies were environmentally unstable and subject to a variety of wearout mechanisms. Today’s touchscreens, however, are a joy to use. Their technology underpins attractive and responsive interfaces that are easy to modify for additional functionality. Modifications...
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Hal Philipp
April 24, 2008[EEPN In Electronic Design] Unique Technology Boosts Image Quality Of Low-Cost Cameras
Two key areas of electronics are driving the development of new test and measurement (T&M) instruments—high-speed serial buses and wireless test. Both require very high-frequency capability as well as the ability to support the many standards that are being developed. CIRCUITS AND PACKETS There is a movement in digital design, from parallel bus structures to serial buses at microwave frequencies, with the growing set of T&M...
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Mat Dirjish
April 24, 2008[Lab Bench] A Visionary Passes, But The Dream Survives
The recent death of sciencefiction author Arthur C. Clarke has been noted widely by the conventional press. But I wanted to take the time to reflect on his impact on our industry. Clarke joins the ranks of sci-fi writers like Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein, whose dreams remain alive because of their books. I’d bet only a few of you haven’t read at least one of his short stories or novels. Shades of the HAL 9000 supercomputer from his 2001: A...
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William Wong
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