The IEEE recently presented a panel discussion with some of its most esteemed fellows and members to celebrate its 125th anniversary. Panelists included Miguel Nicolelis of the Duke University Medical Center, Katie Hall of WiTricity, Rangachar Kasturi of the University of South Florida, K.J. Ray Liu of the University of Maryland, Dharmendra Modha of IBM's Almaden Research Center Krishna Palem of Rice University, and Roy Want of Intel. ...Read the Entire Post Here
With the infamous naked (painted) booth babes of 2006 Electronica replaced by a foosball table, Electronica 2008 seemed to have had a little less flash (or was that flesh?) and sizzle than some previous shows. Maybe this was a concession to the tough global economic times. But despite the steady stream of news about global recession, the mood at Electronica was one of “business as usual” with a look to the future. The show was a big success....Read the Entire Post Here
After the Roadster test drive, I had a serendipitous interview with Tesla’s CTO, J.B. Straubel, during MIT’s annual Emerging Technology conference. In the video interview, Straubel shares info about the upcoming Tesla sedan and the new factory slated to be built in San Jose. ...Read the Entire Post Here
Getting to take a test ride in a Tesla Roadster is a thrill enough, but getting Bob Pease out for a spin as well—talk about an experience! Our Analog and Power Editor Don Tuite just so happens to married to Vicky Tuite, senior test engineer at Tesla Motors. Talk about lucky. She recently had the keys to a brilliant orange Tesla with the enviable mission of running down the batteries for some low-charge tests the next day. And guess who got to ride shotgun. ...Read the Entire Post Here
In a sort of American Idol for the mobile technology world, the GSM Association held its American leg of the 2009 Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition in Atlanta on June 3-4. This was a cool event bringing together top innovators and thought leaders in the mobile market space, and I enjoyed the chance to see so many new technologies on one stage. ...Read the Entire Post Here
In past columns, I’ve talked about how “green solutions” and a sense of urgency about climate change can be the calling that will motivate more young students to become engineers. Engineering TV recently visited CSU’s Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory where I was blown away by both the exciting research projects and the fantastic opportunities for young engineers. ...Read the Entire Post Here
I recently had a chance to spend some time in the wireless mecca of San Diego; I was there to participate in an Ultra Low Power Wireless event hosted by Nordic Semiconductor. Nordic defines ultra-low power as those devices that can run on a coin cell battery for at least a year, and its 2.4 Gigahertz wireless products offer the perfect range and power for innovative personal area network (PAN) applications. ...Read the Entire Post Here
It’s been a while since I was really blown away by a trade show. I’ve been to a lot of them in the course of my career as a technology journalist, but the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona really stands out. Talk about feeling like you are in the center of the tech universe—or at least the center of the cell phone galaxy. ...Read the Entire Post Here
“What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” has never been less true than during CES. Talk about a no-holds-barred media extravaganza! Much of CES 2008 seemed déjà vu-ish to those of us who have been at past shows, but one differentiator was the turbo charge in media coverage—a boost that sounds implausible given the level of media saturation at previous Consumer Electronics Shows....Read the Entire Post Here
In the U.S., the debate over how to lay the right foundations for future technology growth includes the question of whether we are doing enough pure R&D anymore. Meanwhile, technology development moves forward at an ever-increasing pace on the global stage, simultaneously becoming a more niche and more collaborative venture. A key center for independent semiconductor R&D is IMEC......Read the Entire Post Here
In the U.S., the debate over how to lay the right foundations for future technology growth includes the question of whether we are doing enough pure R&D anymore. Meanwhile, technology development moves forward at an ever-increasing pace on the global stage, simultaneously becoming a more niche and more collaborative venture. A key center for independent semiconductor R&D is IMEC......Read the Entire Post Here
Talking to Engineering Hall of Famer Lewis Counts on the eve of his retirement after 38 years at Analog Devices, I found “Mr. Analog” (as he is known by many at ADI) wasn’t waxing nostalgic. After all, the key to Counts’ successes at ADI was always an “out with the old and in with the new attitude”—a belief that engineering means there is always a better way. ...Read the Entire Post Here
Coming down the ice fields of Mt. Rainier, stomping down on my crampons to make sure all the teeth were grabbing into the slopes, you might think that power efficiency and electronic design would be the furthest thing from my mind. ...Read the Entire Post Here
With my new role as Group Editorial Director, I’m going to miss doing my column in each issue of Electronic Design. So here I am joining the “blogosphere.” ...Read the Entire Post Here
