December 15, 2006

Dec. 15, 2006

White Goods Become Smart Goods, Good Or No Good? An Insider Look At What Works For ESL

FEATURESCOVER STORY / ENGINEERING FEATURE· Roger AllanWhite Goods Become Smart GoodsThe latest home appliances sport features that make their predecessors look as obsolete as washboards and iceboxes.TECHNOLOGY REPORT· David MaliniakGood Or No Good? An Insider Look At What Works For ESL DEPARTMENTSLEAPFROG: FIRST LOOK· William WongEPIC Express Rides The RailsLEAPFROG: FIRST LOOK· William WongAdd 10G Ethernet And InfiniBand, Then Mix ThoroughlyDESIGN SOLUTION· Lon Hintze, Agilent TechnologiesQuickly Find Elusive Signal-Integrity Problems In High-Speed DesignsIFD· Robin Sarah Tichy, Micro Power Electronics Inc.Lithium-Ion Battery System Upgrades Require Power-Management AnalysisDESIGN BRIEFS· Dave Sackett, Maxim Integrated ProductsSupply Constant Power Level To A Varying Load Impedance
TECHVIEWTHE INDUSTRYForget About Megapixels Try A Single-Pixel Camera Instead· Electronic Shirt Lets You Rock And RollANALOG & POWER· Don TuiteHeadphone Audio Shares Connector With High-Speed USB Data· Thermally Enhanced MOSFET Line Gets A Breakdown-Voltage BoostDIGITAL· Daniel HarrisLatest 65-nm FPGA Stands For Flexible Power Gateway To ASICs· Design Tip: Lead-Free DFM For PC BoardsEDA· David MaliniakSuite Automates Hardware, Software, And System-Level Verification· Manufacturability Checker And DFM Optimizer Form Two-Pronged Assault On Systematic IC FailuresEMBEDDED· William WongEncrypted Hard Disk Keeps Secrets · New ProductsTEST· Louis E. FrenzelLogic Analyzer Adds More Memory, PCI Express/FPGA Test Capability· Get An RF Vector Signal Generator For Less Than $10,000WIRELESS· Louis E. FrenzelMake Your Own Software-Defined Radio· First Legal Wireless-Use UWB Radios Get Ready For Business Advertisement

COLUMNSEDITORIAL· Mark DavidOn The Go At Electronica, The Global Meet And GreetPEASE PORRIDGE· Bob PeaseWhat's All This Floobydust, Anyhow? (Part 14)POV: POINT OF VIEW· David Fisch, Innovative SiliconZ-RAM Steps Into SRAM's TerritoryElectronic Design UPDATE e-Newsletter Contacts

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