Electronic Design UPDATE: July 12, 2006

July 12, 2006
Editor's View: Comparing Four Short-Range Wireless Options For Monitoring And Control, by Louis E. Frenzel, Communications/Test Editor. I love ZigBee. I have written several long reports on it, covered numerous product announcements, gone to the conferenc
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July 12, 2006

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  1. Editor's View: Comparing Four Short-Range Wireless Options For Monitoring And Control
  2. Focus on Analog: 12-V Variable-Gain Amp Delivers High Gain And Bandwidth
  3. News From The Editors:
    14- And 16-Pin MCUs Are Based On 8051 Core
    IC Combines 500-mA Battery Charger With 250-mA Step-Down Converter
    Low-Power Wi-Fi Chip Targets Embedded Applications
  4. Magazine Highlights: July 6, 2006
    Cover Feature: Lead-Free Means You're Still In The Game
    Technology Report: DAC: Let The Games Begin
    Leapfrog First Look: ICs Boost Next-Generation Power-Supply Features, Flexibility
    Design View/Design Solution: Save Those Watts With A Power-Aware Design Flow For SoCs
Electronic Design UPDATE edited by Lisa Maliniak, eMedia Editor
editor's view Comparing Four Short-Range Wireless Options For Monitoring And Control
By Louis E. Frenzel, Communications/Test Editor

I love ZigBee. I have written several long reports on it, covered numerous product announcements, gone to the conferences, and even played around with some of the many development kits. ZigBee is that short-range wireless technology based on the IEEE's 802.15.4 standard. It is being widely adopted for wireless mesh sensor networks and other short-range applications such as monitoring and control in home, building, and industrial environments...

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focus on analog 12-V Variable-Gain Amp Delivers High Gain And Bandwidth

A new dc-coupled VGA (variable-gain amplifier) from Analog Devices delivers high gain and bandwidth at an extended industrial temperature range of –55°C to 125°C and a wide power supply range from +/–3 V to +/–12 V. This voltage range is typically used in industrial and instrumentation applications such as industrial process control, industrial video systems, transducer and display drivers, and radar receivers...

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news from the editors 14- And 16-Pin MCUs Are Based On 8051 Core
Atmel Corp. has four new 14-pin and two new 16-pin microcontrollers based on its 8051 single-cycle core. Atmel's single-cycle core architecture executes each byte fetch in a single clock cycle, resulting in 70% of all instructions being executed in a single clock cycle. Compared to the traditional 8051 devices, this architecture can either increase performance up to 12 times...
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IC Combines 500-mA Battery Charger With 250-mA Step-Down Converter
The AAT2556 is AnalogicTech’s first multi-function SystemPower IC to combine a battery charger and buck converter in a single package. This new device offers a highly compact and power efficient solution for a growing number of single-cell lithium-ion/polymer battery-based ultra-portable systems, such as Bluetooth headsets...

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Low-Power Wi-Fi Chip Targets Embedded Applications
With Wi-Fi being embedded into to more products, there is a great need for a very-low-power transceiver chip like the Conexant CX53121. This third generation 802.11b/g transceiver is designed for battery powered handheld products with embedded wireless-networking capabilities, such as cell phones...

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magazine highlights: July 6, 2006\[ Cover Feature: Engineering Feature \]Lead-Free Means You're Still In The Game
The European Union’s RoHS deadline has come and gone, though some companies are still scrambling to comply.
\[ Technology Report \]DAC: Let The Games Begin
Gaming, multimedia, and entertainment are all part of EDA's future, and you can catch a glimpse of the tools you'll need to get there ar the 43rd DAC.
\[ Leapfrog: First Look \]ICs Boost Next-Generation Power-Supply Features, Flexibility
A 30-MIPS processor, ultra-fast PWM, and an ADC make digital (feedback) power supplies economically viable.
\[ Design View/Design Solution \]Save Those Watts With A Power-Aware Design Flow For SoCs
You'll lose the battle if you try to manage power as an afterthought and your latest and greatest chip's architecture is already fixed in place.

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embedded in electronic design online Mid-Range Micro Kits

Embedded in Electronic Design (EiED) Online is your source for technical insight and hands-on reviews. Read Embedded Technology Editor Bill Wong's latest EiED Online column, "Mid-Range Micro Kits." Check out some of the latest chips and development kits in the highly competitive 16-/32-bit market. Bill takes a look at kits from Luminary Micro, Texas Instruments, and Microchip.
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product picks online
  • Embedded Hardware/Software: 2.5-in. Hard-Disk Drive Holds 200 Gbytes
  • Analog/Power: Power Amplifiers Extend Battery Life In Handhelds
  • Electronic Design Automation: Upgraded TCAD Tool Includes Xeon Capability
  • Communications/Networking: LNA For Handsets Boasts 0.86-dB Noise Figure
  • Components: Oscillator Series Employs MEMS Resonators

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