July 20, 2006

July 20, 2006
Wi-Fi Products, Programmable ASICs, Serial RapidIO Switch, Ray Kurzweil Interview
FEATURESCOVER STORY / ENGINEERING FEATURE· Louis E. FrenzelWi-Fi's Five Pronged Attack Alters The Wireless LandscapeProducts based on the 802.11 WLAN standard stay strong, thanks to a steady stream of new innovations and applications.TECHNOLOGY REPORT· Daniel HarrisSIC Of Figuring Out The Best ASIC Solution?Programmable ASICs—application-specific (or sporadic?) integrated circuits—bridge the gap between FPGAs and standard-cell ASICs.DEPARTMENTSLEAPFROG: FIRST LOOK· William WongOne Smart Serial RapidIO SwitchThis pre-processing Serial RapidIO switch reduces DSP cluster processing load by 20% or more.DESIGN SOLUTION· Jeff Abramowitz, Azimuth SystemsWill Your 802.11n Products Have Next-Generation Performance?Channel emulation is critical to ensuring repeatable testing of MIMO technology because it submits RF signals to real-world multipath conditions.DESIGN BRIEFSµC-Based Technique Yields Configurable Timing SignalsWalter Gemin, Raul Rivera, Roberto Hidalgo, and Juana Fernandez, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, ArgentinaGenerate 630 V Using A Transceiver ICNick Allen-Rowlandson and Zeeshawn Shameem, Maxim Integrated Products
TECHVIEW
THE INDUSTRY· John Edwards, Richard Gawel· Flexible Semiconductor Stretches A Designer's Imagination· Student-Built Hybrids Rise To The Challenge XANALOG & POWER· Don Tuite· Backlight LEDs Promise A Bright Future At SID ConferenceEDA· David Maliniak· A Window Into Printed Silicon Brings Design And Manufacturing Closer· Space-Based, Full-Chip Router Takes On Mixed-Signal And Custom-Digital DesignsWIRELESS· Louis E. Frenzel· Single-Chip Radio Lets WiMAX Devices Switch Bandwidth On The Fly· Second-Generation Wireless USB Hub Doubles Previous PerformanceDIGITAL· Daniel Harris· Host-Based Storage Technology Offers Customizable Security· Digital Design Tip: FPGA Escape Planning· Pondering: Androids At HomeEMBEDDED· William Wong· Two Cores, Too Cool· 32-Bit DSCs Sport High-Res PWM· New ProductsCOMPONENT VIEW· Lisa Maliniak· Oscillators Control Frequency With MEMS ResonatorCOLUMNSEDITORIAL· Mark DavidKurzweil's Vision For Aiding The Blind Offers Engineering InspirationPEASE PORRIDGE· Bob PeaseBob's MailboxPOV: POINT OF VIEW· Bill Schuh, Condor Engineering Inc.IP Cores, FPGAs To Launch 10-Mbit/s Flight Control SystemsElectronic Design UPDATE e-Newsletter Contacts

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