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October 15 is One Powerful Day
Power Electronics Technology and Penton Media's Electronic Design Group bring the latest in power design information direct to you, the Power Designer, with the premier of ONE POWERFUL DAY, a FREE online conference with a full day of top speakers on top topics via web conferencing. With invited speakers and a conference program designed and hosted by the top editors in the world of Power Electronics, you can be sure that this conference with be on target with your information needs as a power system designer. Marquee Sponsorship by International Rectifier.
www.electronicdesign.com/onepowerfulday FEATURES Engineering Feature · By Ron Schneiderman, Contributing Editor
Homeland Security: Seven Years Later
Though frustrating gaps still plague homeland security, advances such as detecting human heartbeats and foot traffic through underground tunnels help bring ever-stronger lines of defense. Technology Report · By Louis E. Frenzel, Communications/Test Editor
The Embedded Plan For JTAG Boundary Scan
The decades-old standard spawns new design-for-test applications and opens the door to embedded instrumentation. Engineering Essentials · By David Maliniak, EDA Editor
Verification Evolves Into Lean, Mean Bug-Stomping Machines
As chip design gets larger, verification methodologies get smarter. Not only do they help you ask the right questions, they also let you know when you've gotten all the answers that really matter. Design Solution · By Maithil Pachchigar, National Semiconductor Corp.
Interface High-Performance Op Amps With ADCs
Give your system a boost by interfacing high-end op amps with ADCs, using one of three different driver architectures. IDEAS for DESIGN By T.K. Hareendran, Betron Technical Services
Over-Temperature Alarm Circuit Uses Common, Inexpensive Components
By Anthony Do and Cedric Deleglise, Integration Associates Inc.
Logic Gates Added To LED Driver Create Camera Privacy Flash Warning
By Dimitri Danyuk
Supply Bootstrapping Reduces Distortion In Op-Amp Circuits
TECHVIEW Leapfrog · By Don Tuite, Analog/Power Editor
P25 Handhelds Incorporate High-Velocity Human Factors Design
Communications · By Louis E. Frenzel, Communications/Test Editor
SERDES Chip Improves Signal Integrity, Provides For Real-Time Waveform Viewing
Communications · By Louis E. Frenzel, Communications/Test Editor
First Dual-Port 10GBaseT-Over-Copper Chip Slashes 10-Gbit/s Ethernet Gear
Communications · By Louis E. Frenzel, Communications/Test Editor
Fibre Channel Over Ethernet Adapters Simplify Infrastructure And Save Money
Embedded · By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
Intel Makes Some Multicore Lemonade
EMBEDDED in ELECTRONIC DESIGN By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
Go With The Flow—Dataflow, That Is
By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
Open Source Bites Board
By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
Parallel Processing Gets Terminated
By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
LabVIEW 8.6: More Multicore And More Embedded
By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
Fanless PC/104 SBC Uses Less Than 5 W
By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
Eight-Core MCU Gets C Compiler
By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
MCU Packs 1-Mbyte SRAM
By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
32-Bit Flash MCU Targets Portable Devices
COLUMNS Editorial · By Joe Desposito, Editor-in-Chief
Graphical Programming Gets Ready To Enter Grade School
Lab Bench · By Bill Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
LEDs Hold The Key To DLP Advantages
Power Design · By Tom Curatolo, Vicor Corp.
Applications Drive Component Power Designs
Pease Porridge · By Bob Pease
What's All This PNP Stuff, Anyhow?
Power Electronics Technology and Penton Media's Electronic Design Group bring the latest in power design information direct to you, the Power Designer, with the premier of ONE POWERFUL DAY, a FREE online conference with a full day of top speakers on top topics via web conferencing. With invited speakers and a conference program designed and hosted by the top editors in the world of Power Electronics, you can be sure that this conference with be on target with your information needs as a power system designer. Marquee Sponsorship by International Rectifier.
www.electronicdesign.com/onepowerfulday FEATURES Engineering Feature · By Ron Schneiderman, Contributing Editor
Homeland Security: Seven Years Later
Though frustrating gaps still plague homeland security, advances such as detecting human heartbeats and foot traffic through underground tunnels help bring ever-stronger lines of defense. Technology Report · By Louis E. Frenzel, Communications/Test Editor
The Embedded Plan For JTAG Boundary Scan
The decades-old standard spawns new design-for-test applications and opens the door to embedded instrumentation. Engineering Essentials · By David Maliniak, EDA Editor
Verification Evolves Into Lean, Mean Bug-Stomping Machines
As chip design gets larger, verification methodologies get smarter. Not only do they help you ask the right questions, they also let you know when you've gotten all the answers that really matter. Design Solution · By Maithil Pachchigar, National Semiconductor Corp.
Interface High-Performance Op Amps With ADCs
Give your system a boost by interfacing high-end op amps with ADCs, using one of three different driver architectures. IDEAS for DESIGN By T.K. Hareendran, Betron Technical Services
Over-Temperature Alarm Circuit Uses Common, Inexpensive Components
By Anthony Do and Cedric Deleglise, Integration Associates Inc.
Logic Gates Added To LED Driver Create Camera Privacy Flash Warning
By Dimitri Danyuk
Supply Bootstrapping Reduces Distortion In Op-Amp Circuits
TECHVIEW Leapfrog · By Don Tuite, Analog/Power Editor
P25 Handhelds Incorporate High-Velocity Human Factors Design
Communications · By Louis E. Frenzel, Communications/Test Editor
SERDES Chip Improves Signal Integrity, Provides For Real-Time Waveform Viewing
Communications · By Louis E. Frenzel, Communications/Test Editor
First Dual-Port 10GBaseT-Over-Copper Chip Slashes 10-Gbit/s Ethernet Gear
Communications · By Louis E. Frenzel, Communications/Test Editor
Fibre Channel Over Ethernet Adapters Simplify Infrastructure And Save Money
Embedded · By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
Intel Makes Some Multicore Lemonade
EMBEDDED in ELECTRONIC DESIGN By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
Go With The Flow—Dataflow, That Is
By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
Open Source Bites Board
By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
Parallel Processing Gets Terminated
By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
LabVIEW 8.6: More Multicore And More Embedded
By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
Fanless PC/104 SBC Uses Less Than 5 W
By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
Eight-Core MCU Gets C Compiler
By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
MCU Packs 1-Mbyte SRAM
By William Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
32-Bit Flash MCU Targets Portable Devices
COLUMNS Editorial · By Joe Desposito, Editor-in-Chief
Graphical Programming Gets Ready To Enter Grade School
Lab Bench · By Bill Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor
LEDs Hold The Key To DLP Advantages
Power Design · By Tom Curatolo, Vicor Corp.
Applications Drive Component Power Designs
Pease Porridge · By Bob Pease
What's All This PNP Stuff, Anyhow?