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10 Standards Organizations That Affect You (Whether You Know It Or Not)

There are thousands of standards organizations around the world, and they can standardize pretty much anything to make life easier, safer, and more productive.

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May 14, 2013

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Electronic Design

10 Standards Organizations That Affect You (Whether You Know It Or Not)

There are thousands of standards organizations around the world, and they can standardize pretty much anything to make life easier, safer, and more productive....More
May 10, 2013

Commentary

LinkedIn. Is it trustworthy? Is it safe? 1

Am I listed on LinkedIn? No I'm not. I opted out following last years security scare when hackers slashed their way into the site and ripped-off over six million user passwords. Bad enough in itself, but to make it even worse the perpetrators then very cheekily posted a file containing the encrypted passwords onto a Russian forum asking the global hacking community to help with the de-cryption of the hacked passwords. ...More
May 8, 2013

Video

Microchip Bridges WiFi and MiWi

Technology Editor Bill Wong talks with Microchip’s Tyler Smith about their latest wireless solutions including bridging between WiFi and Microchip’s own MiWi mesh fabric wireless network....More
May 6, 2013

Article

Electronic Design

M2M Client-Side Challenges Emerge In Mobile Embedded System Updates

M2M-enabled update processes for mobile embedded systems should be able to isolate safety-related components from other components and from each other, perform updates with the limited computing resources available in the vehicle, complete updates without rendering the vehicle inoperable, and gracefully pause and restart interrupted updates....More
May 2, 2013

News

Electronic Design

Obama Nominates Wheeler To Chair FCC

President Obama has nominated Tom Wheeler to be the next chair of the FCC, succeeding outgoing chair Julius Genachowski, who will step down later this month....More
May 1, 2013

Article

Electronic Design

Understanding The Internet Of Things

Recent developments in protocols and standardization initiatives for the Internet of Things, particularly application layer protocols, will make it easier for disparate devices to work together....More
May 1, 2013

Video

Embedded Technology - Design West 2013

Bill Wong from Electronic Design showcases some of the latest embedded design technologies at Design West 2013, including products from Green Hills, Supermicro, Express Logic and Linx Technologies....More
Apr. 30, 2013

Video

Design West 2013 Videos on Engineering TV

Check out our video coverage of Design West 2013. Technology editors Bill Wong and Joe Desposito show off some of the latest technology....More
Apr. 25, 2013

Article

Electronic Design

Two-Stage Design Enhances Surge Protection For GbE-Based Applications

A two-stage surge protection design uses transient current suppressor technology with a TVS diode to cost-effectively and dramatically improve the protection level achievable by a single-stage solution while maintaining critical signal integrity in GbE-based systems....More
Apr. 23, 2013

Product

Electronic Design

Ethernet Bridge Goes Beyond The Firewall For Internet Protection

A microcontroller jointly produced by Zilog and Icon Labs features an embedded firewall that offers another layer of security for networked devices....More