Electronic Design UPDATE: January 31, 2007

Electronic Design UPDATE e-Newsletter | January 31, 2007

Integrated Wireless/Wired Embedded Core Module

The new ConnectCore Wi-9C from Digi International is the industry's first embedded core module with fully integrated wired 10/100 Mbit Ethernet and secure 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN networking capabilities. Now device manufacturers can design-in both wired and wireless networking functionality with a single solution, dramatically shortening product development and time to market!

Click here for more information.

ADVERTISEMENT Today's Table Of Contents: Featured Story: Shrinking Light

Editor's View: Does Anyone Still Use An Analog Oscilloscope?
Scope: Lab On A Chip Will Look For Life On Mars
Now on electronicdesign.com: Electronic Design Wire News
Focus On Components: High-Brightness LEDs Optimized For Outdoor Signals, Full-Color Displays
Quick Poll:
In a recent editorial, Communications/Test Editor Louis E. Frenzel says there is a real need for a good networking technology that can handle video. Which technology do you think has the potential to suit this kind of application?
News From The Editors:
Multichannel Filter Arrays Save Space In Mobile Apps
Clock-Measurement System Verifies Precision Of IEEE-1588 Devices
Next-Gen Silicon TV Tuner Bests Conventional Can Tuners
TCP/IP Stack Works With Compact DSP RTOS
Upcoming Industry Events:
Multicore Expo
ExpoElectronica
Design Automation Conference 2007
Product Picks Online:
Intel Core Duo Improves SBC's Performance-Per-Watt
14-Bit DAC Blazes Along At 1.3 Gbits/s
Long-Life LEDs Target Rear-Projection TVs
DisplayPort Receiver IC Handles 10.8-Gbit/s Data Rate
18-Bit Sigma-Delta ADC Fits In SOT-23 Package

Electronic Design UPDATE edited by Christine Hintze, Associate Editor

featured story Shrinking Light
By John Edwards, Contributing Editor Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light shows significant promise as a replacement for the deep-ultraviolet lithography technique that's currently used to carve circuit patterns onto silicon wafers.

Click here for full article.

editor's view Does Anyone Still Use An Analog Oscilloscope?
By Louis E. Frenzel, Communications/Test Editor In my recent technology report, "The Ultimate Test Drive: High-Octane Oscilloscopes," I got a chance to write about digital sampling oscilloscopes (DSOs). These instruments are truly amazing today because they not only make all the basic measurements but also perform all sorts of other useful test, troubleshooting, and measuring functions thanks mainly to the amazing analysis software available.

Click here for full article.

scope Lab On A Chip Will Look For Life On Mars
By Richard Gawel, Managing Editor The European ExoMars rover mission will soar to the Red Planet in 2013 to search for signs of life. Jointly developed by UC San Diego and UC Berkeley, the Urey Mars Organic and Oxidant Detector offers part-per-trillion sensitivity.

Click here for full article.

focus on components... High-Brightness LEDs Optimized For Outdoor Signals, Full-Color Displays The HLMP-xx61 series LEDs from Avago Technologies have a very smooth, matched radiation pattern to ensure consistent color mixing in full-color applications.

Click here for full article.

now on electronicdesign.com Electronic Design Wire News Tired of searching the Web for engineering news you can use? Now, electronicdesign.com features press releases, product announcements, and feature stories from sources like the PR Newswire, USA Today, The Washington Post, and more.

To see today's news, handpicked daily by Electronic Design's technical editors, go to electronicdesign.com.

news from the editors Multichannel Filter Arrays Save Space In Mobile Apps The VEMI series filter arrays from Vishay Intertechnology come in an ultra-compact leadless leadframe package (LLP). The arrays include the four-channel VEMI45AA-HNH, the six-channel VEMI65AA-HCI, and the eight-channel VEMI85AA-HGK.

Click here for full article. Clock-Measurement System Verifies Precision Of IEEE-1588 Devices The XLi Grandmaster Clock with GPS reference helps users verify the performance of IEEE 1588 products in their networks. The IEEE 1588 protocol enables very accurate synchronization, to better than 100-ns accuracy, over Ethernet local-area networks.

Click here for full article. Next-Gen Silicon TV Tuner Bests Conventional Can Tuners Optimized for large-screen hybrid televisions, Xceive's XC5000 next-generation silicon tuner provides improved sensitivity, adjacent channel rejection, phase noise, and dynamic range.

Click here for full article. TCP/IP Stack Works With Compact DSP RTOS Enea's DSPNet is a compact, high-performance TCP/IP stack for the company's OSEck DSP real-time operating system (RTOS). It is optimized for deeply embedded applications with tight size and cost constraints.

Click here for full article.

quick poll In a recent editorial, Communications/Test Editor Louis E. Frenzel says there is a real need for a good networking technology that can handle video. Which technology do you think has the potential to suit this kind of application?

Wi-Fi
802.11n
Ultra-Wideband (UWB)
WirelessHD
A combination of two or more technologies
None of these

Let your voice be heard. Vote now on www.electronicdesign.com.The Quick Poll is located at the bottom of the page, so don't forget to scroll down!

embedded in electronic design online IAR's STR730 Kit Delivers Solid ARM7 Development Platform IAR provides a range of KickStart Kits, including this one for STMicroelectronics' STR730. Embedded/Systems/Software Editor Bill Wong takes a look at this ARM-based microcontroller kit, which includes IAR's Workbench integrated design environment and a 20-state version of its graphical visualSTATE state machine design tool.

Click here for full article.

product picks online

Check all of our online product picks at www.electronicdesign.com.

book review The Book of JavaScript, 2nd Edition
By David Thau
ISBN: 1-59327-106-9

Review by Bill Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor

This JavaScript overview provides the basics in a fashion that any embedded developer will appreciate. It covers JavaScript along with the more advanced AJAX. The book offers practical examples that can be tried with most Web browsers and servers...

Click here for full article.

upcoming industry events Multicore Expo
Mar 27 - 29 Santa Clara, Calif. ExpoElectronica
Apr 25 - 28 Moscow, Russia Design Automation Conference 2007
Jun 4 - 8 San Diego, Calif.

Click to see more industry events.