Electronic Design UPDATE: January 17, 2007

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• Editor's View: Filtering New Product Announcements — A Trade Press Editor's Perspective
• Focus On Power: Converters Deliver 3 W From Tiny SIP
• Now on electronicdesign.com: Engineering TV
• News From The Editors:
  Chip Set Implements Complete Wireless USB Solution
  RTOSs Based On ARM Cortex-M3-Based Microcontrollers
  Half-Height HD DVD Writer Fits Desktop PCs
  New Phase-Change RAM Technology Garners Kudos
  
• Embedded in Electronic Design Online: NXP LPC3180 Targets Portable Applications
• Product Picks Online:
  16-Bit Programmable ADC Provides 25-V Protection
  Mobile WiMAX Baseband IC Teams With WiMAX/Wi-Fi Radio
  Transponder Coils Target Automotive Applications
  16-Gbit NAND Flash Chip Begins Sampling
  Fast Multifunction DAQ Boards Handle PCI, USB
  
• Book Review: The Book of JavaScript, 2nd Edition
• Upcoming Industry Events:
  Measurement Science Conference
  DesignCon 2007
  American Society for Quality Six Sigma Conference
  

editor's view Filtering New Product Announcements — A Trade Press Editor's Perspective Electronics companies make so many announcements about new products in one day that it's difficult to read them all. But that doesn't mean they should be posted verbatim online.

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news from the editors Chip Set Implements Complete Wireless USB Solution Alereon's AL4300 provides all of the host interface, media access controller, and baseband processor functions needed to implement a Wireless USB device. It's designed for applications where space and power consumption must be minimized.

Click here for full article. RTOSs Based On ARM Cortex-M3-Based Microcontrollers CMX Systems offers CMX-RTX and the "lean and mean" CMX-Tiny+ RTOS for Luminary Micro's Stellaris microcontrollers based on the ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller core.

Click here for full article. Half-Height HD DVD Writer Fits Desktop PCs The SD-H903A HD DVD writer provides high-definition video editing and content creation capabilities on desktop systems and media centers. The device offers read and write support for legacy formats, allowing users to employ existing CD and DVD material along with high-definition DVD content.

Click here for full article. New Phase-Change RAM Technology Garners Kudos Samsung Electronics' new phase-change random access memory (PRAM) technology combines the fast operating speed of RAM with the nonvolatility of flash memory. PRAM derives its memory capability from its unique ability to switch between two different states of matter with different electrical properties.

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• 16-Bit Programmable ADC Provides 25-V Protection
• Mobile WiMAX Baseband IC Teams With WiMAX/Wi-Fi Radio
• Transponder Coils Target Automotive Applications
• 16-Gbit NAND Flash Chip Begins Sampling
• Fast Multifunction DAQ Boards Handle PCI, USB

book review The Book of JavaScript, 2nd Edition 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.

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