Electronic Design UPDATE: January 10, 2007

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• Scope: Get Your Gigabit Memory On The Go
• Focus On Test & Measurement: CD Offers Help With Tough Test Problems
• Now on electronicdesign.com: Engineering TV
• News From The Editors:
  Low-Cost Technology Fabs High-Performance Transistors At 45 nm
  Next-Gen CODEC Sports Improved Dynamic Range
  8-Bit MCU With Vector Control Cuts BOM And Energy Costs
  Secure Software Platform Protects Networked Equipment
  
• Quick Poll:
  The FCC is dropping Morse-code testing for the Amateur Radio Service, terming the tests an "unnecessary regulatory burden." What's your take on this historic rules change?
  
• Embedded in Electronic Design Online: Time For PC Modularity?
• Product Picks Online:
  Web-Based Tool Simulates MOSFETs' Thermal Performance
  Operating Environment Handles Multiprocessor Applications
  Plug-In Module With PFC Input Delivers 500 W
  Color-Coded PCB Test Points Offer A Secure Grip
  2.4-GHz Transceivers Now Run Application Code
  
• Book Review: iWoz
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scope Get Your Gigabit Memory On The Go Samsung introduces a 1-Gbit mobile DRAM using 80-nm process technology and the same packaging technique as the typical 512-Mbit double-die stack used today. It includes a temperature-sensing feature that maximizes the self-refresh cycle.

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news from the editors Low-Cost Technology Fabs High-Performance Transistors At 45 nm Using a process developed by Renesas Technology, a high-performance, low-cost transistor technology for microprocessor and system-on-chip (SoC) devices at the 45-nm node and beyond can be implemented without making major changes to current fabrication processes.

Click here for full article. Next-Gen CODEC Sports Improved Dynamic Range AKM Semiconductor's Audio4Pro AK4556 24-bit, 3-V stereo CODEC meets the requirements of both the professional and consumer markets. It supports sampling rates of up to 216 kHz, which makes the device well-suited for professional variable-pitch applications.

Click here for full article. 8-Bit MCU With Vector Control Cuts BOM And Energy Costs Combining the company's fast CPU (up to 10 MIPS), fast analog-to-digital converter, an integrated op amp, and optimized C compiler, the Z8 Encore MC (FMC16100 series) 8-bit microcontroller can provide the equivalent of DSP functionality in vector control.

Click here for full article. Secure Software Platform Protects Networked Equipment The Green Hills Platform for Secure Networking delivers industry advances in secure communications and access, allowing networking equipment developers to completely secure their devices and the information flowing through them.

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• It's abominable: anarchy will ensue on the Amateur radio bands
• It's lamentable: part of ham radio's history is being lost
• It's foolish: CW is still a viable transmission mode
• It's irrelevant: those who pound brass will still do so
• It's praiseworthy: it'll draw new, younger Amateurs

product picks online

• Web-Based Tool Simulates MOSFETs' Thermal Performance
• Operating Environment Handles Multiprocessor Applications
• Plug-In Module With PFC Input Delivers 500 W
• Color-Coded PCB Test Points Offer A Secure Grip
• 2.4-GHz Transceivers Now Run Application Code

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