WHAT'S NEW NEWS Wireless Alliance Launches Web Site WINA
In an effort to establish a single resource to deliver wireless networking information for industrial applications, the Wireless Industrial Networking Alliance (WINA) has launched an informative Web site.
Partnership Aims To Speed 32-, 28-nm SoC Design A group of semiconductor industry firms are collaborating to develop a common design platform for 32- and 28-nm systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) designs. The platform will be based on IBM’s high-k metal-gate (HKMG) technology. Joining IBM are ARM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. .
Heart Monitor Uses Quickfilter Signal Converter
HD Medical Group Ltd. has selected the QF4A512 four-channel programmable signal converter from Quickfilter Technologies for use in the ViScope 100 cardiac anomaly indicator.
Lab Bench Online Small Packages For .Net Micro Framework
Microsoft’s .Net Micro Framework targets compact, single chip microcontrollers. Technology Editor Bill Wong takes a look at.NET Micro Framework platforms from Design Solutions and SJJ Micro.
Henri Komrij, R&D Manager for Agilent Technologies' Component Test Division, shows off the N9912A FieldFox RF Analyzer. Watch it now...
Agilent Technologies' Chris Johnston provides the rundown on the N5106A PXB MIMO receiver tester.. Watch it now...
Corey Chao, low-power processors marketing manager at Texas Instruments, discusses the new C6745 and C6747 DSPs and the OMAP-L137 applications processor. Watch it now...
Technology editor Don Tuite speaks with Dr. Michael Briere about International Rectifier's new gallium nitride (GaN)-based power device technology platform. Watch it now...
EVENT COVERAGE NIWeek
One of the best conferences I go to each year is NIWeek. Another has come and gone, but like always I got a glimpse at some solid technology from the mega-company. National Instruments has been sponsoring their own conference here in Austin, TX for several years now, and it has become a solid industry event. Why? Simply because NI's products like LabVIEW software, data acquisition hardware, and virtual instruments have become so widely used.
ED BOOKSTORE Computers As Components: Principles of Embedded Computing Design The title is a bit of misnomer, as author Wayne Wolf is really presenting a typical embedded design and programming book. There is little about connecting CPU components together in anything other than a basic network. Still, skipping over the naming of the book reveals a very good coverage of general embedded processors and system design. Overall, this is an excellent book for a college course or for new embedded designers.
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FEATURED ARTICLE VIDEO: Under The Hood Of The Tesla Roadster
After the Roadster test drive, I had a serendipitous interview with Tesla’s CTO, J.B. Straubel, during MIT’s annual Emerging Technology conference. In the video interview, Straubel shares info about the upcoming Tesla sedan and the new factory slated to be built in San Jose.
VIDEO: Riding Shotgun In Tesla’s Roadster
Getting to take a test ride in a Tesla Roadster is a thrill enough, but getting Bob Pease out for a spin as well—talk about an experience! Our Analog and Power Editor Don Tuite just so happens to married to Vicky Tuite, senior test engineer at Tesla Motors. Talk about lucky. She recently had the keys to a brilliant orange Tesla with the enviable mission of running down the batteries for some low-charge tests the next day. And guess who got to ride shotgun.
Look Out, Volt—Chrysler Announces Three Electric Vehicles
Perhaps in response to GM’s announcement of its production-ready Volt electric car last week, Chrysler has unveiled plans to use similar electric-drive technology in three of its vehicles.
