Ron Schneiderman served as the Chief Editor of Wireless Systems Design and Executive Editor of Microwaves & RF. He is also the author of seven books. As a freelance writer, he has contributed to The New York Times,Rolling Stone,and TV Guide. Email address: RonScribe@aol.com
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November 18, 2008
[Web Exclusive] Technology Has Been Very Good To Obama, And He Plans To Reciprocate
President-elect Barack Obama likes technology. Look at how effectively and creatively he used the Internet in his election campaign, as well as at how often you saw him on TV and in news photos working his BlackBerry. Now, he plans on ramping up technology use and R&D in the government and in business.
November 11, 2008
[Green Design] Few U.S. EE Schools Teaching Environmental Design Requirements
How many EE courses in the U.S. cover the environmental legislation coming out of the European Union (EU), China, and other major world markets that will impact the design of electronic products? Not many, according to an informal and random survey of U.S. engineering schools by Electronic Design.
November 11, 2008
[Green Design] New Federal Rules Impact Li-ion Battery Recycling
Concern about the potential safety hazards of shipping large quantities of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries has prompted the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) to adopt new hazardous materials regulations covering the batteries. The rules took effect on October 1 and will impact the cell-phone recycling industry and consumers who want to ship their wireless handsets for recycling.
November 3, 2008
[Green Design] Environmental Fund Asks Congress To Update Toxic Substances Act
With at least several hundred companies in the United States producing or importing chemicals designated as hazardous by the European Union (EU), the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has issued a report calling on the U.S. Congress to update the nation’s 32-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act.
November 3, 2008
[Green Design] Survey: Environmental Program Doesn’t Have Much REACH
A survey of electronics companies by the IPC, a trade association whose 2700 member companies represent virtually all facets of the electronics industry, has found that more than 40% of manufacturing and purchasing personnel have no understanding of the European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) environmental program as it affects their companies, even though the pre-registration of chemicals was required from June 1.
November 3, 2008
[Green Design] No-Load Rules Do Not Apply To Telephony Products, Says EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided that its Energy Star telephony “no-load” rules do no apply to telephony products such as cordless phones, answering machines, and combination cordless phones and answering machines.
October 23, 2008
[Green Design] GAO Study: EPA Needs To Better Control Harmful E-Waste
Hazardous waste regulations in the United States have not deterred exports of potentially hazardous used electronics, largely because of a lack of enforcement of laws by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
September 11, 2008[Engineering Feature] Homeland Security: Seven Years Later
Do you work for the only company in the world that can solve Tom Cellucci’s problem? If so, he’d like to hear from you. As chief commercialization officer of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T), he is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and commercializing technology that meets the operational requirements of the DHS and its end users. During the IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security...
August 15, 2008
[Web Exclusive] Consumer Electronics Growth Tied To Better Design Coordination With Chip Suppliers
When it comes to designing new products, the consumer electronics (CE) and semiconductor sectors of the industry are going to have to get their acts together—literally, according to a joint study by the Consumer Electronics Association, the Global Semiconductor Alliance, and KPMG LLP, an audit, tax, and advisory firm. The study notes that CE producers are designing and developing their products much faster than IC suppliers can design the chips that drive them.
July 24, 2008[Engineering Feature] Security Everywhere
Security is a high priority at the China Olympics, and it will be everywhere. The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau said last year that it expects to spend $300 million to $400 million on Olympic security, with at least $30 million of that for video security. American companies have been working with Chinese companies to design and install one of the most sophisticated public surveillance systems in the world. General Electric, Honeywell, IBM, and United Technologies...
July 24, 2008[Engineering Feature] A Major IT Challenge
Not surprisingly, the information technology (IT) operation at this year’s Olympic Games is impressive, and it will require lots of high-tech support. For example, Lenovo shipped more than 3500 pieces of computing equipment, including servers, desktops, monitors, and notebooks, to the Integration Test Center of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games as early as last August. This delivery was followed by a series of tests to see how all of this equipment would work...
July 24, 2008[Engineering Feature] The 2008 Technolympics
Everyone expects a good political demonstration or two at next month’s Olympic Games in Beijing. Maybe even a drug or doping scandal. There may also be complaints about the environment. And, you can count on some controversy surrounding all the advanced technology at the Games. Yeah, technology. Much of the attention—and tension—is expected to center on the “White Cube.” The drama in this spectacular swimming venue, which was designed and built for...
June 19, 2008[Technology Report] Megatrends Of The Future Will Feed Off Industry Hype
Afaltering economy hasn’t slowed the electronics industry. According to many independent market research organizations and other sources, most market sectors will experience strong growth over the next five to 10 years. In fact, what has become a digital universe is expanding more rapidly than any original estimates. Updated projections based on research by IDC suggests that with a compound annual growth rate of almost 60%, the digital...
April 28, 2008
[TechScope] E-Voting—For Want Of A Paper Trail
Concern about the reliability of electronic voting systems is old news. Electronic voting machines were around long before the Florida fiasco. But for some reason, the problem and the machines seem unfixable, which is why they’re getting so much attention in this presidential election year.
January 31, 2008[Engineering Feature] Energy Efficiency Moves Up The Industry's "To-Do" List
Environmental issues continue to highlight the agendas of design strategy meetings. But it’s no longer just about “getting the lead out.” Now the focus is on optimizing energy efficiency in new chip and system designs. Increasingly, the world’s leading companies are acknowledging that power matters. As a result, companies are aggressively making a conscious effort to address tight power budgets and significantly reduce power consumption. “Things are...
July 13, 2007
[Web Exclusive] HP Finds A Huge Opportunity In Product Obsolescence
Shorter lifecycles and rapid turnover in IT equipment pose a significant business challenge. But Hewlett-Packard has found a growing opportunity in helping IT centers decide what new technology to deploy, how to finance the purchase or lease of new IT equipment, and how to use it to expand capabilities or boost productivity.
July 5, 2007[Engineering Feature] The EU's Effect On Green Design
It has been just over a year since the industry had to formally adopt the European Union’s Restrictions on Hazardous Devices (RoHS) directives. Other countries, including China and Korea, have come up with their own versions of RoHS since then, forcing much of the industry to scramble to first understand and then meet their requirements. Unlike the EU’s RoHS, China RoHS requires the marking and certification of electronic information products. China...
July 5, 2007[Engineering Feature] It Isn't Easy Being Green
Now that the dust is beginning to settle on the European Union’s Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive, what’s next? What new environmental legislation will change the way the indus- try designs its products? It pretty much comes down to two key words: energy efficiency. The EU will phase in its Energy-Using Products (EuP) directive beginning in August 2007. Like RoHS when it was first introduced, the EU is still tweaking the language...
Ron Schneiderman served as the Chief Editor of Wireless Systems Design and Executive Editor of Microwaves & RF. He is also the author of seven books. As a freelance writer, he has contributed to The New York Times,Rolling Stone,and TV Guide.
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