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February 20, 2008 ED ANNOUNCEMENT
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Electronic Design's Mobile World Congress Design Hotspot is chock full of information coming out of the hottest show in the industry for mobile devices. We'll keep you up to date with the latest product and technology news from the show as well as exclusive video interviews from the show with Editorial Director, Mark David, and Technology Editor, Lou Frenzel. CLICK HERE. industry view |Use Ada For Better Safety, Security, And Reliability By Ben Brosgol and Robert Dewal
AdaCore
Sometimes, development speed has to take a backseat to security and safety. And that's where Ada excels. Read the full article...
Electronic Design's Mobile World Congress Design Hotspot is chock full of information coming out of the hottest show in the industry for mobile devices. We'll keep you up to date with the latest product and technology news from the show as well as exclusive video interviews from the show with Editorial Director, Mark David, and Technology Editor, Lou Frenzel. CLICK HERE. industry view |Use Ada For Better Safety, Security, And Reliability By Ben Brosgol and Robert Dewal
AdaCore
Sometimes, development speed has to take a backseat to security and safety. And that's where Ada excels. Read the full article...
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Hotspots. Come check out the latest in EDA, analog, embedded, power, and green
design from the ED editors.
focus on communications |
Promising seamless switching between multiple wireless bands and
protocols in the cellular handset and femtocell markets, the BW1102
Softransceiver RFIC is reportedly the first programmable CMOS RF
transceiver. Read the
full article...
EiED online |
It's been ages since DLP Designs sent me its their FPGA and PIC
development tools, but I've finally been able to try them out. These two
tiny units were lost in the pile of boxes that's been accumulating in
the lab, but they certainly pack a noticeable punch. Read the
full article...
Engineering TV |
XID And Facial
Recognition
XID Software Technologies has developed 3D models and a 3D tracking
system for facial recognition with position and expression of the
target's face from a single 2D picture of a person.
Click Here to watch the video.
news from the editors |
Most wireless technologies, including the newer WiMAX, WCDMA, HSDPA,
and LTE, require accurate measurement and control. Optimizing the power
level ensures a more reliable connection link and maximizes data speeds.
Read the
full article...
Programmable Transceiver First For Handsets
And Femtocells
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DLP Designs
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news from the editors |
RF Power Detector Simplifies Power Measurement
And Control
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Feature Article: Harmonic Distortion And Board
Layout
Given that printed-circuit boards (PCBs) are made from material that is practically speaking electrically linear (i.e. constant impedance), then why can it introduce nonlinearities into a signal? The answer is explored in this article by Fairchild Semiconductor.
CLICK HERE
In most TV sets, the front-end RF tuners come in a metal shield can.
But they're slowly disappearing as single-chip tuners have become
available. While these devices work nicely in newer TV sets, they also
make it possible to package TV reception in cell phones, laptops, and
other portable devices. Read the
full article...
Silicon Laboratories was one of the first companies to integrate a
full AM/FM broadcast radio on a chip. Its AM/FM and FM-only chips are
sold by the millions and are showing up in cell phones, portable radios,
and other products. Now, Silicon Labs has added weather radio capability
to this product line. Read the
full article...
Intel introduced a desktop platform that supports two Intel
quad-core processors for a total of eight processing engines. The Dual
Socket Extreme Desktop Platform (formerly codenamed "Skulltrail") is
based on the Intel Desktop Board D5400XS and two Core 2 Extreme QX9775
processors. Read the
full article...
BMW's new M series cars will include an engine control unit (ECU)
based on Infineon Technologies' TriCore processor architecture. The ECU
is currently under development, with Infineon focusing on integrating
its 32-bit flash AUDO Future microcontroller chip into the system and
providing tech support. Read the
full article...
Given that printed-circuit boards (PCBs) are made from material that is practically speaking electrically linear (i.e. constant impedance), then why can it introduce nonlinearities into a signal? The answer is explored in this article by Fairchild Semiconductor.
CLICK HERE
Single-Chip RF Tuners Kick The Can And Make
Portable TV Practical
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Single-Chip AM/FM Radio Adds Weather-Band
Coverage
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Intel Delivers Eight-Core Gaming
Platform
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Infineon Working With BMW On New ECU
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Voice Over WLAN: The Complete Guide by Michael F. Finneran is a detailed look at the digital voice over Wi-Fi movement. There is growing interest in making phone calls over an enterprise LAN by using 802.11 phones. These can be desktop phones to replace the traditional POTS and PBX phones or actual Wi-Fi handset phones. Read the full article...