FEATURESCOVER STORY / ENGINEERING FEATURE· Louis E. FrenzelReady For WiMAX?This wireless metropolitan-area network is making great progress as a superior alternative broadband access method.TECHNOLOGY REPORT· Louis E. FrenzelThe Elusive Software-Defined RadioWill SDR become the ubiquitous wireless method, or is it destined to fall into the "niche technology" category?DEPARTMENTSLEAPFROG: FIRST LOOK· Louis E. FrenzelPoly-Band Mobile Broadcast Tuner Makes Adding Radio/TV A SnapDESIGN SOLUTION· Fred Mohamadi, TiaLinx Inc.Build A Phased Array On A Wafer To Boost Antenna PerformanceFor ultra-high-frequency applications, a phased-array antenna manufactured entirely on an 8-in. wafer can create narrow beam widths and high gains.DESIGN BRIEFSNovel Differentiator Handles Discrete Time-Domain SignalsRichard Lyons, Besser AssociatesAdd Caliber Determination To Gunshot DetectorsJohn R. Ambrose, Mixed Signal Integration Corp.
TECHVIEWTHE INDUSTRY· Christine Hintze, Richard Gawel· With ZigBee Mesh Network, Remote Caregivers Keep Tabs On Patients· Mobile Phone Sales Top $4.4 Billion So Far In 2006ANALOG & POWER· Don Tuite· Antenna-Analyzer Designer Bypasses The Business BullEMBEDDED· William Wong· Visual Design Tool Tackles Multiple MCUs· RTOS Handles Dual-Core Bound And Symmetrical Multiprocessing· 64-Bit Processor Line Cuts Mobile Power Consumption With Dynamic Cache SizingEDA· David Maliniak· PC-Board Design Suite Spans Layout, Schematic Capture, Routing, And Library DevelopmentWIRELESS· Louis E. Frenzel· NFC Makes Great Progress In The Wireless WorldDIGITAL· Daniel Harris· FPGA Delivers SPI-4.2 Core Built On Low-Cost Fabric· Digital Design Tip: A Few HDL "No-Nos"· Pondering: Internet Access On AirplanesCOLUMNSNEW PRODUCTSEDITORIAL· Mark DavidTechnology Takes Kids From Toys To Engineering CareersPEASE PORRIDGE· Bob PeaseBob's MailboxPOV: POINT OF VIEW· Chris Baumann, Atmel Corp.ZigBee Or 802.15.4 Network Layer?Is There Room For Both?·Test Platform Yields More Thorough RF Hardware Measurement·Public Safety VPN Solution Upgraded For Better Coverage·Partnership Leads To RFID Antenna DevelopmentsElectronic Design UPDATE e-Newsletter Contacts
TECHVIEWTHE INDUSTRY· Christine Hintze, Richard Gawel· With ZigBee Mesh Network, Remote Caregivers Keep Tabs On Patients· Mobile Phone Sales Top $4.4 Billion So Far In 2006ANALOG & POWER· Don Tuite· Antenna-Analyzer Designer Bypasses The Business BullEMBEDDED· William Wong· Visual Design Tool Tackles Multiple MCUs· RTOS Handles Dual-Core Bound And Symmetrical Multiprocessing· 64-Bit Processor Line Cuts Mobile Power Consumption With Dynamic Cache SizingEDA· David Maliniak· PC-Board Design Suite Spans Layout, Schematic Capture, Routing, And Library DevelopmentWIRELESS· Louis E. Frenzel· NFC Makes Great Progress In The Wireless WorldDIGITAL· Daniel Harris· FPGA Delivers SPI-4.2 Core Built On Low-Cost Fabric· Digital Design Tip: A Few HDL "No-Nos"· Pondering: Internet Access On AirplanesCOLUMNSNEW PRODUCTSEDITORIAL· Mark DavidTechnology Takes Kids From Toys To Engineering CareersPEASE PORRIDGE· Bob PeaseBob's MailboxPOV: POINT OF VIEW· Chris Baumann, Atmel Corp.ZigBee Or 802.15.4 Network Layer?Is There Room For Both?·Test Platform Yields More Thorough RF Hardware Measurement·Public Safety VPN Solution Upgraded For Better Coverage·Partnership Leads To RFID Antenna DevelopmentsElectronic Design UPDATE e-Newsletter Contacts
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