Highlights

Crosstalk

Tamper-proofing the smart grid

Introducing smart meters is making the electricity grid increasingly electronic, which saves time and money for utilities since they don’t have to send a person to read the meter...
Power

New safety standard to be mandatory for all power supplies manufactured in China

Chinese Safety Standard GB 4943.1-2011, which according to industry sources is similar to UL 60950-2007, mandates strict rules for creepage and clearance.
Digital ICs

Renesas restructure moves focus firmly out of Japan

As part of a major restructuring process, Renesas will streamline its production facilities in Japan as well as moving product focus away from the consumer electronics sector ...
Analog

You are now entering... the 28nm twilight zone!

At 130nm, analogue designers could memorise all the rules they needed to know, but at 28nm this is no longer possible. What will happen when processes shrink even further? What...
FPGA

What’s next for programmable logic?

Is the future of programmable logic convergence with other devices? And if it is, how will they be programmed?
Wireless

Unlicensed spectrum will drive innovation

Making unused spectrum in the TV bands unlicensed will foster innovation in a variety of different applications.