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Calypto Acquires Mentor’s Catapult C HLS Tool

Calypto Design Systems acquires Mentor Graphics' Catapult C high-level synthesis tool. What does this mean for the two companies, and for the adoption of ESL by the mainstream...

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Demos Are In The Eye Of The Beholder

A dispute between Agilent and National Instruments over the latter's comparative demo points to the need for educated consumers in the test market.

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Bob "X." Milne: Pease, Jung, and a basement full of test gear

Walt Jung's tribute to the late Bob Milne, a long-time Electronic Design editorial stalwart, spawns some thoughts on Bob's life and career.

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Who will win the scope bandwidth war?

Got scope bandwidth? The major scope makers are embroiled in a bandwidth war, with engineering hearts and minds at stake.

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For EDA, The Forecast Calls For Clouds

It was the subject of some DAC buzz: Cloud computing could be the next big thing in electronic design automation. Keep your eye on this trend.

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National Instruments Makes Its Move In RF

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Book Review: Microsoft Excel Functions and Formulas (Second Edition)

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REVIEW: HTC Thunderbolt 4GLTE Android Smartphone (Verizon)

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Methodology Manual For FPGA-Based Prototyping Is Win-Win

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Welcome Two Contributing Technical Experts!

Join me in welcoming two new Contributing Technical Experts to Electronic Design: Bob Zollo of Agilent Technologies and Michael White of Mentor Graphics.

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Review: Munitio [M] BLK nine millimeter earphones

Munitio's [M] BLK nine millimeter earphones sound pretty hot, if a little bassy. Plus, you look like you've got bullets in your ears.

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Calibration Deal A Winner For Rohde and Schwarz, Tektronix

An agreement between Rohde and Schwarz and Tektronix makes for a single calibration source in North America for both companies' test gear.

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Accellera’s SCE-MI specification gets a refresh

Emulation is growing in importance, and Accellera's SCE-MI Version 2.1 specification is a critical part of the technical underpinning that makes emulation easier to apply. Learn...