August 16, 2006
- News Focus: Paint-On Laser Promises Speedier Interconnects
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News From The Editors:
- New Material Creates 256-Mbit FeRAM Using 65-nm Technology
- Tiny 1.3-Mpixel Image Sensor Includes Spot Metering
- Robotics And Audio Signals Help Blind Navigate The Unknown
- TechView Scope: 3-in. LCD Panel Offers VGA Resolution
- Upcoming Industry Events:
- Digital Power Forum '06
- PCB Design Conference East
- Embedded Systems Conference Boston
- Book Review:
- Linux For Embedded And Real-Time Applications, Second Edition
- New Material Creates 256-Mbit FeRAM Using 65-nm Technology
Armed with a brush and a hairdryer, Ted Sargent believes that the unique paint-on laser he has developed could eventually revolutionize semiconductor technology. The new laser is based on colloidal quantum dots—nanometer-sized semiconductor materials that are suspended in a solvent like particles in a paint...
Tiny 1.3-Mpixel Image Sensor Includes Spot Metering
The ADCC-3100 from Avago Technologies is a 1/5-inch optical format, 1.3-Mpixel small form factor (SFF) CMOS image sensor with advanced image processing, including spot metering capabilities. SFF CMOS sensors pack high image quality in a smaller package and enable handset OEMs and camera module assemblers to upgrade VGA camera phones or develop ultra-thin camera phones...
Robotics And Audio Signals Help Blind Navigate The Unknown
A new system based on robotics technology and audio signals is helping the blind to “see” their surrounding environment. Georgia Tech researchers are developing a wearable computing system called the System for Wearable Audio Navigation (SWAN) designed to help the visually impaired—including firefighters and soldiers—navigate their way in unknown territory. The SWAN system, consisting of a small laptop, a proprietary tracking chip, and bone-conduction headphones...
By Doug Abbot
Linux continues to be a significant platform for embedded and real-time embedded applications. Doug Abbot brings his expertise on embedded Linux and BlueCat Linux in particular. A copy of this is included on a CD. BlueCat Linux is from LynuxWorks open source product. The Lite version included targets the x86 platform...
Grab some photos showing the "guts and glory" of you (and your team) at work. We need them for our "Day in the Life of an Electronic Designer" photo essay, which will appear in Electronic Design's Oct. 20 special issue. There's a $500 Grand Prize for best photo series and $250 prize for best photo, and we pay $50 if we use any of your photos in the issue. Please include the names and titles of all photo subjects, as well as company name and the type of work-in-process illustrated by the photo. Digital photos should be in .tif or .jpg formats and must have resolution of at least 300 dpi. Deadline for submission is Sept. 15. E-mail digital photos to Managing Editor Richard Gawel at: [email protected].
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