Electronic Design UPDATE: December 6, 2006

Dec. 6, 2006
Multigate field-effect transistor (FET) technology may be an answer to many challenges down the road toward ever-smaller integrated circuits that retain high functionality while consuming considerably less energy than the planar single-gate technologies a
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December 6, 2006

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    1. Editor's View: Multigate FET Structures May Solve IC Miniaturization Challenges
    2. Scope: Use Your PlayStation 3 To Cure Alzheimer's Disease
    3. Focus on Power: PXA290 Embedded Module Consumes Little Power, Space
    4. Live on electronicdesign.com: Electronic Design electronica 2006 videos
    5. News From The Editors:
      16-Chip MCP Makes 16-Gbyte Memory Device
      250-mA LDO Boasts Low Quiescent Current
      Viscosity Sensor Handles Low-Shear Applications
      Right-Angle LED Bulbs Fit S6 Screw Bases
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      Development Kits Help Evaluate Color Sensors
    Electronic Design UPDATE edited by Christine Hintze, eMedia Editor
    industry viewMultigate FET Structures May Solve IC Miniaturization Challenges
    By Sam Davis, FindPowerProducts.com Technical Editor

    Multigate field-effect transistor technology may be an answer to many challenges down the road toward ever-smaller integrated circuits that retain high functionality while consuming considerably less energy than the planar single-gate technologies available today. In a demonstration of this new technology, researchers at Infineon have tested the world's first complex circuit fabricated using a new 65-nm multigate transistor architecture...

    Click here for full article.

    scopeUse Your PlayStation 3 To Cure Alzheimer's Disease

    Thanks to Sony and Stanford University, the PlayStation 3 is more than the hottest gaming console around. It's also a powerful tool in fighting protein-based diseases...

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    focus on powerPXA290 Embedded Module Consumes Little Power, Space

    The tiny Triton-290 contains an 806-MHz PXA290 processor coupled with 64 Mbytes of SDRAM and 128 Mbytes of flash memory...

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    live on electronicdesign.com Electronic Design electronica 2006 videos

    Couldn't make it to electronica? Watch as Editors-in-Chief Mark David and Paul Whytock talk trends with representatives from Analog Devices, Texas Instruments, and others on the show floor.

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    news from the editors16-Chip MCP Makes 16-Gbyte Memory Device
    Samsung Electronics Ltd. has developed a 16-chip multichip package (MCP) using a new wafer-thinning technology that permits wafers as thin as 30 microns...

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    250-mA LDO Boasts Low Quiescent Current
    The MCP1702 250-mA low-dropout (LDO) regulator from Microchip Technology Inc. requires very little current to maintain regulation, which significantly increases battery run times...

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    Viscosity Sensor Handles Low-Shear Applications
    A low-shear-rate version of the BiODE solid-state ViSmart viscosity sensor is designed to instantaneously measure samples of fluids with low- to mid-range viscosities...

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    Right-Angle LED Bulbs Fit S6 Screw Bases
    The S6 Right Angle Candelabra LED bulbs from LEDtronics fit almost any S6 screw base application with a right-angle mounting fixture-to-lens configuration...

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