Electronic Design UPDATE: September 27, 2006

Sept. 27, 2006
What's New In The Q?
Motorola partnered with Cingular Wireless when it introduced its ultra-slim RAZR and SLVR handsets, and both of those Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) phones were based on chip sets from Freescale Semiconductor. But Mo
Electronic Design UPDATE e-Newsletter
September 27, 2006

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  1. News Focus: What's New In The Q?
  2. News From The Editors:
    Populated LED Assemblies Use Cost-Saving Technology
    High-Resolution Sensor Measures Acceleration In Auto Testing Applications
    Hardware/Software Integration Package Adds Support For ARM Cortex-M3
    Analog/Vector Signal Generators Offer High Performance, Fast Measurement Speeds
    8-, 32-Bit Devices Expand Automotive MCU Line
  3. TechView Scope: Wii Will Rock You This November
  4. Upcoming Industry Events:
    PCB Design Conference East
    CAN In Automation (CiA)
    PSoC Express World Tour
  5. Book Review:
    Engineering the World: Stories from the First 75 Years of Texas Instruments
Electronic Design UPDATE edited by Christine Hintze, Associate Editor
news focus What's New In The Q?

Motorola partnered with Cingular Wireless when it introduced its ultra-slim RAZR and SLVR handsets, and both of those Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) phones were based on chip sets from Freescale Semiconductor. But Motorola's decision to pair up with Verizon Wireless on a Windows Mobile-based smartphone – the Moto Q – dictated a CDMA design.

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news from the editorsPopulated LED Assemblies Use Cost-Saving Technology Populated LED assemblies are now available from the TT electronics IRC Advanced Film Division. The assemblies employ IRC's Anotherm technology. Anotherm substrates use an insulation system consisting of a thin layer of anodized aluminum oxide that is chemically grown on the aluminum core...
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High-Resolution Sensor Measures Acceleration In Auto Testing Applications
PCB Piezotronics' Series 3713 high-sensitivity, MEMS dc (steady-state) response accelerometer measures accelerations in a range of automotive and off-highway testing applications...

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Hardware/Software Integration Package Adds Support For ARM Cortex-M3
Mentor Graphics has introduced its first processor support package for the ARM Cortex-M3 processor. The new package works with Mentor's Seamless tool to find hardware-software integration errors...

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Analog/Vector Signal Generators Offer High Performance, Fast Measurement Speeds
The performance of Agilent Technologies' MXG signal generators allows for greater test margins, ensuring more accurate measurement and improved yield, and makes the generators well-suited for characterizing high-dynamic-range components like multicarrier power amplifiers...

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8-, 32-Bit Devices Expand Automotive MCU Line
NEC Electronics America has introduced two series of MCUs optimized for automotive applications...

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techview scopeWii Will Rock You This November Nintendo's next-generation Wii gaming platform will hit U.S. shelves on November 19. And with this project, Nintendo wants to broaden its audience beyond hard-core gamers...
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upcoming industry eventsSeptember 24-29, PCB Design Conference East Durham, N.C.September 26-28, CAN In Automation (CiA) Stockholm, SweedenOctober 3-December 21, PSoC Express World Tour Chicago, Ill. (October 3)
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book review Engineering The World: Stories From The First 75 Years Of Texas Instruments
By Caleb Pirtle III

This is definitely a coffee table book. It is big, impressive, full of photos and an easy read. It is also something even non-techies will like. It is a history book of Texas Instruments, a company that has been extremely influential in the electronics industry...

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embedded in electronic design online

Multiple Threads Make Chunk Change

Making efficient use of multiple processing cores in a symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP) environment can be tricky. But Intel's Thread Building Blocks (TBB) aim to ease the challenge.

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product picks online
  • Components/packaging: VCXOs Come In Frequency Ranges To 700 MHz
  • Analog/Power: Amplifer Integrates Complete Comparison Solution
  • Test & Meassurement: Waveform Viewer Software Works With All Real-time Scopes
  • Embedded/Systems/Software: Updated IDE Boasts Enhanced Safety Features
  • Electronic Design Automation: Modeling Software Adds Variation-Aware Extensions

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