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    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
    Electronic Design UPDATE e-Newsletter
    December 6, 2006

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    1. Editor's View: Multigate FET Structures May Solve IC Miniaturization Challenges
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    3. Focus on Power: PXA290 Embedded Module Consumes Little Power, Space
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      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
    6. Product Picks Online: Spotlight on Components & Packaging
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      OLED Reference Design Simplifies Display Design
      Blue And White PC-Board LED Indicators Offer Mounting Options
      Low-Jitter VCXOs Feature Frequencies To 700 MHz
      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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    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...

    Click here for full article.

    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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    product picks online

    Spotlight on components/packaging

  • Xenon Flash Devices Feature Lamps As Small As 1.3 mm
  • OLED Reference Design Simplifies Display Design
  • Blue And White PC-Board LED Indicators Offer Mounting Options
  • Low-Jitter VCXOs Feature Frequencies To 700 MHz
  • Development Kits Help Evaluate Color Sensors

    Check all of our online product picks at ElectronicDesign.com.

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    About the Author

    Sam Davis

    Sam Davis was the editor-in-chief of Power Electronics Technology magazine and website that is now part of Electronic Design. He has 18 years experience in electronic engineering design and management, six years in public relations and 25 years as a trade press editor. He holds a BSEE from Case-Western Reserve University, and did graduate work at the same school and UCLA. Sam was the editor for PCIM, the predecessor to Power Electronics Technology, from 1984 to 2004. His engineering experience includes circuit and system design for Litton Systems, Bunker-Ramo, Rocketdyne, and Clevite Corporation.. Design tasks included analog circuits, display systems, power supplies, underwater ordnance systems, and test systems. He also served as a program manager for a Litton Systems Navy program.

    Sam is the author of Computer Data Displays, a book published by Prentice-Hall in the U.S. and Japan in 1969. He is also a recipient of the Jesse Neal Award for trade press editorial excellence, and has one patent for naval ship construction that simplifies electronic system integration.

    You can also check out his Power Electronics blog. 

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