Electronic Design UPDATE e-Newsletter | September 10, 2008 | FREEmagazine subscription digital or print!ADVERTISEMENT
Go Wireless with Your Measurements
Explore simple, secure, NI Wi-Fi data acquisition (DAQ) devices. The new Wi-Fi DAQ devices combine IEEE 802.11g wireless or Ethernet communication, direct sensor connectivity, and the highest commercially available network security to simplify remote monitoring of electrical, physical, mechanical, and acoustic signals. View a 6-minute guided tour.
Click here for more info. editor's view |CTIA Comes To The City By The Bay By Louis E. Frenzel, Communications/Test Editor
The cellular industry is so hot right now, CTIA can’t contain all of its advances in just one show. This week, the Wireless Association presents its second event of the year at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. With 10,000 attendees expected, this follow-up to April’s Las Vegas show and February’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona will focus on the IT and entertainment sides of the business. Read the full article... eye on europeChip Companies Team Up On Tech Deals By Paul Whytock, Editor in Chief, Electronic Design Europe
Joint ventures and technology deals have been the theme for some of Europe’s biggest chip makers this Olympic summer, with Munich-based Infineon taking the gold medal and STMicroelectronics (ST) coming in a close second with silver. ULIS and Renesas Technology Europe also placed well, with their own advances in sensors and power MOSFETs, respectively. Read the full article... engineer's resource | New Products Showcase: TI and Nexergy
Explore simple, secure, NI Wi-Fi data acquisition (DAQ) devices. The new Wi-Fi DAQ devices combine IEEE 802.11g wireless or Ethernet communication, direct sensor connectivity, and the highest commercially available network security to simplify remote monitoring of electrical, physical, mechanical, and acoustic signals. View a 6-minute guided tour.
Click here for more info. editor's view |CTIA Comes To The City By The Bay By Louis E. Frenzel, Communications/Test Editor
The cellular industry is so hot right now, CTIA can’t contain all of its advances in just one show. This week, the Wireless Association presents its second event of the year at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. With 10,000 attendees expected, this follow-up to April’s Las Vegas show and February’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona will focus on the IT and entertainment sides of the business. Read the full article... eye on europeChip Companies Team Up On Tech Deals By Paul Whytock, Editor in Chief, Electronic Design Europe
Joint ventures and technology deals have been the theme for some of Europe’s biggest chip makers this Olympic summer, with Munich-based Infineon taking the gold medal and STMicroelectronics (ST) coming in a close second with silver. ULIS and Renesas Technology Europe also placed well, with their own advances in sensors and power MOSFETs, respectively. Read the full article... engineer's resource | New Products Showcase: TI and Nexergy
The proportional-control solenoids used in some industrial hydraulic systems are usually driven by microcontrollers or programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Such complex drivers typically require several different supply voltages for logic and control. (The purpose of proportional control is to move the solenoid plunger to an arbitrary position and leave it there.) A set-and-leave solenoid driver, however, should not require a costly PLC or the processing power of a microcontroller. Ideally, it should operate from the solenoid’s own supply voltage. Read the full article...
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video of the week |
NI Week: 10 New Wi-Fi, Ethernet DAQs
Charlie Stiernberg, Product Marketing Manager for Remote Data Acquisition at National Instruments, talks about 10 new Wi-Fi and Ethernet data-acquisition (DAQ) devices released at NI Week. Watch it now...
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October 15 is One Powerful Day
Power Electronics Technology and Penton Media's Electronic Design Group bring the latest in power design information direct to you, the Power Designer, with the premiere of ONE POWERFUL DAY, a FREE online conference with a full day of top speakers on top topics via web conferencing. With invited speakers and a conference program designed and hosted by the top editors in the world of Power Electronics, you can be sure that this conference with be on target with your information needs as a power system designer. Marquee Sponsorship by International Rectifier.
www.electronicdesign.com/onepowerfulday Engineering TV | Samsung Solorean Solar Car In Part 2 of our interview with Chak Man Yeung from NIWeek, "Sunny" digs deeper into the University of Texas' solar "raycer". Featuring National Instruments' CompactRIO real-time programmable automation controller, the Samsung Solorean features one of the most sophisticated electrical systems in solar car "raycing". While the CompactRIO is primarily for battery protection, it also does state-of-charge calculations, cell balancing, array control, cruise control, HMI (via a touch screen), and telemetry. Solar car "rayces" are nationally organized events, with competition among dozens of colleges and universities. The challenge is to design, build, and race the best solar-powered vehicle. The mission is to promote educational excellence and teamwork among all competitors. To accomplish this goal, teams must integrate technical and business expertise across a range of disciplines. The University of Texas Solar Vehicles Team includes: Professor Gary Hallock, Chak Man "Sunny" Yeung, James Ferrara, John Olsavsky, Jerome Powell, Kashia Thuerwaechter, Dicai Yang, and Xizhi Yang.
news from the editors |
Texas Instruments said it will drive the development and ratification of the IEEE 1149.7 standard, a 2-pin test and debug interface that requires half the number of pins of IEEE 1149.1 boundary-scan technology. Read the full article...
Evident Technologies Inc. plans to immediately launch a line of low-power LED and LED-based products that use the company’s semiconductor nanocrystal as a phosphor. The products will be available under a non-exclusive licensing agreement recently signed with Philips Electronics. Read the full article...
The new T6M-100 AdvancedMC (PrAMC) platform from JumpGen Systems incorporates the Tilera TILE64 processor, with 64 cores of general-purpose compute capability running at 700 MHz. Read the full article...
Power.org has released the Power Architecture Physical Connection for High-Speed Serial Trace Specification. The organization, which promotes and develops standards for Power Architecture technology, also announced Web-based training tools, regional training programs, and its newest member, LSI Corp. Read the full article...
Pioneer Electronics has chosen the WM8740 high-performance stereo digital-to-analog converter (DAC) from Wolfson Microelectronics for use in Pioneer’s latest Blu-ray home theater disc player. Read the full article...
quick poll |
Thanks to new processors, digital video is appearing everywhere. How do you feel about its ubiquity?
Click here to take the poll. Remember to scroll down. The poll is at the bottom of the page.
Power Electronics Technology and Penton Media's Electronic Design Group bring the latest in power design information direct to you, the Power Designer, with the premiere of ONE POWERFUL DAY, a FREE online conference with a full day of top speakers on top topics via web conferencing. With invited speakers and a conference program designed and hosted by the top editors in the world of Power Electronics, you can be sure that this conference with be on target with your information needs as a power system designer. Marquee Sponsorship by International Rectifier.
www.electronicdesign.com/onepowerfulday Engineering TV | Samsung Solorean Solar Car In Part 2 of our interview with Chak Man Yeung from NIWeek, "Sunny" digs deeper into the University of Texas' solar "raycer". Featuring National Instruments' CompactRIO real-time programmable automation controller, the Samsung Solorean features one of the most sophisticated electrical systems in solar car "raycing". While the CompactRIO is primarily for battery protection, it also does state-of-charge calculations, cell balancing, array control, cruise control, HMI (via a touch screen), and telemetry. Solar car "rayces" are nationally organized events, with competition among dozens of colleges and universities. The challenge is to design, build, and race the best solar-powered vehicle. The mission is to promote educational excellence and teamwork among all competitors. To accomplish this goal, teams must integrate technical and business expertise across a range of disciplines. The University of Texas Solar Vehicles Team includes: Professor Gary Hallock, Chak Man "Sunny" Yeung, James Ferrara, John Olsavsky, Jerome Powell, Kashia Thuerwaechter, Dicai Yang, and Xizhi Yang.
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TI Working To Develop IEEE 1149.7 2-Pin Debug Spec
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Evident Technologies Debuting Nanocrystal LEDs
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AdvancedAMC Board Features 64-Core Processor
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Power Architecture Group Defines High-Speed Serial Trace Spec
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Wolfson DACs Enhance Blu-ray Player’s Audio
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- It's great! The applications are endless, from security to entertainment.
- Some video can be convenient, but other applications seem superfluous.
- It's awful! We already suffer from information overload.
Click here to take the poll. Remember to scroll down. The poll is at the bottom of the page.
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electronica 2008 - 11-14 Nov - Munich, Germany
As the international trade show for the electronics industry, electronica reveals the complete spectrum of all areas - in all of its variety, breadth and depth. Showing components, systems, applications and technologies in their relevant contexts reflects the great innovative power of electronics. Components, systems, applications and technologies - get the whole picture at electronica 2008.
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In its latest version, the LDRA tool suite v7.7 updates programming standards conformance and integrates TBvision and TBreq v2.2. Programming standards and code coverage extend up to DO-178B Level A certification, a critical certification level for the avionics sector. Read the full article...
product picks online |
Compact Power MOSFETs Trim On-Resistance To 0.052 Ohms
Linux-Based Thin Client Pairs With Rugged PC
250W AC-DC Supplies Sport Compact Design
Millimeter-Wave Converters Allow Network Analysis To 325 GHz
MLC Line Expands To Include Lead/Tin Versions
upcoming industry events |
PCB West 2008
Santa Clara, Calif.
Sep. 14-19 FTTH Conference & Expo
Nashville, Tenn.
Sep. 21-25 MOST Forum
Stuggart, Germany
Sep. 30
As the international trade show for the electronics industry, electronica reveals the complete spectrum of all areas - in all of its variety, breadth and depth. Showing components, systems, applications and technologies in their relevant contexts reflects the great innovative power of electronics. Components, systems, applications and technologies - get the whole picture at electronica 2008.
Click here to register now. focus product |
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LDRA Tool Suite Extends Reach
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Santa Clara, Calif.
Sep. 14-19 FTTH Conference & Expo
Nashville, Tenn.
Sep. 21-25 MOST Forum
Stuggart, Germany
Sep. 30