Electronic Design UPDATE: January 17, 2007

Electronic Design UPDATE e-Newsletter | January 17, 2007

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Editor's View: Filtering New Product Announcements — A Trade Press Editor's Perspective
Focus On Power: Converters Deliver 3 W From Tiny SIP
Now on electronicdesign.com: Engineering TV
News From The Editors:
Chip Set Implements Complete Wireless USB Solution
RTOSs Based On ARM Cortex-M3-Based Microcontrollers
Half-Height HD DVD Writer Fits Desktop PCs
New Phase-Change RAM Technology Garners Kudos
Embedded in Electronic Design Online: NXP LPC3180 Targets Portable Applications
Product Picks Online:
16-Bit Programmable ADC Provides 25-V Protection
Mobile WiMAX Baseband IC Teams With WiMAX/Wi-Fi Radio
Transponder Coils Target Automotive Applications
16-Gbit NAND Flash Chip Begins Sampling
Fast Multifunction DAQ Boards Handle PCI, USB
Book Review: The Book of JavaScript, 2nd Edition
Upcoming Industry Events:
Measurement Science Conference
DesignCon 2007
American Society for Quality Six Sigma Conference

Electronic Design UPDATE edited by Christine Hintze, Associate Editor

editor's view Filtering New Product Announcements — A Trade Press Editor's Perspective Electronics companies make so many announcements about new products in one day that it's difficult to read them all. But that doesn't mean they should be posted verbatim online.

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focus on... Converters Deliver 3 W From Tiny SIP Tracopower's isolated 3-W dc-dc converter modules provide remote on-off control and continuous short-circuit protection. They're particularly well suited for battery-operated and Green Power Compliant applications.

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now on electronicdesign.com Engineering TV Engineering TV is a unique online video program by engineers for engineers. Presented by Penton Media's engineering publications, Engineering TV goes behind the scenes for an inside look at how today's engineers are shaping tomorrow's technologies.

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news from the editors Chip Set Implements Complete Wireless USB Solution Alereon's AL4300 provides all of the host interface, media access controller, and baseband processor functions needed to implement a Wireless USB device. It's designed for applications where space and power consumption must be minimized.

Click here for full article. RTOSs Based On ARM Cortex-M3-Based Microcontrollers CMX Systems offers CMX-RTX and the "lean and mean" CMX-Tiny+ RTOS for Luminary Micro's Stellaris microcontrollers based on the ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller core.

Click here for full article. Half-Height HD DVD Writer Fits Desktop PCs The SD-H903A HD DVD writer provides high-definition video editing and content creation capabilities on desktop systems and media centers. The device offers read and write support for legacy formats, allowing users to employ existing CD and DVD material along with high-definition DVD content.

Click here for full article. New Phase-Change RAM Technology Garners Kudos Samsung Electronics' new phase-change random access memory (PRAM) technology combines the fast operating speed of RAM with the nonvolatility of flash memory. PRAM derives its memory capability from its unique ability to switch between two different states of matter with different electrical properties.

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embedded in electronic design online NXP LPC3180 Targets Portable Applications NXP's LPC3180 builds on a 208-MHz ARM926EJ-S core and adds USB support for mobile applications. Technology Editor Bill Wong checks out this microcontroller in the LPC3000 Evaluation Board.

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product picks online

Check all of our online product picks at www.electronicdesign.com.

book review The Book of JavaScript, 2nd Edition This JavaScript overview provides the basics in a fashion that any embedded developer will appreciate. It covers JavaScript along with the more advanced AJAX. The book offers practical examples that can be tried with most Web browsers and servers.

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upcoming industry events Measurement Science Conference
January 22-26, 2007 Long Beach, Calif. DesignCon 2007
January 29-February 1, 2007 Santa Clara, Calif. American Society for Quality Six Sigma Conference
February 12-13, 2007 Phoenix, Ariz.

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