Electronic Design UPDATE: November 29, 2006

Electronic Design UPDATE e-Newsletter
November 29, 2006

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Industry View: Don't Assume Anything When It Comes To DFM
Editor's View: Spell It Out For Me
Focus on Power: Dual-Output Synchronous Controller Requires No Sense Resistor
Live on electronicdesign.com: Electronic Design electronica 2006 videos
News From The Editors:
HDMI Switches Support Multisource, Multisink Video Applications
Third-Gen Fab Process Will Permit 80-GHz All-Digital Transceiver
High-Sensitivity Light-To-Frequency Converter Adds Package Option
Army Tests Command And Control In 3D Software In Field Exercise
Embedded in Electronic Design Online: Car PC, Part 2: The Mini-ITX PC
Product Picks Online:
Power Film Resistors Take On 20 W at 25°C
PCI Express IP Cores Target FPGAs
DFM Tool Enhances Collaboration Between Design Teams
Small Fanless Computer Systems Based On Nano-ITX
DC-DC Converter Line Expands With Eight Mid-Power Models
Instant Poll: In his November 16, 2006 editorial, Electronic Design Editor-in-Chief Mark David suggests that given the success of digital audio, video will soon follow. What do you think?
Book Review: By Louis E. Frenzel, Communications/Test Editor
AC/DC, The Savage Tale of the First Standards War

Electronic Design UPDATE edited by Christine Hintze, eMedia Editor

industry viewDon't Assume Anything When It Comes To DFM
By Zulki Khan, President and Founder, Nexlogic Technologies Inc.

Design assumptions can have devastating effects, especially now as the electronics industry struggles with the transition to lead-free assemblies and OEMs seek the help of qualified EMS providers familiar with lead-free and RoHS compliance issues...

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editor's viewSpell It Out For Me
By Don Tuite, Analog/Power Editor

A couple of days ago, our managing editor sent an e-mail to us technology editors to remind us to spell out acronyms the first time we use them in a story. "They may be common and easily understood by us editors, but they aren't to many of our readers, which include a growing number of students and foreign speakers," he said...

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focus on powerDual-Output Synchronous Controller Requires No Sense Resistor

The LTC3836 synchronous step-down switching controller can generate two independent output voltages as low as 0.6 V, allowing it to power the latest generation of low-voltage DSPs and microcontrollers...

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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 editorsHDMI Switches Support Multisource, Multisink Video Applications
Four additions to the Pericom Semiconductor high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) switch portfolio expand the company's capabilities with high-bandwidth, differential signal solutions for multisource or multisink video applications...

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Third-Gen Fab Process Will Permit 80-GHz All-Digital Transceiver
Using its third generation of superconducting microelectronics technology, Hypres Inc. has successfully tested ICs featuring a critical current density of 20 kA/cm²...

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High-Sensitivity Light-To-Frequency Converter Adds Package Option
Previously offered only in an eight-pin SOIC surface-mount package, the TSL238 high-sensitivity light-to-frequency converter is now available in a four-pin "T" surface-mount package that is lead-free and RoHS compliant...

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Army Tests Command And Control In 3D Software In Field Exercise
Software developed by CG2 Inc. is being employed in the fall Air Assault Expeditionary Force C4ISR On-The-Move experiment at Ft. Benning, Ga....

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embedded in electronic design online

Car PC, Part 2: The Mini-ITX PC

A Car PC based on an x86 architecture opens up a world of options. In part 2 of this series, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor William Wong builds the Mini-ITX PC based on an ITOX motherboard with tips from Logic Supply. Check out the interview with Scott Hayden, sales director for Logic Supply...

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product picks online

Components: Power Film Resistors Take On 20 W at 25°C

Digital: PCI Express IP Cores Target FPGAs

Electronic Design Automation: DFM Tool Enhances Collaboration Between Design Teams

Embedded Hardware: Small Fanless Computer Systems Based On Nano-ITX

Power: DC-DC Converter Line Expands With Eight Mid-Power Models

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

instant pollTAKE A POLL!

In his November 16, 2006 editorial, Electronic Design Editor-in-Chief Mark David suggests that given the success of digital audio (e.g. iTunes), video will soon follow. What do you think?

Likely: Consumer electronics like the iPod will drive widespread adoption.
Somewhat likely: Given their size, bandwith issues must be resolved first.
Not likely: There are better options for viewing video.

Vote at ElectronicDesign.com. The poll is at the bottom of the page, so don't forget to scroll down!

book review AC/DC, The Savage Tale of the First Standards War
By Tom McNichol

Book Review by Louis E. Frenzel, Communications/Test Editor

Every day, we hear about another ongoing battle for supremacy in some field of electronics. Given my coverage of communications, I hear about the wireless standards battles that never seem to end, like Ultra-Wideband (UWB) and Wi-Fi 802.11n. It's just business as usual. In browsing my local bookstore recently, I ran across a book that describes the first ever standards battle...

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