Technical Editor Paul Rako looks at analog technology in power supplies, interface, the signal path, and life in general. en-us http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170.html?nid=3082 Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:12:30 PST http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1460053146.html?nid=3082 Dave Van Ess, an apps engineer over at Cypress Semiconductor has a nice article about ADC noise over at Electronic Design. Now me, being an analog ... http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;223098652;12103198;b?http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/185812467/direct/01/ Microsoft Dynamics CRM gives high-tech and electronics manufacturers quick access to real-time, actionable customer information for better decision making. To learn more about the efficiencies Microsoft Dynamics CRM can help create, click here. http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1030053103.html?nid=3082 I see that GM canceled the Cadillac Converj electric vehicle. More concerning to electric vehicle enthusiasts is that GM also canceled the engine p... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1890052989.html?nid=3082 By now everybody and their mother must have heard about Bloom Energy and their ceramic fuel cell gizmo. I heard about it last week as I hammered do... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1760052976.html?nid=3082 As a former auto engineer, I feel sorry for Toyota, I really do. To me it seems like their primary error was just believing their stuff has to be s... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1310052931.html?nid=3082 The ARRL (American radio relay league) Santa Clara Valley Section Convention is March 20 and 21, 2010 in Monterey, California. This is at the old F... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1050052905.html?nid=3082 I have four fluorescent light can fixtures in the ceiling of my porch here at the Domicile of the Future. Three of the fixtures are dead. The first... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/630052863.html?nid=3082 Apparently I am not the only person that admires signal integrity guru Henry Ott. His great book, Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineering just wo... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1790052779.html?nid=3082 I am a big fan of Henry Ott, who points out we should not even use the term ground plane. He asks where is ground in a satellite? He prefers the te... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1780052778.html?nid=3082 I was delighted to see a physicist come up with a far-UV light that kills bacteria with much more effectiveness that regular UV lights. Infections ... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1330052733.html?nid=3082 Peregrine Semiconductor has just released the PE42440 SP4T (single-pole four-throw) RF switch. They intend these parts for wireless base stations a... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/610052661.html?nid=3082 I got a press release from the delightful; Kate Reed over at Atom PR about Echelon helping implement the smart grid, where electric and gas meters ... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/120052612.html?nid=3082 I thought it was a big deal when we got op-amps and comparators to run off of 1 microampere of current, so I was stunned when my buddy Eric Sc... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1910052591.html?nid=3082 Seeing a company with an exciting top-level strategy is a wonderful thing. National Instruments has a brilliant strategy that is focusing on helpin... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1630052563.html?nid=3082 Cracked magazine has a cute article about 5 major engineering screw-ups (profane language). Rather than force you to check out the article I will l... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/720052472.html?nid=3082 Ridley (made by AP Instruments) and Venable make network analyzers that have isolated inputs and outputs so you can use them to make power supply s... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/390052439.html?nid=3082 RECOM over in Germany has made a dc-dc converter in a DIP-24 footprint that has 10k-volts isolation. They give credit to the new transformer they h... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/220052422.html?nid=3082 Guy Dagan over at Cool Innovations saw my blog about using pressure-sensing film to evaluate your heatsink. This really struck a chord with him sin... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1950052395.html?nid=3082 Analogical Triangulistos, in conjunction with the Back Office Boffins, brings you the resurrection of the ISSCC (integrated solid state circuits co... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1500052350.html?nid=3082 The NY Times has a nice article about consumers revolting against smart electric meters. Add me to the list. The simple facts: My November gas a... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1090052309.html?nid=3082 R. Jacob Baker has published two sets of SPICE examples from CMOS design textbooks on line. Take a look at this swell matrix of Spice examples spre... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/870052287.html?nid=3082 I got a press release from Wolfson about their new WM8912 audio DAC (digital to analog converter) plus headphone driver IC. The part’s SNR is... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1590051959.html?nid=3082 My buddy Jon Dutra is a field applications engineer over at National Semiconductor. Previous to that he worked at Linear Technology. He knows a lot... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1140051914.html?nid=3082 Having chaired a DesignCon business panel about signal integrity last year, I know that they can be quite valuable. There is always good technical ... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/1120051912.html?nid=3082 I got a nice email from the indefatigable Keith Mason over at Humbug PR. The press release notes that Plessey Semiconductor has been reborn. It sta... http://www.edn.com/blog/1700000170/post/2000051800.html?nid=3082 I went to a forum from Beacon Economics last year. You can view the whole event here (video and audio). Christopher Thornberg and Jon Haveman found...