EDN - January 4, 2007

Continuous technological evolution is the inevitable consequence of vendors' desires to sustain revenue and profit at healthy levels. When that product progression results in regressive experiences for end users, however, its sustainability is uncertain.

• Departments and Columns
• Prying Eyes
• Under the hood of hybrid vehicles
• Scope
• Scope: ISSCC, the consumer bandwagon, more
• Signal Integrity
• Two-way street: Transmission lines support traffic in two directions
• edn.comment
• Foggy crystal ball yields 2007 tech wishes, including 802.11n, UWB, FTTH

• Design Ideas
• Switching regulator reduces motor brake's power consumption
• Extend low-output-voltage switching regulator's input range
• Analog divider uses few components
• Automatic latch-off circuit saves batteries

• Features
• Design Feature
• Timing is everything in SOC design
• User-friendly model simplifies Spice op-amp simulation

• Pulse
• Point-and-see picture transfer requires no setup, employs IrDA
• Powering SOCs with integrated approaches