Design Features: August 15, 1996
| Cover Story | |
| Temperature-management Ics combat system meltdown | Overtemperature alarms, faulty-circuitry shutdown, or initiation of
corrective actions in a thermal-feedback loop are ways in which
temperature-sensor-switch ICs can prevent catastrophic system failure. —Bill Travis, Senior Technical Editor |
| Design Features The hottest new technologies and the latest design techniques to help you work efficiently and effectively. | |
| Rugged products | When the going gets tough... products for harsh environments |
| Wring PCI performance from programmable logic | PCI cores for programmable logic—if they meet your performance
requirements—can help you more quickly finish your system design. But,
beware: Designing for 33-MHz PCI pushes the envelope for most PLDs, and PCI
compliance is a thorny issue. —Doug Conner, Technical Editor |
| Novel techniques enhance data-acquisition-system accuracy | Replacing a 12-bit A/D converter with a 16-bit type does not automatically
lead to increased accuracy. Oversampling and averaging can boost the resolution
of a 16-bit ADC to 20 bits, and good analog-design rules can provide 18-bit,
accurate, reproducible readings. —Stephan Baier and Uwe Voehringer, Burr-Brown Corp |