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February 17, 1997
Design Features
INNOVATION/INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
From the roster of finalists, make your choices for the most innovative products and people in the electronics industry. Then use the postage-paid ballot to vote in EDN's annual innovation campaign (and win a prize while you're at it.)
The ever-evolving VMEbus adaptsto user needs
The VMEbus is still going strong 15 years after its introduction. Its secret: continued evolution to match changing user demands while maintaining backward compatibility. The latest evolutionary step, VME64x, will take place this year.
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Richard A Quinnell, Technical Editor
Data acquisitionquietly joins thecommunications revolution
Sometimes, you just can't be too careful. Experience has taught this lesson to many EEs who work with data acquisition. So, it should come as no surprise that these engineers are circumspect in their embrace of data communication and distributed intelligence.
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Dan Strassberg, Senior Technical Editor
Ensure system accuracy by analyzing instrumentation-amp settling time
Settling-time limitations in data-acquisition instrumentation amplifiers can defeat their high-performance converters unless you understand the problem and how to overcome it.
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Edward McConnell, National Instruments
Leading Edge
Load-share-controller IC eases using parallel supplies
Single-chip ATM controller includes ABR and SONET physical layers
Video op amps target consumer applications
Computer-telephony standard aims at flexibility, interchangeability
Offline chargers mix programmability, precision
VLIW DSP targets general-purpose applications
Software expands flash-memory storage options
Chips up resolution, cut costs of flat-panel displays
GaAs standard-cell family targets ASIC design
Web provides access to interactive ISP, DSP forums
Linear regulators' rapid response eliminates expensive capacitors
Program provides low-cost simulation, synthesis
Design Ideas
Circuit conditions variable-duty-cycle clock
Dual monostable drives quasiresonant inverter
ISA bus provides access to serial peripherals
Trace-dimension control reduces crosstalk
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