Java perks up
embedded systems
Java is expanding beyond the Web into
embedded systems. Although some problems
with the pairing, including a shortage of
tools beyond initial debugging, are
slowing the expansion, the eventual
payoffs will be worth the wait. --Richard A Quinnell,
Technical Editor
Design Features
Programmable
logic: Beat the heat on power consumption Higher
performance and gate counts increase
programmable-logic power consumption.
Wise device selection and design
techniques can significantly improve your
chances of coming in under the power
budget. --Brian Dipert, Technical
Editor
Electromechanical
simulation: Tackling control systems
takes talent and tools Designing
mP-based electromechanical systems is no
job for a lone-wolf developer; one person
can't possess all the needed expertise.
And with today's demanding schedules,
even multidisciplinary teams need
powerful software and, often, hardware
tools. --Dan Strassberg, Senior
Technical Editor
Computer
simulation avoids EMI/EMC problems in
high-speed IC packages
Signal-integrity and EMI/EMC issues can
be devastating in high-density,
high-speed IC-package design. Simulation
techniques can help you model your design
and anticipate these problems. --Zoltan J Cendes, PhD,
John Silvestro, PhD, and Nirmal Jain,
Ansoft Corp
Unique
compensation technique tames
high-bandwidth voltage-feedback op amps You
may think that there's nothing new in
op-amp compensation techniques. Think
again. A unique and previously overlooked
method allows a decompensated
voltage-feedback op amp to achieve
low-gain operation with high dc accuracy,
high slew rate, and low harmonic
distortion. --Michael Steffes,
Burr-Brown Corp
