Comprehensive coverage of the challenges IC designers face, the most significant technologies produced by providers of EDA (electronic design automation) tools and IP (intellectual property) cores, and the design methodologies other IC designers are using to become successful.
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Kodak's travails provide multiple lessons
Bill Schweber, Contributing Technical Editor, February 2, 2012Markets and technologies that once looked as though they would last forever sometimes do not. More -
Sorting out 4G: Are we there yet?
Janine Love, Contributing Editor, January 30, 2012Thanks to clever marketing campaigns and branding, the general public believes that 4G has arrived. The performance of 4G/LTE mobile handsets has improved, and designers are pushing the outer limits of performance in all parts of the handset. In many cases, the limitation is available spectrum, so designers must develop creative approaches until governments act. More -
Soitec, Sumitomo offer 'smart-cut' GaN wafers
Peter Clarke, EE Times, January 24, 2012Semiconductor manufacturing materials vendors Soitec and Sumitomo Electric Industries have announced that they have demonstrated four- and six-inch diameter engineered gallium nitride (GaN) wafer substrates and the launch of pilot production to enable wider market adoption. More -
Analog design in the 21st century: challenges, tools, and IC advances
Steve Taranovich, Contributing Technical Editor, January 19, 2012Analog-circuit-design engineers overcome new challenges with advanced tools and ICs. More -
CES is over; it's time to start designing
Patrick Mannion, Director of Content, January 19, 2012DesignCon focuses on both inspiration and deep-dive exploration of the technologies and techniques designers can apply toward forging the next generation of electronic devices and systems. More -
Mark Mitchell: An early interest in computers leads to lifelong ambition
Ann Steffora Mutschler, January 19, 2012Mark Mitchell, director of embedded tools for Mentor Graphics’ embedded-software division, recently spoke with EDN about how he initially became interested in engineering, what today’s engineering students need to know, and the biggest challenges currently facing the software community. More -
Future of computers - Part 2: The Power Wall
Russell Fish III, January 5, 2012Continuing his take on the future of computers, and multicore processing in particular, processor expert Russell Fish turns his attention to the "Power Wall" - the increasing heat and power issues associated with increased performance. More -
The prototype comes of age
Brian Bailey, Contributing Technical Editor, January 5, 2012A radical change is about to happen in the typical development of an electronic system. The hardware-development flow will no longer be the center around which everything else revolves. More -
Xilinx opens R&D center in Beijing
EE Times staff, December 13, 2011The R&D team in Beijing is focused on software-related design activities as part of the company's Programmable Platforms Development group, a global organization responsible for development and delivery of Xilinx flagship programmable platforms. More -
Hot technologies: Looking ahead to 2012
Staff, December 12, 2011Our editors reflect on some of the hot trends and technologies in 2011—and look ahead to 2012. More
Practical Chip Design
January 24, 2012
Webinar: Power Issues for Chip and Board
Last week, I had the pleasure to record the first part of a webinar that will go...
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Practical Chip Design
January 23, 2012
An interesting trend with EDA books
Several EDA companies have been busy writing books recently and self-publishing...
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Disagree with the fatalistic attitude. The entire article is don't even try,...
Ben– 2012-6-2 12:07:18 PST
in response to Kodak's travails provide multiple lessonsMy particular brand of advice on "what they should have done" runs like this: The...
Meredith Poor– 2012-3-2 16:12:06 PST
in response to Kodak's travails provide multiple lessonsMost comments are about consumer applications of Kodak products. Kodak is a...
John Paul Guckel– 2012-3-2 11:51:11 PST
in response to Kodak's travails provide multiple lessons
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Product fEEd
EDN's technical editors highlight notable new products including analog and digital ICs, power components, sensors, passives, boards and systems, software, and more.
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Power Integrations DER-297 reference design: LED-driver reference design adds efficiency
Mitsubishi WVGA AA070MC01 and WXGA AA106TA01 LCD modules: Modules have 170° horizontal and vertical viewing angle
Sharp LS series of ultra-low-power memory LCDs: Series draws less power than conventional TFT LCDs
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Taking the Measure
Rick Nelson, editorial director of Test & Measurement World, comments on test, globalization, measurement, machine vision, economics, nanotechnology, the engineering profession, and more.
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