EDN Europe January 2004 Archive
JANUARY 2004
FEATURES:
Reconfigurable systems shape up for diverse application tasks
Hard times for the electronics industry have led to conservative design
approaches. With design starts recovering, designers are renewing their interest in
radical techniques in the race to gain an edge in system cost and power demand.
By Graham Prophet, Editor, EDN Europe
Hands-on project: Online design tools:
7 tips for safe passage
Models are not always available for your in-house EDA tools. It’s up to you
to span the gulf between what the vendor’s software provides and a complete
design.
By Joshua Israelsohn, Technical Editor
See me, hear me, touch me, feel me
Aircraft navigation and guidance may give you a sense of where you are, but
sensors give you a sense of who and how you are, and flexible, controllable skins let you
adapt to the environment.
By Bill Schweber, Executive Editor
Exploring memory-interface options
High-speed-memory designers can achieve superior signal integrity and higher
system performance by using low-voltage, point-to-point interfaces in a
terminated-transmission-line environment.
By Kannan Srinivasagam, Cypress Semiconductor
LEADING EDGE:
MOSFET technology allows rapid design of
product variants
FPGA tools follow ASICs into physical awareness
DSP family bridges professional and consumer audio
Knobs have both inner and outer glow
DSP platform enables security-system development
Gateway boards simplify VoIP designs
Dedicated processor manages 128 pseudo-wires
Component database adds life-cycle forecasting, BOM management
Host-side controllers boost SATA speed, capabilities
Clock-management devices target multiple frequencies
DESIGN IDEAS:
Two DDS ICs implement amplitude-shift keying
VCO produces positive and negative output frequencies
16-bit adjustable reference uses 8-bit digital potentiometers
Scheme improves on low-cost keyboard
Temperature monitor measures three thermal zones
DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS
Make and break: designing for the big crunch
By Graham Prophet, Editor
