EDN Europe May 2004 Archive
MAY 2004
FEATURES:
Power control: winning big
Back-to-basics knowledge can make ac as easy to control as dc.
By David Marsh, Contributing Technical Editor
2004 DSP directory
The list of resources supporting digital-signal processing continues to expand.
Check out the latest additions.
By Robert Cravotta, Technical Editor
A new embedded architecture: bigger
better boards
After several years of declining business activity, leading telecom-equipment
manufacturers are backing a new, open-system architecture in the hope of returning their
industry to profitability.
By Warren Webb, Technical Editor
Serial-data constraints define
scope-memory depth
Most high-bandwidth, real-time scopes come with software to recover embedded
clocks for serial-data analysis. But just how much memory do you need?
By Art Porter, Agilent Technologies
Handling memory fragmentation
Fragmentation can be a sticky problem. How memory allocation occurs determines
whether, when, and how memory fragmentation becomes an issue.
By Jan Lindblad, Enea Embedded Technology
LEADING EDGE:
Add wireless nets to industrial systems
Tool lets you go with the flow
Upfront analysis spots thermal problems in pc-board placements
Thanks for the smaller-yet-denser memories
RISC/FPGA blend offers new take on reconfigurability
Harsh environments suit rugged PC
SiGe gives 8-GHz scope inputs
Transceiver IC meets very-short-range needs
Smaller components suit next-generation portable products
Book strives to make you “one” with your waveforms
DESIGN IDEAS:
Data-acquisition system uses fault protection
Simple circuit serves as milliohmmeter
Quasiresonant converter uses a simple CMOS IC
Low-loss circuit powers solar lantern
RC network quashes auxiliary winding in quasiresonant converter
Low-power CMOS oscillator has push-pull output
DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS
Cool or routine? By Graham Prophet,
Editor
