EDN Global Innovators

EDN Global Innovators: November 2008
Technologists and their innovations in electronics design.	FEATURES: As design outsourcing matures, challenges appear By Ron Wilson, Executive Editor Architects divorced from actual implementation tend to drift into neverland. A look at global compensation and job satisfaction By Rick Nelson, Editor-in-Chief Engineers contend with technical challenges as salaries struggle to keep pace with inflation. Worldwide product innovation despite varying standards By Steve Scheiber, Contributing Technical Editor Global companies with products headed to the international stage face complex, confusing, and sometimes-conflicting regulations. Grooming the Innovators of the future By Rick Nelson, Editor-in-Chief and Jessica MacNeil, Contributing Editor Corporate sponsors in the electronics industry are working with General Motors and the US Department of Energy to provide real-world engineering experience to university students. Japanese automakers focus on safety By Sang-Soo Pac, Associate Editor Sensors that monitor conditions inside and outside cars protect you on the road. Irish government enables funding and partnership between universities and industry By Margery Conner, Technical Editor, EDN Worldwide How can a relatively small country become a force in key electronics technologies when it lacks a military-industrial juggernaut to power high-tech R&D? Ireland has bet on government funding and the encouragement of university and industry partnerships. PEOPLE: EDN editors talked to technologists from companies around the globe about innovation in the electronics industry DAVID BAILLIE, CEO, CAMSEMI A unique, low-cost approach to power-supply design By Paul Rako, Technical Editor CamSemi's David Baillie discusses how his UK-based fabless-semiconductor company established a global presence. DAVID STEWART, FOUNDER AND CEO, CRITICALBLUE Migrating software into hardware By Ann Steffora Mutschler EDN talks with David Stewart, founder and chief executive officer of CriticalBlue, about hardware/software co-design, multicore programming, and more. PETER L LEVIN, FOUNDER, PRESIDENT AND CEO, DAFCA On-chip instruments track malicious RTL By Rick Nelson, Editor-in-Chief DAFCA's founders take a new approach and discover the company's technology can fill an unexpected market need. GARY NEVISON, LEGISLATION AND ENVIRONMENTA-AFFAIRS MANAGER, FARNELL/NEWARK Environmental compliance, 2.0 By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, News Farnell/Newark's Gary Nevison discusses several EU environmental regulations that are impacting electronics design across the globe. CREES LINKS, FOUNDER AND CEO, GREENPEAK TECHNOLOGIES GreenPeak�s technology targets �green� power By Warren Webb, Technical Editor A global pioneer in ultralow-power wireless-sensor and -control networking crafts battery-free wireless networks. DAVID MAY, CO-FOUNDER AND CTO, XMOS A multicore, parallel approach to computing By Graham Prophet, EDN Europe Editor XMOS puts multiple processing cores, each with its own memory and I/O system, on a single chip.
Global Report 4: November 2007
	Globally, engineers share similar gratification and concern By Maury Wright, Editorial Director, EDN Worldwide Our first global salary survey shows that North American engineers receive higher compensation than counterparts in established regions, such as Japan and Western Europe. Global Electronic Engineering Salary Survey Access the complete results of EDN's first global salary and career survey, covering North America, China, Japan, Europe, and Asia. Reference designs worldwide: understanding the IP imbalance By Nicholas Cravotta, Contributing Technical Editor Does it matter how engineers in other countries are using reference designs? The answer is a resounding "yes." Defining 'reference design' Reference software Japanese engineers focus on original designs and customization Getting to market first precludes a wait for a reference design MTK pioneers complete designs and garners de facto monopoly in handsets Reference design pitfalls Reference designs improve but don't always offer full performance Reference designs: What separates Asia from the rest?
Global Report 3: November 2006
	TABLE OF CONTENTS Features sections on the globalization of analog design, power design, system design, and chip design. Sponsored Links White papers and other resources from the sponsors of EDN's Global Report 3.
Global Report 2: June 2005
	TABLE OF CONTENTS Features sections devoted to technology and trends on four key global markets: automotive, communications, industrial automation and control, and consumer electronics. Sponsored Links White papers and other resources from the sponsors of EDN's Global Report 2.
Global Report 1: November 2004
	TABLE OF CONTENTS Features sections devoted to the design landscape, standards, mobile technology, and enabling technologies.