Network processors: The sky's the limit By Nicholas Cravotta, Technical Editor
Network processors, sporting some of the most complicated IC designs today, promise to be even sexier than 3-D-graphics accelerators.
Hands-on project: The high-end PC looks for a home By Brian Dipert, Technical Editor
In this era of sub-$1000 and even "free" PCs, is there any room in the average household for a more expensive computer? Does the long-touted vision of the PC as the home's entertainment hub have any reality behind it-now or in the future? Join me as I uncover the reality behind the hype and evaluate some cool hardware and software in the process.
VHDL constructs and methodologies for advanced-design verification
Subbu Meiyappan and James Steele, VLSI Technology
The use of advanced VHDL constructs can greatly enhance modeling efficiency. Learn how to effectively use VHDL for dynamic-memory allocation, hierarchical testbenches, and creating foreign-language interfaces for behavioral modeling.
A svelte beast cuts high voltage down to size Jim Williams, Linear Technology, and J Phillips and G Vaughn, CTS Wireless Components
Piezoceramic transformers have many features, including small form factor, that make them inherently well-suited to CCFL-backlight inverters.
Piezoelectric transformers make good vibrations Jim Phillips, CTS Wireless Components
Piezoelectric "transformers" convert electrical energy to mechanical energy, and vice versa, to produce high-voltage ac and dc outputs. Despite their small size, these transformers produce voltages as high as 7000V dc from a 5.5 to 7V input.
