The smaller the geometries, the larger the problem By Gabe Moretti, Technical Editor
The deep-submicron portal ushers designers into a different world, in which digital turns to analog, and logic design is entwined with physics. Designers are challenging EDA vendors to provide the tools necessary to meet the manufacturing capabilities of semiconductor companies.
Design Features
Banish bad memories By Brian Dipert, Technical Editor
Numerous factors-some of which you can influence and others beyond your control-collaborate to create memory-subsystem errors. Designing and testing with these factors in mind, though, can curtail their effects at the system level.
Understanding USB On-The-Go By Kosta Koeman, Cypress Semiconductor
USB's days as a host-centric bus are numbered. USB On-the-Go technology will soon enable USB peripherals to communicate without a host PC. The new capabilities will extend to a raft of consumer products what is already becoming the PC world's most popular external bus.
A simple guide to selecting power MOSFETs By Alan Elbanhawy, Fairchild Semiconductor Corp
As power-supply size and performance demands increase, selecting the right switching devices becomes more complex. A straightforward method simplifies the selection process, speeds your development, and helps you to optimize your design.
Need wireless data? Think analog By Warren Webb, Technical Editor
Don't overlook CDPD for wireless-data communications over the ubiquitous analog-cellular-telephone network.
