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April 3, 2003
Cover Story
- 2003 DSP directory
- FROM EDN EUROPE: Thin, flat, and low power: The ideal display is (still) just around the corner
After a period in which display-technology choices have remained relatively static and instrumentation, industrial, and portable consumer products have shown uniformity in their human interfaces, new options are opening up, led by the long-awaited introduction of OLED products.
Leading Edge
- $36 kit programs PIC microcontrollers
- Bright LEDs keep their cool
- DSPs further push clock rates
- Networked servoamp shows: Multiaxis is more than "n×one loop"
- Devices offer lower cost and temperature
- Graphics power plants expand their integration grasp
- Processors up performance and lower costs
- FROM EDN EUROPE: GPRS module emulates wired modem
- FROM EDN EUROPE: Obsolete parts outlive the systems that designed them
- FROM EDN EUROPE: Intermediate-bus power distribution ups cost-effectiveness
- FROM EDN EUROPE: Run multimedia DSP with less power
- FROM EDN EUROPE: Embed hardware to debug complex FPGAs
How It Works
- Spring-cleaning: Calibration clarifies the picture, Part 1
Before you can reliably assess the quality of images a display presents, you first need to fine-tune the display for utmost accuracy. Microwave some popcorn and dim the lights; the tutorial is about to begin.
Tech Trends
- It takes many heads to design a product
Teams of designers, often with different skills and methods, tackle the complexity of today's electronic products, often without the appropriate infrastructure.
Departments and Columns
- Signal Integrity
Words of wisdom
- Sightings
The outlook for new technology
