Contents
June 26, 2003
Cover Story
- Narrow the scope
NPUs focus to improve performance.
Design Features
- A clock for all reasons, part 1: Monolithic oscillator invigorates instrumentation applications
In addition to their common role as clock sources in digital systems, oscillators play an important role in instrumentation applications. A simple and tunable oscillator boosts the performance of a range of circuits. Part 1 of this series presents an RTD digitizer, thermistor-to-frequency converters, and relative-humidity digitizers. - Don't overlook cable and connector imbalances in POE applications
Using network wiring to supply power to networked devices makes installing the devices much easier. Whereas POE (power-over-Ethernet) designs aren't rocket science, designers still have to know what they're doing. - Develop a standard and get your 15 minutes of fame
Every engineer has the potential to develop a standard. All it takes is interest in the profession and the willingness to devote some of your own time to the task.
Leading Edge
- Connectorless logic-analyzer probes reduce capacitive load by 80%
- Translator takes logic to a new level
- Move over FFT
- Processor stretches battery life
- Improving design reuse
- Tools minimize power consumption
- NPU raises bar to 40 Gbps
- The art's in the engineering
- Video receiver/equalizer goes the distance
- Tool improves design timing
- BER testers include many tools for high-bit-rate serial-data analysis
- Copper backplane runs at 10 Gbps
- Standards make changes, updates
- Platform supports assertions
How It Works
- Going with the flow: A sensor that twists and shouts yields precision
Not just for draining bathtubs, the Coriolis effect brings flow to the masses—and vice versa.
Tech Trends
- Embedded USB gains ground
With new portable-networking and high-speed options, a growing number of embedded-device designers are adopting the USB for peripheral interface and data transfer.
Departments and Columns
- Baker's Best
Mixed-signal tools of the trade
- edn.comment
Our shortage shortage
- Analog Angle
Taming fully differential circuits
CommVerge
- Gear
Concept validation
Postcards from the edge of convergence-product evolution - Editorial
Price it to move
For far too long, broadband providers have been tagging their service at a price that's clearly prohibitive to the masses. - Features
Growing a spine
Developing the high-speed home backbone
