Programmable-logic directory By Brian Dipert, Technical Editor EDN's fourth annual programmable-logic directory highlights the architectures available for your next design. Find out what's new, what's obsolete, and what's evolved in PALs, PLDs, FPGAs, and ASIC/FPGA hybrids.
FROM EDN EUROPE: Safety check: Wireless sensors eye tyre pressure By David Marsh, Contributing Technical Editor
Tyre-pressure monitoring is one of the biggest safety improvements that electronics technology can give drivers. Direct-pressure-measurement systems have now set the stage to displace alternative approaches.
Design Features
Handling memory fragmentation By Jan Lindblad, Enea Embedded Technology
Fragmentation can be a sticky problem. How memory allocation occurs determines whether, when, and how memory fragmentation becomes an issue.
Testing and modeling yields a better cable assembly By Dima Smolyansky, TDA Systems
With the advent of XAUI, InfiniBand, PCI Xpress, Serial ATA, and Gigabit Ethernet, testing procedures for cable assemblies are becoming more complex.
Embedding mediacentric technology By Warren Webb, Technical Editor
With desktop and consumer electronics leading the way, consumers now expect embedded products to deliver similar multimedia performance.
