Hidden insight: graphics displays By Warren Webb, Technical Editor
With growing device complexity, embedded-system designers are turning to graphics to differentiate their products and cope with the inevitable field changes.
Design Features
Power management for PCI backplanes By Bob Neidorff, System Power Management Group, Texas Instruments
The move to faster PCI slots requires extra attention to power distribution, especially in the case of I/O supplies. The available alternatives for implementing I/O-supply generation all require careful attention to PCI power specifications, tolerance, and power-distribution engineering.
Designing early for EMC By Fred German, PhD, Flomerics Inc
Employ simulation early in the design process, and you can optimize your design before building a prototype.
Newton's chips: low-g accelerometer ICs By Joshua Israelsohn, Technical Editor
Mechanical inputs to electrical systems provide devices with an awareness of the world around them. Low-g sensors extend that awareness for a variety of new applications.
How to stop worrying and love compressed audio By Brian Dipert, Technical Editor
The ongoing quest for the perfect portable-audio system holds examples of engineering trade-offs for designers of similar products.
