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November 25, 2004
Cover Story
- Watch your step: IC technology and tools face economic hurdles
Semiconductor fabrication has reached the 65-nm process node, but the cost of developing a product with this technology could be so high that only a few companies will be able to afford it.
Design Features
- Semiconductor options for real-time signal processing
Designers of real-time-signal-processing systems face lots of options and an ever-changing technology landscape. - Measurements of loop stability go beyond PC simulation
Today's instrumentation eases effective real-world tests. - Board shuffle: chasing technology
New board-level specifications and updates abound as manufacturers try to keep up with soaring processor performance and gigabit data rates.
Leading Edge
- FPGAs, CPLDs strive to beat the heat
- New architecture delivers low noise and power
- USB-to-UART bridge supports legacy upgrades
- RF-transmitter module is almost invisible
- Software allows a team approach to pc-board layout
- Tool blends IP, algorithmic descriptions
- Free Web download helps with pc-board design
- Tools expand support for CPLD and FPGA development
- ARM provides signal-integrity views for Cadence tools
- Meter provides low-cost EMC assessment
- Transceiver IC incorporates antenna tuning
- Optocoupler meshes speed, low power, and channel needs
- Embedded computer delivers precision environments
- Audio DSPs recover lost memories
Tech Trends
- Powering OLEDs: the care and feeding of organic displays
Organic-LED graphics displays are taking on LCDs for image quality and low-power operation.
Departments and Columns
- Baker's Best
Is your converter accurate?
- edn.comment
Design and process: chicken or egg?
- Analog Angle
Filter your voltage reference for low-noise performance
