Capacitive touch sensors gain fans By David Marsh, Contributing Technical Editor
Capacitive proximity sensors embody an old concept that today's IC technologies promise to deliver. Vendors vie to win over new markets in the automotive, consumer, and industrial markets using methods that combine traditional analog with the best of contemporary digital techniques.
Design Features
Low-volume handheld designs: not for the faint of heart By Dan Strassberg, Contributing Technical Editor
Designers of handheld devices confront more technological issues than do designers of many products a thousand times the size. When the devices are specialized and the expected unit volumes and revenues are modest, the design challenges get even tougher.
On-chip variation and timing closure By Anis Jarrar and Kirk Taylor, Freescale Semiconductor
The advancement of process technology in the last few years has given chip designers integration capabilities never possible before and has led to a new wave of complex SOCs. These advanced processes come with some new caveats.
