Hack-proof design By Warren Webb, Technical Editor
Security requirements now top the embedded-system designer's checklist as networked devices multiply and hackers optimize their attack techniques.
Design Features
Beyond ROHS: the greening of global markets By Margery Conner, Technical Editor
US and Asian governments are about to impose their own versions of the EU's ROHS directive. Rather than targeting each region's regulations, manufacturers may standardize on the most stringent "green" directive. This move will affect even products that are exempt from regulation, as component manufacturers move away from noncompliant parts.
Magnetic-field measurements hold the key to reducing dc/dc EMI By William J Bowhers, Merrimack College
Power converters free system designers from unwieldy constraints, but the devices radiate unspecified fields that can destroy the signal/noise performance of sensitive circuits nearby. Magnetic-field measurements hold the key to finding and correcting these problems.
PCI Express: Ever-faster graphics pipe serves many masters By David L Fair, Intel Corp
The new PCI Express spec significantly improves desktop-PC graphics. Developers are now working on Generation 2, which will further expand the graphics pipe.
