Contents
August 17, 2006
Cover Story
- Sifting the DFM players
With new DFM-tool companies popping up every month, it can be hard to select which you need for 65-nm processes. But the top three foundries at that node have made some of the choices for you.
Design Features
- Smart-building systems converge
As building-automation data flows onto enterprise networks and the Internet, designers are turning to integrated systems and Web-based services. - Designing Ethernet into industrial applications
The right architectural decisions and careful implementation can help you meet your design goals.
Pulse
- Battery-free sensors convert motion into energy
- SiGe transistors hit 500 GHz
- Webs of optical fiber see in all directions
- India's Innoviti connects watches to wireless data
- Research giant, vision expert collaborate on 3-D-chip-package research
- Packet switching comes to backplanes
- Lithography-savvy IC router circumvents third parties
- Tiny board delivers Web connectivity
- LabView celebrates 20th anniversary with new version, new features
Departments and Columns
- EDN's 50th Anniversary
Milestones That Mattered: HP-IB revolutionized ATE
- edn.comment
Editorial ethics: meeting the ASBPE's transparency mandate
- Signal Integrity
Voltage-regulator model
- Reality Check
Palm PCs: micro PC or macro failure?
- Tales From The Cube
Specs: Sometimes timing really is everything
