EDN - Communications/Network Design http://www.edn.com Sun, 27 May 2012 01:30:21 MDT eng Copyright 2012 UBM Canon. Subject to its Terms of Use (http://www.edn.com/info/terms-and-conditions.php) Power: a significant challenge in EDA design http://www.edn.com/article/521840-Power_a_significant_challenge_in_EDA_design.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521840-Power_a_significant_challenge_in_EDA_design.php?rssid=20871 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Power has becomea primary designconsideration over thepast decade and is causingsome big... USB 3.0 bringing superspeed connectivity to mobile devices http://www.edn.com/article/521851-USB_3_0_bringing_superspeed_connectivity_to_mobile_devices.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521851-USB_3_0_bringing_superspeed_connectivity_to_mobile_devices.php?rssid=20871 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT With the rise of rich multimedia content oneverything mobile, users can leverage USB... Understanding noise, ENOB, and effective resolution in ADCs http://www.edn.com/article/521860-Understanding_noise_ENOB_and_effective_resolution_in_ADCs.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521860-Understanding_noise_ENOB_and_effective_resolution_in_ADCs.php?rssid=20871 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Noise, ENOB, and effective resolution are critical parameterswhen choosing what you... How the aftermarket and counterfeiting are linked http://www.edn.com/article/521864-How_the_aftermarket_and_counterfeiting_are_linked.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521864-How_the_aftermarket_and_counterfeiting_are_linked.php?rssid=20871 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT The primary source for counterfeit components is factory-made parts that for one reason or... 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Apple to remain media-tablet king in 2012 http://www.edn.com/article/521866-Apple_to_remain_media_tablet_king_in_2012.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521866-Apple_to_remain_media_tablet_king_in_2012.php?rssid=20871 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Despite the growing number of Kindle Fire adopters and the arrival of Microsoft-based media... Lightning strikes http://www.edn.com/article/521867-Lightning_strikes.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521867-Lightning_strikes.php?rssid=20871 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT In the 1980s in the southeastern United States, modems were failing catastrophically. How... EMI problems? Part four: It could be conduction http://www.edn.com/article/521868-EMI_problems_Part_four_It_could_be_conduction.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521868-EMI_problems_Part_four_It_could_be_conduction.php?rssid=20871 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Electrical magnetic interference arrives at your circuit by way of two vehicles: radiation or... Simple anticipator circuit improves on earlier idea http://www.edn.com/article/521876-Simple_anticipator_circuit_improves_on_earlier_idea.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521876-Simple_anticipator_circuit_improves_on_earlier_idea.php?rssid=20871 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Circuit jumps to final voltage at input signal's change and eliminates... Perform the XOR/XNOR function with a diode bridge and a transistor http://www.edn.com/article/521877-Perform_the_XOR_XNOR_function_with_a_diode_bridge_and_a_transistor.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521877-Perform_the_XOR_XNOR_function_with_a_diode_bridge_and_a_transistor.php?rssid=20871 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Remember DTL? These discrete DTL-like circuits let you implement the XOR and XNOR operations... Use an op amp as a set/reset flip-flop http://www.edn.com/article/521884-Use_an_op_amp_as_a_set_reset_flip_flop.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521884-Use_an_op_amp_as_a_set_reset_flip_flop.php?rssid=20871 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Eliminate a flip-flop package by using a spare op amp for an SR latch... Generate a pulse width that is inversely proportional to the square root of an analog voltage http://www.edn.com/article/521886-Generate_a_pulse_width_that_is_inversely_proportional_to_the_square_root_of_an_analog_voltage.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521886-Generate_a_pulse_width_that_is_inversely_proportional_to_the_square_root_of_an_analog_voltage.php?rssid=20871 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT This non-retriggerable monostable circuit performs analog conversion of a mathemetical function... Ignore politics at your peril http://www.edn.com/article/521887-Ignore_politics_at_your_peril.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521887-Ignore_politics_at_your_peril.php?rssid=20871 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT I recently got a chance to put my time where my mouth is with regard to engineering and... Handling time delays http://www.edn.com/article/521888-Handling_time_delays.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521888-Handling_time_delays.php?rssid=20871 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT As engineering systems become more complex, understanding time delays is... Nathan Seidle: open source, open mind, open for business http://www.edn.com/article/521889-Nathan_Seidle_open_source_open_mind_open_for_business.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521889-Nathan_Seidle_open_source_open_mind_open_for_business.php?rssid=20871 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Nathan Seidle founded SparkFun Inc, an online retail store that describes itself as selling... 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Sound-expanding IC yields audio analog of 3-D for smartphones, tablets http://www.edn.com/article/521893-Sound_expanding_IC_yields_audio_analog_of_3_D_for_smartphones_tablets.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521893-Sound_expanding_IC_yields_audio_analog_of_3_D_for_smartphones_tablets.php?rssid=20871 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT ... 5-24-2012 cover http://www.edn.com/photo/297/297472-5_24_2012_cover.jpg?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/photo/297/297472-5_24_2012_cover.jpg?rssid=20871 Thu, 24 May 2012 18:39:00 GMT Inside the Schick Hydro microcontroller-powered wet razor http://www.edn.com/article/521808-Inside_the_Schick_Hydro_microcontroller_powered_wet_razor.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521808-Inside_the_Schick_Hydro_microcontroller_powered_wet_razor.php?rssid=20871 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:02:34 GMT Though the shaving experience may be overrated, a look inside the Schick Hydro reveals another... Innovative IC can't trap lightning but can let you know it's coming http://www.edn.com/article/521636-Innovative_IC_can_t_trap_lightning_but_can_let_you_know_it_s_coming.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521636-Innovative_IC_can_t_trap_lightning_but_can_let_you_know_it_s_coming.php?rssid=20871 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:14:15 GMT This tiny, low-power component, supported by a few small passives and a microcontroller for... Broadcom aims to spread 100-Gbit Ethernet with single-chip solution http://www.edn.com/article/521595-Broadcom_aims_to_spread_100_Gbit_Ethernet_with_single_chip_solution.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521595-Broadcom_aims_to_spread_100_Gbit_Ethernet_with_single_chip_solution.php?rssid=20871 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:56:35 GMT Broadcom has announced its fourth-generation Ethernet network processor, which it claims is the... Medical wall-mount power supplies provide up to 15W http://www.edn.com/article/521473-Medical_wall_mount_power_supplies_provide_up_to_15W.php?rssid=20871 http://www.edn.com/article/521473-Medical_wall_mount_power_supplies_provide_up_to_15W.php?rssid=20871 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:13:35 GMT Supplies are qualified to EN60601-1 and UL60601-1 3rd Edition and Energy Star 2.0 Efficiency...