CONTENTS November 2007
 
Cover Story 
Recognizing gestures: Interface design beyond point-and-click
By Robert Cravotta, Technical Editor, EDN
Gesture interfaces are evolving in complexity and capability, adding new dimensions to the control of electronic devices from game systems to mobile phones to industrial systems.
 
Design Feature 
Printed electronics: ink on the brink
By Warren Webb, Technical Editor, EDN
With new ink technology in hand, designers are investigating high-speed presses to print millions of throwaway electronic components at a fraction of the cost of silicon-based circuitry.
Single-chip radios pose perplexities for SOC architects
By Ron Wilson, Executive Editor, EDN
Integrating wireless capability into an SOC requires careful attention to partitioning and architectural decisions that often have no clear-cut answers.
 
Special Report 
Using flexible automotive FPGAs to increase on-chip system level integration and lower BOM costs
By Kevin Tanaka and Cindy Kao, Vertical Marketing Engineer, Xilinx, Inc.
 
Pulse 
Industry’s first full-compliance with JEDEC DDR3 SDRAM standard
Low power consumption oscillator for portable apps
Next gen 300mm FT-IR metrology tool launched
Surface mount LDO easily paralleled for high IOUT without hot spots
Industry's first quad instrumentation amplifier
PXI RF switching solutions
Ultra mobile broadband base station reference design
200V audio power amplifier eliminates more than 25 discrete components
High density and high speed in a small package
Bidirectional authentication and tamper-proof data storage
Quad-voltage microprocessor supervisory circuit
 
EDN Asia.Comment 
Homes still search for HD-capable video network
By Maury Wright, Editorial Director – EDN
 
Interview 
“It is important for Novellus to be closer to its Asian customers”
by Robin Lange, Managing Editor, EDN Asia
EDN Asia spoke with Rick Hill, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Novellus Systems, on the opening of company’s international headquarters in Singapore. Excerpts:
 
Design Ideas 
Inverting sample-and-hold amplifier requires no external resistors
By Marián Štofka, Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia
Single IC forms inexpensive inductance tester
By Luca Bruno, ITIS Hensemberger Monza, Lissone, Italy
 
New Products 
Moonstone warm white power LED for solid-state lighting apps
Dual-channel, high-speed digital isolators for industrial isolation apps
Digital TCXO provides high accuracy over a wide temp range
High-brightness LED intelligent lighting designs with EZ-Color controllers
DrMOS solution 6x6mm MLP package
Low-voltage/low-threshold microprocessor supervisory circuits
800mA, synchronous buck-boost regulator
Power MOSFETs with lower thermal resistance in smaller footprint
24-bit, ultra low-noise ADC
Configurable dual phase PWM control ICs for synchronous buck converters
Millimeter-wave amps provide broadband performance
Low power consumption oscillator for portable apps
DC-DC converter for harsh environments has wide input voltage
Constant current high power LED driver for lighting
Low-cost WLED drivers es address latest entry level markets
Industrial ADCs for precision apps
Software for HDMI compliance test (CTS) Version 1.3b
Hardware in loop fault simulation modules
High speed digital I/O boards for PCI Express
Improved chip testing procedures
Low-cost, high-resolution data-logging systems
Time-to-digital converter for timing-measurement apps
Sampling oscilloscope probes second gen PCI Express, Serial ATA, XAUI and 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Visual fault locator in rugged pen design
Small 10 and 15W AC/DC pcb mounted power supplies
Power over Ethernet power supply
High power density digitally controlled 500W AC-DC power supply
Compact, CEC-compliant, 15W adapter
Micro-miniature 5W switching power supplies
Modular power supplies with medical approvals
Transportable battery charger
Medically approved 16W switching adaptor
Inductor ranges give design engineers choices
Wide terminal resistor for high power apps
Power module input connectors
RoHS-compliant sockets for high pin count components
Crown Clip connector offers one-piece contact design
HE3 wet tantalum high-energy capacitor with high capacitance range
Connectors offer high user functionality in small package
Solid electrolytic chip capacitor
 
Automotive Supplement 
Reducing power consumption in battery-powered applications
By Matt Ruff, Freescale Semiconductor, EDN
Using the lower power modes of advanced microcontrollers means less battery drain in parked automobiles and longer battery life in portable consumer products.
Electric power steering for emerging markets
By Jean-Philippe Boeschlin, Nicholas Tan, Infineon Technologies, APAC
 
Prying Eyes 
A digital picture frame is worth 1000 words
By Warren Webb, Technical Editor, EDN


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Power Technology E-newsletter 
Power.org Releases Power Architecture 32-bit Application Binary Interface Supplement
EDNA, May 11
POL Regulators Designed for Energy-efficient Computing
EDNA, March 11
Fairchild Revolutionizes Power Savings
EDNA, January 11
Lattice Transforms Board Power and Digital Management
EDNA, November 10
 
Analog E-newsletter 
12V Dual-channel Synchronous Buck Converter Features Integrated FETs
EDNA, February 10
Power MOSFETs features reduced top-side thermal impedanc
EDNA, January 10
 
     
 
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