CONTENTS December 2004
 
Cover Story 
On the same track: Tools for PC-board design
by Gabe Moretti, Technical Editor
Although IC designers get most of the glory, pc-board designers have for many years used architectural design for fabrication approaches that IC designers are just now adopting.
 
Design Feature 
Evaluating oscilloscopes: Dig deeper
by Colin Shepard, Tektronix Inc
Read between the lines of banner specifications-bandwidth, sample rate, and record length-to drill down to the nuances and less glamorous features that affect efficiency and even the validity of your design.
Low-rate networks take control: Rest assured
by Warren Webb, Technical Editor
As businesses strive to increase efficiency and reduce labor costs through automation, low-data-rate networks are poised to become the workhorses of the wireless world.
 
Special Report 
Fuel gauge technology predicts run time in multi-cell portable applications
by Yevgen Barsukov and Bernd Krafthšfer, Texas Instruments
As portable applications fulfill more and more operations, accurate measurement of battery capacity becomes increasingly important.
 
Pulse 
Inductors take the high-current road
Adjustable, VID-compliant, step-down controller for notebook CPUs
Low-power transceivers for industrial automation
Logic gate optocouplers offer high speed at low input current
Memory CAN microcontrollersin 28-pin package
CMOS switch fits T/R needs
500kHz, 500mA step-down dc/dc converter in ThinSOT
Timing controller IC for TFT-LCD monitor
Miniaturized, power-efficient backlighting solution in PCB footprint
Handheld testers with improved performance
Interface standard for large screen LCD drivers
Preamplifier chip for hard disk drive solutions
ASK/FSK receiver with integrated image rejection
 
EDN Asia.Comment 
Proprietary vs standard designs
By Kirtimaya Varma, Editor-in-Chief
 
Interview 
"Greater use of IPs for design will favorably affect the industry"
By Pradeep Chakraborty, India Correspondent
 
Design Ideas 
LED driver doubles as fault monitor
Anthony Smith, Scitech, Biddenham, Berdfordshire, England
Current source enables op amp's output to go to ground
Frank Chan, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Build a charge pump with ultralow quiescent current
Greg Sutterlin, Maxim Integrated Products, Sunnyvale, CA
 
Automotive Supplement 
Overview of automotive electronics industry
by Kirtimaya Varma


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