CONTENTS December 2010
 
Cover Story 
The Quest for Robust Wireless High-def Video Connections
By Brian Dipert, Senior Technical Editor, EDN
Streaming multimedia information without wires is at best marginally feasible with today's Wi-Fi. Evolutionary and revolutionary successor technologies strive to improve the situation, but do consumers even care?
 
Design Feature 
Why Modems are Going Soft
By Pascal Herczog, Cognovo
A new approach to modem development.
Silicon TV Tuners: The Game is On
By Paul Rako, Technical Editor, EDN
Performance, cost and frequency attributes give silicon TV tuners the edge as they play kick the can with their predecessors.
 
Special Report 
Saving Energy in Stand-by
By Reinhard Zimmermann, Dipl. Ing., Recom Electronic GmbH
 
Pulse 
Energy Micro Leads the Way in Low-power 32-bit MCUs
By Stephen Las Marias, Editor, EDN Asia
Power Converter Targets Energy Harvesting, Low-power Applications
By Stephen Las Marias, Editor, EDN Asia
Midrange Logic Analyzers Lower the Cost of High-end Embedded-system Debugging
By Dan Strassberg, Senior Technical Editor, EDN
Large-area Silicon Solar Cells Feature 19.4% Efficiency
By Stephen Las Marias, Editor, EDN Asia
Contact System is First Active Implantable Medical Device
By Rick Nelson, Editor-in-Chief, EDN
Supercapacitor Chargers Tout Automatic Cell Balancing
By Fran Granville, Senior Associate Editor, EDN
Circuits Claim 1,000-times Efficiencies in Cost, Power, and Size Over Today’s Digital Computing
By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, EDN
 
EDN Asia.Comment 
CMOS Legacy Problems 2010 is Leaving Behind
By Kirtimaya Varma, Editor-in-Chief
 
Interview 
Steve Anderson Discusses the Future of Analog
By Stephen Las Marias, Editor, EDN Asia
 
Design Ideas 
Acquire Images with a Sensor and a Microcontroller
Program a microcontroller to process images.
Amplifiers Deliver Accurate Complementary Voltages
By Marián Štofka, Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia
Two amplifiers produce voltages that you can use in a variety of applications.
LED-flashlight Circuit Works at Voltages as Low as 0.5V
By Gy Xu, XuMicro, Houston, Texas
Extend the life of alkaline batteries.
Power-supply Circuit Operates from USB Port
By Stefano Palazzolo, Senago, Italy
Get 1.25V to 3.75V from an adjustable regulator.
 
New Products 
ProTek Devices Launches Ultra-low Capacitance Bus Protection
FPGA Synthesis Tool Offers 4X Faster Runtime
Ready-to-use Software Platform Targets Embedded Systems Development
35V Polymer Multi-anode Capacitor Touts 25mΩ ESR
RF Inductors Meet MIL-PRF-39010, Level M Requirements
EMC Filters for DIN Rail Mounting
Debugger Targets MIPS Architectures
Actel Launches A2F500 Development Kit
RF Kit, Reference Design Accelerate Femtocell Time-to-market
AMOLED Power Chip Increases Battery Life for 3G Smartphones
5V CAN Transceiver Compliant to DeviceNet Specs
Transistor Delivers 120W DVB-T Output Power
Switching Regulator Platform is as Easy to Use as LDOs
Power MOSFETs Optimized for Switching Applications
Op-amp Improves Power Module System Efficiency
 
Prying Eyes 
The Sharp R-6300 Microwave Oven
By Paul Rako, Technical Editor, EDN
A look inside an almost-40-year-old microwave oven shows that a consumer product can have both dignity and integrity.
 
INNOVATIONS AND INNOVATORS 
Circuit Technology Offers World’s First Zero Standby Power
By Jade Jin, Executive Editor, EDN Korea
Innovating the TV Experience
By Satish Mugulavalli, Co-founder and Chief Architect, Verismo Networks
C*Core Technology Targets Rmb60M in 2010 Sales
By Yao Gang, Deputy Chief Editor, EDN China
STMicroelectronics Highlights Partnership, Innovation in Succeeding in Medical Electronics Industry
By Stephen Las Marias, Editor, EDN Asia


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