CONTENTS May 2007
 
Cover Story 
Putting the squeeze on 16-bit processors
By Robert Cravotta, Technical Editor, EDN
Flanked on either side of the performance, price, and power curve by 8- and 32-bit processors, can 16-bit processors survive?
 
Design Feature 
Taking control of machine vision
By Richard A Quinnell, Contributing Technical Editor, EDN
Improvements in processing power, software, and digital cameras are making the use of machine-vision systems for industrial control an increasingly attractive approach. But getting the system to function as intended still requires careful attention to details.
Maximizing EOS and ESD immunity in high-performance serial buses
By Burke Henehan, Texas Instruments Inc, EDN
Protecting products from electrostatic hazards may seem to involve black magic, but it doesn't. A layered strategy of defending against the hazards maximizes products' immunity and minimizes the impact on part costs and project schedules
 
Special Report 
Using an FPGA-powered reference design in automotive entertainment electronics
By Joel Seely, Altera Corporation
 
EDN Asia.Comment 
Business model still eludes IPs
by Kirtimaya Varma
 
Interview 
Performance is every thing in this game
By Mike Pan
 
Design Ideas 
Simple single-cell white-LED driver uses improvised transformer
Jim Grant, Scientific Controls, Orlando, FL.
Add simple disable function to a panoramic-potentiometer circuit
Lawrence Mayes, Malvern, United Kingdom
Implement a stepper-motor driver in a CPLD
Stephan Roche, Santa Rosa, CA
 
New Products 
Processor development board with plug-in architecture for unified design platform
ETX replacement module
VIA Mark subcompact board
FPGA based RS-422/RS-485 I/O card
Motherboard with HDTV for computing apps
XMC digital receiver supports multi-board coherency for beamforming apps
Space efficent modem module with RJ-11 connector
Power supply with wide input range
Powershelf simplifies design and shortens time-to-market
Power supply for low-profile apps offers 4 flexible outputs
Modular power supply runs cool in hot environments
600W power supply for low-profile/1U high apps
60W Class II external ac-dc power supply for medical apps
250 W Power Supply Achieves 10.4 W/in³
11% power increase from standard chassis
Micro power monitor simplifies bi-directional current measurement
DSP Supplies 2X more memory and I/O bandwidth at lower price
Smaller IPM interface optocouplers
LED ballaster provides 3000:1 dimming capability for 24 LEDs
Dual-supply bi-directional translator with independent-direction controls
Independently programmable, multichannel ADCs accept ±12V analog inputs with single +5V supply
Low voltage single supply LDO regulator
Step-down converter enables small solution size for portable apps
14- and 12-bit, 210-MSPS ADCS
600V single-channel ICs simplify circuit design
Renesas E8a: Emulator extends previous generation's voltage range
STMicro, Open Interface to collaborate on next-gen wireless audio solutions
60V synchronous step-down controller
VDC battery charger controller extends notebook battery life
Enhanced DC motor control IC reduces noise
Combined digital broadcast and IP radio SoC for audio products
NI USB-847x CAN Interfaces
Phase noise/spectral jitter analysis for digital communications analyzer
7 and 12.5Gb/s pattern generators with complete jitter injection
HSUPA functionality added to R&S CRTU-W
EMC simulation reduces testing costs
Advanced blocking and inter-modulation test capabilities
Tektronix instruments Selected for HDMI CTS Version 1.3a
Fully integrated A-GPS-enabled mobile handset test platform
Development tool adds high speed ADC and precision FIR filter boards
Ultra-compact LED with big functions
Freescale reduces EDGE RF subsystem size by 50%
ISE WEBPACK 9.1i delivers top system performance and compile time
Complete ZigBee protocol platform with 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 transceiver and network-analyser
Altera’s advanced signal integrity technology now available through EDA partners
STMicro intros 1Mbit Serial EEPROM in SO8 narrow package
Defect-prevention software provides real-time production monitoring
Clear Shape partners with STARC to develop comprehensive DFM flow
First 8-port switch development board with IEEE 1588 timing control
Class G piezoelectric speaker drivers reduce size and weight
Epson and Fujitsu develop next-generation FRAM technology
 
Analog Supplement 
High-current power film capacitor replaces electrolytics
 
India Supplement 
Fast access to the world
by M.N. Kumar, Director, IC Design, Centillium Communications
Designs “in” India “for” India
by Rahul Arya, Director, Marketing, Cadence Design Systems (India) Pte Ltd
Encryption engine using SOPC
by Amit Sinha, CEO and Managing Director, Dexcel Electronics Designs Pte Ltd; and Razak Mohammedali,
Design partitioning of FPGA memories
by Wikneswaran Pillai, General Manager, Engineering, CG-CoreEl
Moving up the value chain
by Chitra Giridhar, EDN Asia Bangalore Correspondent
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
by Robin Lange, Managing Editor
The video avatars
by Ravishankar Ganesan, VP and SOC IP Business Manager, Ittiam Systems Pte Ltd
Next-generation storage interface technologies
by Ganesan Viswanathan, Director of Development, LSI India
Designing protocol software
by Dr Raghunath Govindachari, Chief Architect, MindTree Research, MindTree Consulting Ltd
Fast triple play service with complete GPON systems solutions
by Rich Cutler, Systems Manager, NCSG, Freescale Semiconductor India
Ultra-low connectivity for handheld devices
by N. Venkatesh, Chief Wireless Architect, Redpine Signals
Cost-effective PSWIs
by K. Vinod Kumar, Technical Director, Qsaki
Key technologies for digital devices
by Aditya Agarwal, Product Marketing Manager, Wipro Technologies
USB technology: Wireless world
by Neha Vashistha, Namrata Borar, Zeba Anjum, and Chandrashekhar Parate, VLSI Design Team, HCL Tech
Designing the fastest Intel platform
by Varun Dubey, Product PR Manager, India, NVIDIA Ltd
 
Global Designer 
Microcontroller cores focus on video decoding
By Graham Prophet, EDN Europe
Handset availability may slow interest in converged VOWLAN/cellular services
By Vinod Kataria, EDN Asia
Lab-on-chip for molecular diagnostics
By Robin Lange, EDN Asia
 
Prying Eyes 
See inside a cereal surprise
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