CONTENTS July 2002
 
Cover Story 
Smart scopes:Spot the secret within waveforms
Dan Strassberg, Senior Technical Editor
DSOs’ job keeps getting harder, but scope makers keep finding ways to satisfy ever-tougher demands. Wider bandwidth, quicker ADCs, and deeper memories are only part of the story. Giving designers insights and answers when they need them now requires more—and faster—intelligence.
 
Design Feature 
Control and signal processing:Can one processor do it all?
Robert Cravotta, Technical Editor
Integrating control/signal processing in one system is about more than technical performance. Tools, culture, legacy, and engineering experience also play big parts.
Design embedded displays for a lasting impression
Lyle Leavitt and Ladd J Brabec, Planar Systems Inc
Flat-panel displays not only provide the primary human interface for many embedded systems but also define their look and feel. Make sure your product’s display creates a positive first impression.
How to take evil out of eye diagrams
Greg LeCheminant, Agilent Technologies
Eye diagrams can provide 20/20 insights into communication-system behavior—but don’t let common pitfalls lead you down blind alleys.
 
Pulse 
Graphics controller delivers 8x AGP performance
— Chris Hall in Taiwan
Dual-band WLAN access point is versatile
— Chris Hall
Customizable processor replaces signal processing in embedded devices
— Akira Fukuda in Japan
Asnchronous SRAM boasts 10-ns access time
— John Ribeiro in India
6-channel digitasl amplifier IC boosts digital multimedia market
— Asha Yoon in South Korea
Dual MOSFETs cut resistance and size
— Bill Schweber in the USA
LCD display suits small instrument and device needs
— Bill Schweber
High-speed op amp family cuts noise and power consumption
— Bill Schweber
Circuit controls brightness of multiple displays
Stephan Goldstein, Analog Devices, Wilmington, MA, USA
 
EDN Asia.Comment 
Take the design route to china
By N.S. Manjunath, Editor
 
Design Ideas 
Add voice command to virtual instrumentation
Alexander Bell, Infosoft International Inc, Rego Park, NY, USA
Switch debouncer uses only one gate
Steven Robertson, Anritsu Co, Morgan Hill, CA, USA
 
Innovation Award 
Valid truths about chip design
By John Ribeiro, Regional Correspondent
 
 
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