CONTENTS July 2004
 
Cover Story 
Hands-on-project - And then there was one
by Robert Cravotta, Technical Editor
Five years ago, I built a multimedia-enhanced PC platform for the living room. Now for the encore: Just how much could I squeeze into one box, how small could the box be, and would the result meet or beat the multiple boxes it replaced?
 
Design Feature 
Break on through: The open-source-development platform
The open-source Eclipse project is poised to impact the world of embedded-development tools.
 
Special Report 
Using a SAR ADC for current measurement
by Miroslav Oljaca and Justin McEldowney, Texas Instruments Inc.
A designer can get good performance from what may look like incompatible components in a motor control system. One might assume that for a ±5V output signal from the current sensors, an A/D converter using dual, high-voltage supplies (±12V) might be required, when in fact, new, less-expensive conver
 
Pulse 
High-speed SAR ADCs for advanced signal processing applications
Synchronous boost dc/dc converter delivers 5V output.
Current modulator suppresses noise of grounded laser diodes
Trench MOSFETs for efficient power management systems
The trench devices expand automotive-qualified product line.
Bill Schweber
Time counter IC yields 244 microsecond resolution
Integrated TDM drops glue, increases flexibility
Nicholas Cravotta
Audio amplifiers for high-quality home stereo systems
Space-saving 32-channel, 16-bit DACs for optical networking applications
Silicon tuner chips for satellite reception
FLMP N-channel MOSFET for Li-ion battery protection
Bluetooth power amp meets tight spaces
Bill Schweber
Embed logic-analysis probes in your Xilinx FPGA
Dan Strassberg
 
EDN Asia.Comment 
Towards IP commoditization
By Kirtimaya Varma, Editor-in-Chief
 
Interview 
"Magnitude of the problems favors consolidation"
By Kirtimaya Varma, Editor-in-Chief
Dr Raul Camposano, senior vice president and CTO of Synopsys, talks to EDN Asia on issues confronting IC design.
 
Design Ideas 
Buck regulator forms high-power, inverting Š5V supply
Bruce Denmark, Maxim Integrated Products, Sunnyvale, CA
Edited by Bill Travis
Low-loss circuit powers solar lantern
Ramsesh Kumar, Bangalore, India
Edited by Bill Travis
Low-power CMOS oscillator has push-pull output
Shyam Sunder Tiwari, Sensors Technology Private Ltd, Gwalior, India
Edited by Bill Travis
 
 
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