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From little acorns 08/03/2010
It shouldn't be underestimated just how valuable free software has become.
Core to the fore 08/03/2010
What's so special about Intel's Core i7 processor and why is it finding a lot of industrial applications?
Turn off the lights! Streetlights of the future will be anything but dumb. 23/02/2010
The humble streetlight has remained basically unchanged since the advent of electrical power. The only nod to technology has been the addition of a photosensor to turn the light on or off. But climate change and the need for local authorities to save money has pushed streetlighting towards the top ... Read more
Powering change 23/02/2010
The challenges of the EuP Directive and some potential solutions
Testing times for engineers 09/02/2010
How time consuming verification tests can be automated.
Let there be light 09/02/2010
A reference design for a power supply that supports more energy efficient lighting.
Oscilloscope efficiencies 08/02/2010
How new advances in oscilloscopes can help speed your time to market
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Powering performance 25/01/2010
Maximising battery operating time in a 'gym for the lungs'
Swimming with sharks? The commercial and technical risks of the small/medium sized display market 25/01/2010
The market for small/medium format (3.5 to 15in) industrial tft displays is increasing; figures from DisplaySearch suggest an annual growth of approximately 24%.
Keep in control 11/01/2010
System designers are faced with continual pressure to meet their development schedules, and need to implement control functions with minimal effort and risk, while maintaining maximum flexibility. By using a programmable based approach for their designs, designers can accelerate their time to ... Read more
Timing is everything 11/01/2010
Choosing the right components, such as the clocking solution, can be as important as processor selection
Can I get a Witnesss? 07/12/2009
Defining a system architecture for wireless data collection in aerospace applications.
Speaking of success: Epson Europe Electronics 07/12/2009
Jiro Morinaga explains how Epson's recently introduced lcd controller can help save energy in a range of systems.
Speaking of success: Mouser Electronics 07/12/2009
Mouser Electronics is one of the fastest growing catalogue and web based distributors in the world, dedicated to customer focused distribution through the rapid introduction of the newest products and leading edge technologies.
Powering change - GaN transistors set to enable new high power applications 07/12/2009
RF and microwave applications are becoming increasingly important as the world becomes more reliant upon wireless communications. But supporting the mobile phone network is just one aspect of the technology; radar is another burgeoning application.
The road to 40G 23/11/2009
More bandwidth hungry applications means network providers must move quickly to 40Gbit/s systems.
Packing power: Designing portable products 23/11/2009
Custom designed battery packs might be the solution for your portable product.
Engineering portable power 23/11/2009
Providing mobility in a product can provide additional revenue and open new markets beyond the scope of fixed applications. A good example of this is the portable ultrasound market.
Probing questions: How to verify the electrical performance of DDR memory 23/11/2009
Most electronic devices use some form of ram, with sdram dominant in computers and computer based products. Double data rate (DDR) has become the memory technology of choice.
LCDs – Monitors for the digital low-energy society 19/11/2009
There is virtually no other display technology that is so flexible and versatile in its application as lcd technology. Various technical designs mean that it can be optimised for a whole range of application areas.
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Supply and demand 10/11/2009
Smaller, more efficient and cooler: the trends in system power.
Outlook 2010: Efficient power delivery demands integration 28/10/2009
The challenges facing system engineers is driving innovation in the delivery and distribution of board level power.
Outlook 2010: Innovate for the upturn 28/10/2009
Get more from your measurements In today's tough economic climate, it's never been more difficult to justify investment in capital equipment. In fact, in many organisations, approval for investment is now going to Senior VP, CFO and, in some cases, CEO and board level.
Power for change 27/10/2009
Meeting no load power consumption requirements
Analyse this 27/10/2009
Given the state of the economy and tightening budgets, purchasing the right piece of communications test equipment can become a highly strategic decision.
The life sciences revolution 12/10/2009
Semiconductor manufacturing technology is enabling the life sciences sector to develop.
Backlights in the spotlight 12/10/2009
Why led backlit displays are being used in more and more industrial applications.
Seeing the light 12/10/2009
According to the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), the global photonics market exceeds $600billion within a multitude of applications, so how can designers tap its full potential?
The integration imperative 18/09/2009
In today's high mobility society, the car is becoming just another connected device in the web. The driver expects to access the same information in their vehicle as they do in all other areas of life. These expectations will not be met without a significant contribution from electronics.
Test gets real 18/09/2009
System test complexity is increasing. An obvious statement, perhaps, but the fact is that, as products become more complex and time to market pressures increase, making sure the product does what it says on the label is paramount.
Lean, mean NPD machine 07/09/2009
We've all heard of lean manufacturing, but why shouldn't the same principles apply to design?
The butterfly effect 07/09/2009
A MEMS based display takes advantage of the phenomenon that makes a butterfly's wings shimmer.
Clocking is critical 10/08/2009
Frequency management will play an important role if Ethernet is to be applied successfully in synchronous networks.
Building on brilliance 27/07/2009
Innovation and design excellence keep leading fabless companies in the UK.
In good shape 27/07/2009
UK electronics is in good shape and capitalising on the nation's 'can do' engineering heritage.
One step at a time 27/07/2009
The work underway to boost skills is taking a step by step approach.
Is new standard a plus? 13/07/2009
With many backplane standards already in existence, why is another being developed?
Good things in small packages 22/06/2009
How a new approach to packaging is meeting a wide range of needs.
Digital power gets a boost 22/06/2009
While the profile of digitally controlled power supplies is rising, it could remain a high end option for a while.
Semiconductor manufacturing techniques bring benefits to thermal management 10/06/2009
Thermal management is an increasingly important design issue as semiconductors dissipate more heat. At the board level, this can be dealt with in a number of ways, including the use of heat sinks. But there can be a downside to this approach, at least in the opinion of Paul Magill, vp of marketing ... Read more
Pin fin heat sinks point the way to more efficient cooling 08/06/2009
In recent years, increases in processing power mean advanced semiconductor devices now dissipate astounding levels of power. For many applications, cooling these devices has become a major challenge. Older style heat sinks are often inadequate for cooling newer, hotter running components.
Through a glass, brightly 26/05/2009
By combining touchscreen functionality with mirrored glass, a multitude of new applications are possible
Testing times? 26/05/2009
There is probably no market sector immune from the need to provide more and more features in a product at ever decreasing prices. And embedded test and measurement is following this trend.
Attractive technology 26/05/2009
Josef Janisch, senior product marketing manager, austriamicrosystems looks at enhancing the resolution of robust magnetic motion sensors
Displaying innovation 26/05/2009
One of the projects being pursued at Microsoft Research's Cambridge lab is SecondLight, a surface computing technology that can project images and detect gestures in mid air, as well as detecting interactions on the display's surface.
 
FPGAs back design call 26/05/2009
Sanctioning the development of an assp is a tough call for the ceo of a telecom chip company. Given the depressed marketplace, an expensive chip design project only makes sense if telecom equipment makers commit to using your planned ic
The missing link? 08/05/2009
The benefits of regular 'standard' boundary scan testing are well known and the technique is most closely associated with structural tests. Less well known is the role which boundary scan can play in functional tests.
Virtualisation insecurity 28/04/2009
Are hypervisors as secure as you think?
Cool solutions for enclosures 27/04/2009
Sooner or later, a design has to be enclosed and what form that enclosure takes is dependent upon the application.
Express delivery 14/04/2009
FedEx is the world’s largest express transportation company, but the range of goods which FedEx ships can expose its planes to danger - therefore designing a fire suppression system required reliable prototyping tools.
Improving engineering management 14/04/2009
Engineering is multidisciplinary and can therefore benefit from 'consolidated thinking'. With with the advent of computer aided engineering, the development landscape has evolved into a more homogenous environment.
Testing times for LTE 14/04/2009
It's widely acknowledged that Long Term Evolution (LTE) is the inevitable next step in radio communications and should be available commercially in 2010. That means test issues need to be addressed sooner, rather than later.
Let there be light 20/03/2009
OLED lighting technology set to reduce energy consumption
Building from scratch 20/03/2009
Developing from a blank sheet of paper.
Chilling out 09/03/2009
One common question with serial RapidIO (sRIO) boards is how to support hot swap. Generically speaking, hot swapping should be easy – simply insert or remove the hardware, with some expectation that data transmission will restart.
Open for business 09/03/2009
Designers can now choose from a range of open source operating systems.
A cluster of expertise 23/02/2009
The move towards the use of colour TFT LCDs in automotive applications is long established. Drivers and passengers have become comfortable with their use in the cabin and on the console, through the proliferation of products such as GPS and in car entertainment.
Bringing a boost 23/02/2009
Automotive applications benefit from multiphase boosters.
Another dimension 23/02/2009
3d television comes of age as the electronics industry sets its sights on 50 year old technology.
Power for change 23/02/2009
The benefits of digital dc/dc conversion in MicroTCA power modules.
New impulse for embedded computer modules 18/02/2009
A comparison of the designs and applications of COM Express, XTX, ETX and Qseven.
Powering efficiency 09/02/2009
Power is becoming an increasingly important design consideration, no matter where you sit in the electronics industry.
Hands off technology? 27/01/2009
Will life begin at 40 for the computer mouse, or are we already looking at its demise?
Faster delivery 27/01/2009
How intelligent display platforms can speed delivery of enhanced user interfaces.
David and Goliath 27/01/2009
Why microvias are ‘going large’ on fpga packages.
Clear opportunities 13/01/2009
How transparent electronics may boost the displays and solar energy markets.
The heartbeat of electronics 13/01/2009
Providing the pulse for electronics devices.
Medical marvel 05/12/2008
Could the latest technologies provide more accurate breast cancer screening?
Pulling the strings 21/11/2008
Designing mission and safety critical systems using SysML.
Facing the challenge 21/11/2008
Testing times for fpga specifiers.
Cutting complexity 07/11/2008
Solutions for complex dc/dc power conversion needs.
Maximising memory 28/10/2008
When is an oscilloscope not an oscilloscope? When it becomes a combination of a vector signal analyser, spectrum analyser and digital oscilloscope.
Boosting bandwidth 24/10/2008
Optical integration set to drive communications to the next level.
On your marks 24/10/2008
ORing systems keep redundant power supplies ready to spring into action.
System solution 10/10/2008
Modular approach allows design exploration.
Making a display 22/09/2008
Single chip designs for optimal in car display systems.
Testing times 22/09/2008
What are the benefits and challenges of outsourcing the test function?
Beyond the boundary 22/09/2008
SJTAG is not yet a standard, but there’s a compelling case for it to become one.
Improve your image! 08/09/2008
Hardware based algorithms ensure optimum brightness and colour reproduction
Born and bred 08/09/2008
Will ‘new kid on the block’ MicroTCA be mature enough to eventually outgrow its older ATCA sibling?
Take up takes off 08/09/2008
New markets demanding high availability systems with minimum downtime are a ‘steal’ for the ATCA and MicroTCA sector.
Rolling the dice 08/09/2008
How probability affects data acquisition accuracy.
Another dimension 08/08/2008
Feeling the squeeze? Flexible printed circuits can offer a new dimension to designers looking to make savings in space and weight. By Keith Netting.
Plans on the table 08/08/2008
Every project needs some means of charting its progress. By Graham Cooke.
Sum of the parts 21/07/2008
Don’t get a complex; software is set to make system design and test much easier. By Mike Richardson.
Ride that wave! 18/07/2008
Surf’s up for the communications industry – the next technological wave is about to break. By Mike Richardson.
Get a boost from BIST - SPONSORED TUTORIAL 03/07/2008
How to improve system level testability. By Brian Harrington.
Redesign or retrofit? 03/07/2008
Looking backwards to go forward. The trend towards retrofit backplane connectors. By Adrian Hyner.
Finders of the lost RF 03/07/2008
Demanding communications test environments are holding out for hero to unearth the hidden problems created by digital rf. By Mike Richardson.
FPGA opens the way 20/06/2008
Distributors turn to fpgas for industrial reference designs. By Graham Pitcher.
Within REACH 06/06/2008
Don’t panic! The latest regulation to reach our industry is designed to protect our health. By Mike Richardson.
Testing times 06/06/2008
Test system development isn’t as easy as your boss may think. By Bob Dean and Calvin Erickson.
Cool running 06/06/2008
How thermal simulation can reduce ic cost by comparing flip chip/wire bond thermal performance. By Mark Patterson.
Wider angle, wider choice 23/05/2008
New techniques in lcd panels can help system designers avoid the wrangles of narrow viewing angles. By Mike Richardson.
Guiding lights 09/05/2008
Solution providers shed light on the growth opportunities available for LED lighting. By Mike Richardson.
The code enforcer 08/05/2008
Want to prevent software bugs from entering your system? Then ask the question: Do you feel lucky, bug? Well, do you? By Mike Richardson.
Architecting the future 08/05/2008
MicroTCA moves ahead as ATCA shows ‘slow burn’. By Graham Pitcher.
Design freedom 08/05/2008
The designer’s imagination really can run wild with thin leds and printed lightguides. By Iain Kyle.
Support breeds success 18/04/2008
Jump starting product development. By Tim Lewis.
The big squeeze 18/04/2008
How the latest high power interconnect solutions can help designers out of a tight spot. By Mike Richardson.
Keeping them apart! 18/04/2008
How hypervisors help to handle multiple operating systems. By Graham Pitcher.
Boxing clever 18/04/2008
Set top box maker TVonics discusses its evolving strategy for system test. By Vanessa Knivett.
Small, but perfectly formed! 09/04/2008
Flexibility drives mini-ITX growth in embedded applications. By Christof Wehner.
In safe hands 09/04/2008
Migrating products from design to manufacture in a high mix environment. By Steve Davies.
Get real! 20/03/2008
Faced with a blank piece of paper, how can the systems engineer help customers to meet their design goals? By Mike Richardson.
Aerial views 20/03/2008
There’s more to MIMO device testing than meets the eye. By Jonathan Borrill.
Focusing on flaws 20/03/2008
Advanced static analysis for testing embedded software. By Paul Anderson.
Ahead of the game 20/03/2008
How wireless solutions are helping gaming machine manufacturers to come up trumps! By Mike Richardson.
Blade runner 07/03/2008
Why blade servers can give you the edge in the thrust for increased processing power from smaller rack sizes. By Mike Richardson.
Healing light 07/03/2008
Groundbreaking led based therapies are poised to bring some light relief to those suffering from a variety of medical complaints. By Mike Richardson.
Bringing better insight 25/02/2008
Agilent brings 1billion point acquisition memory to scopes.
Vision on 08/02/2008
Telepresence, the latest generation of videoconferencing, is gaining credibility amongst business users. By Vanessa Knivett.
Proof of concept 08/02/2008
How the latest reference designs can help you to avoid reinventing the wheel. By Mike Richardson.
Hard and soft 08/02/2008
How a real time extension helps harden up the Windows operating platform. By Graham Pitcher.
A different view 18/01/2008
How P-OLEDs are enabling the next generation of video display devices. By Professor Ian Underwood.
Getting up to speed 18/01/2008
It’s more than just a race against time when it comes to getting new product introductions to market quickly. By Mike Richardson.
Sniffing out the bugs 04/01/2008
The benefits of trace – can a modern trace debug tool replace an emulator? By Thomas Wagner.
Man and machine 04/01/2008
Technology trends suggest the relationship between man and machine is not lost, yet. By Vanessa Knivett
Screening out problems 04/01/2008
Phase noise testing of phased array antenna modules. By Guillaume De Giovanni.
 
Dreaming in Colour - Sponsored tutorial 04/01/2008
Roland Gehrmann describes a fast, low risk solution for feature rich user interfaces in advanced professional and domestic equipment designs.
Improving your image 07/12/2007
How standards based systems are enabling affordable video processing. By Michael Reunert.
In the pipeline 07/12/2007
Meeting the challenges of monitoring a gas pipeline 850m below the North Sea. By Mike Richardson.
A system of systems 23/11/2007
How the best laid plans within an organisation can be kept 'plane' and simple! By Mike Richardson.
Into the mix 23/11/2007
The advantages of using an MSO to debug mcu and/or dsp based mixed signal designs.
Your move! 23/11/2007
How board support packages help to avoid the stalemate of hardware versus software compatibility. By Mike Richardson.
All for one 09/11/2007
How the latest Jtag interfaces can be a useful ally in the fight to cut development time. By Mike Richardson.
 
Using a platform - Sponsored Tutorial 09/11/2007
How a unified reference design can be the foundation for a range of digital broadcast devices. By Thomas Kuschel.
Feed me! 19/10/2007
Power hungry technology continues to make the job of reducing global energy consumption harder than ever. By Mike Richardson.
Scanning the horizon 19/10/2007
Is it too early to think about LTE test? By Vanessa Knivett.
Opportunities stack up 08/10/2007
How to succeed with a modular approach to motor control design.
Share in the community – EXPERT PANEL 08/10/2007
An industry panel wonders how and why innovation occurs.
Fitting the pieces together 24/09/2007
The role of industry in international standardisation jigsaw. By Bob Taylor.
Let battle commence 24/09/2007
The digital signage market has become a battleground between plasma and lcd technologies. By Vanessa Knivett.
Age of information 07/09/2007
How the latest display controller interfaces are enabling users to drive multiple displays from a single pc. By Mike Richardson.
Debugging demystified? 03/09/2007
A move to link designers with the shop floor is set to ease the debug process.
Breaking down barriers 03/09/2007
There are moves to bring Jtag emulation and boundary scan closer together. By Vanessa Knivett.
On the same page 14/08/2007
How engineering management software tools help to keep everyone singing from the same song sheet. By Mike Richardson.
Meet your maker 14/08/2007
How collaboration with the contract manufacturer early in the design process can be a relationship made in heaven. By Mike Richardson.
Screen test 14/08/2007
Can handheld video quality meet the expectations of discerning users? By Dr Thomas Wirschem.
The cutting edge 13/08/2007
Competition in the open standards based blade market is heating up with the move to 10Gbit/s. By Roy Rubenstein.
Get the message 20/07/2007
As mobile communications technology converges, designers need to be increasingly adept at adaptation. By Mike Richardson.
An innovation hotbed 20/07/2007
Is it hot in here or is it me? How innovation helps system designers radiate less heat and boost efficiency. By Mike Richardson.
REDI for VPX? 09/07/2007
Military and aerospace are early adopters of VPX, but will the technology find broader application? By Graham Pitcher.
Hot predictions 09/07/2007
Why today’s system designers prefer software for thermal management predictions instead of a crystal ball! By Mike Richardson.
New flavour, cool taste 09/07/2007
How designers are staying cool by developing a taste for metal substrates that remove heat from pcb mounted leds. By Mike Richardson.
Built to last 09/07/2007
New telecoms and networking architectures are evolving fast. But are the ATCA and MicroTCA standards built to last? By Mike Richardson.
Thinking out the box 09/07/2007
Whatever the application and technology, communications test and measurement providers are boxing clever. By Mike Richardson.
Until the pips squeak 22/06/2007
Have power supply manufacturers wrung the last drop of efficiency from their designs? By Mike Richardson.
On balance … 22/06/2007
… test and measurement is tipping towards a software based approach. By Graham Pitcher.
Blending into the project 08/06/2007
Can this reference board take any shape you want it to? By Rudy Van Parijs.
Alive and kicking 18/05/2007
Despite appearances to the contrary, the mono lcd is still the best solution in many applications. By Jim Hemsley.
Right here, right now 04/05/2007
Today’s customers want it all – right now. But increased innovation escalates the complexity of the development process. By Mike Richardson.
Many OS hats... 20/04/2007
... but only one processor core on which to hang them. By Philip Ling.
Simulate the missing link 20/04/2007
Test companies are stimulating innovative design by simulating real world operating conditions. By Mike Richardson.
Life in the fast lane 05/04/2007
PCIexpress is fast emerging as one of the frontrunners in providing new possibilities to design products. Mike Richardson reports.
Mine, all mine! 05/04/2007
IP is a valuable asset in today’s knowledge economy. So how can you protect it? By Vanessa Knivett.
The chain gang 23/03/2007
Boundary scan test is a must for designers using fpgas and cplds. By Dominic Plunkett.
An eye on the challenge 23/03/2007
Measuring jitter; the new digital design challenge. By Karl Kachigan.
The big picture 23/03/2007
SysML tools are helping system architects to sketch out the big picture. By Vanessa Knivett.
Photonics the future 12/03/2007
Silicon photonics set to enable ‘terascale’ communications. By Graham Pitcher.
Bringing better visibility 12/03/2007
Advanced test is moving into the hands of mainstream embedded designers. By Vanessa Knivett.
Bandwidth booster 09/03/2007
Critical embedded systems demand performance and bandwidth. By Graham Pitcher.
Getting on board 09/03/2007
Although designed primarily for comms applications, MicroTCA may prove attractive in other markets. By Graham Pitcher.
The future now 26/02/2007
The relentless demand for smaller, higher efficiency power supplies continues unabated. By Mike Richardson
Automate to innovate 26/02/2007
Industrial Ethernet can provide a communications backbone for your organisation – from the shop floor to the top floor. By Mike Richardson.
Unleashing USB 09/02/2007
Reference design portfolio aims to speed Certified Wireless USB product development. By Graham Pitcher.
Backlight the future? 22/01/2007
LED backlights are poised to make the transition to large format displays. By Vanessa Knivett.
What’s up Doc? 19/01/2007
How to ease the board level diagnosis problem.
Spreading the net 19/01/2007
Wide area connectivity for telemetry systems.
The ATCA effect 12/12/2006
ATCA is bringing changes in end user markets and suppliers alike.
 
The road to brushless – SPONSORED TUTORIAL 28/11/2006
Migrating automotive subsystems to brushless dc motor control
 
Resolving trade offs 24/10/2006
Developments in switch mode technology are resolving the long standing trade off between efficiency and emc. By Andy Skinner.
 
Up to the challenge? 24/10/2006
With the shift from 2G to 3G and plans moving ahead for 4G, wireless technology is providing new challenges for test vendors. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Maps not needed 09/10/2006
You won’t get lost finding your way around this reference design. By Haakon Skar.
A dream of a display? 06/10/2006
With the evolution from silicon on glass to the system lcd, is the concept of a computer on screen yet achievable? By Vanessa Knivett.
Scanning solution 22/09/2006
Boundary scan meets Ethernet developer’s design and manufacturing needs.
 
Taking a closer look 12/09/2006
Enhancing visibility in fpga prototypes and emulation systems for easier debug.
 
Probing to the limits 12/09/2006
Does physical probing have life in it yet?
 
Viva electronics! 08/08/2006
Celebrating the many achievements made by electronics engineers could be key to making electronics seem a more attractive career path to students. By Elaine Essery.
 
Juggling WIP 08/08/2006
Keeping the balls in the air with engineering information management systems. By Dave Wiens.
 
Putting out a contract 08/08/2006
More companies are doing it, but what’s involved in outsourcing manufacture? By Graham Pitcher.
 
Reverse engineered? 21/07/2006
System level considerations often provide the starting point for the design cycle. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Lucky seven? 11/07/2006
The seven layer model provides a great basis for network test. By Luis Hernandez.
 
Take a card 11/07/2006
Mezzanine cards add mileage to modularity. By Herbert Erd.
 
Lucky seven? 07/07/2006
The seven layer model provides a great basis for network test. By Luis Hernandez.
 
The innovation game 23/06/2006
How Scientific Generics creates the conditions for successful innovation. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Batteries booted out! 23/06/2006
Ultracapacitor solves power problem. By Graham Pitcher.
 
Got it covered … 23/06/2006
Digital power monitors for blade systems are an indicator of a wider demand for power monitoring. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Going the distance 23/06/2006
As scopes get more capable, do logic analysers still have ‘the legs’? By Graham Pitcher.
My best friend! 13/06/2006
Are we bringing new meaning to man to machine communications? By David Boothroyd.
 
Got it covered … 08/06/2006
Reference designs spur the first stages of Wimax roll out. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Putting on the squeeze 18/05/2006
How to get the most from batteries in portable products. By Jürgen Neuhäusler.
 
Take it outside 18/05/2006
Photonic technology to boost outdoor image quality. By Rhett Evans.
A mobile bookshelf 09/05/2006
There’s more to electronic books than meets the eye. Nevertheless, the technology is about to hit the mainstream. By Graham Pitcher.
 
Finding fault 08/05/2006
Boundary scan tools have shaved days, if not weeks, off the development phase of a wireless platform. By Jonathan Healy and Dominic Plunkett.
 
Perfect performance 21/04/2006
Cooperation between design and manufacturing is the key to making products ‘right first time’. By Jose Ramon Novoa.
 
Power for change 10/04/2006
Power management developers have work to be done. By Paul Dempsey.
 
Managing complexity 10/04/2006
PLM is finding wider application as complexity grows. By Graham Pitcher.
Fancy a ride? 28/03/2006
The days of two buses coming along at once could be over, at least in London. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Don’t box me in 24/03/2006
Is it time to say ‘no’ to open systems? By Philip Ling.
 
Putting hsdpa to the test 24/03/2006
Testing is unearthing unexpected design challenges for HSDPA. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Express delivery 09/03/2006
What does CompactPCI Express bring to the backplane and board mix? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Seeing the light 09/03/2006
How the need for smaller, higher performance light sensors has driven the development of specialised packaging. By Oleg Steciw.
 
Up to the job? 09/03/2006
Are ’scopes up to the challenge being set by high speed complex designs? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Taking the system view 23/02/2006
The factors involved in effective system level power management. By Mark Davidson and Werner Berns.
A tailored approach 14/02/2006
It’s time to take control as a new era for lighting beckons. By Vanessa Knivett.
Cultivating clusters 24/01/2006
Southern Poland is fast developing a reputation for electronics engineering and design skills. By Louise Joselyn.
 
Fingering a problem 19/01/2006
Capacitive touchscreens could become the dominant technology for finger based input on portable devices. By Hal Philipp.
 
Into the valley 09/01/2006
Exploring quasi resonant – or valley – switching in flyback power supply design. By Carl Walding.
 
Will i2010 flag? 08/12/2005
The EU will be the world’s most dynamic and competitive economy by 2010 – if the i2010 programme delivers. By Graham Pitcher.
 
Fancy an extension? 08/12/2005
The constant drive to smaller, faster, cheaper has brought about an explosion in mezzanine standards. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Brushes banished – SPONSORED TUTORIAL 08/12/2005
Single chip solutions for simplified high efficiency brushless dc motor control.
 
Open all hours? 16/11/2005
High availability shouldn’t mean unavailability. By Philip Ling.
 
Bluetooth gets a boost 03/11/2005
Testing the new generation of Bluetooth EDR products. By Angus Robinson.
 
Power to the people 21/10/2005
Power management in battery applications. By Mick Lovell.
 
A matter of scale 07/10/2005
Adaptive voltage scaling helps to solve power consumption problems. By Olivier Wilms.
 
Look, no wires! 07/10/2005
Making wires history for stereo headphones. By Luke D’Arcy.
 
No snooping allowed! 23/09/2005
Switchable lcds allow users to shield the screen or share the view. By Sven Stegemann.
 
The ‘in’ thing 13/09/2005
Has on chip instrumentation come of age? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
A breed apart 04/08/2005
Difficult to fathom and unwieldy to use, will logic analysers ever become redundant? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Testing times 04/08/2005
There’s more to setting up a VoIP network than you might think. By Kevin Redmond.
 
Building in a virtual world 04/08/2005
Are virtual systems prototypes the answer to truly reusable design platforms? By Linda Prowse Fosler.
 
Jumping through hoops 25/07/2005
Systems engineers are jumping through ever smaller hoops to meet demands for high speed and high density data in tighter timescales. By Vanessa Knivett
 
Jumping through hoops 25/07/2005
Systems engineers are jumping through ever smaller hoops to meet demands for high speed and high density data in tighter timescales. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Power tussle? 11/07/2005
Electromechanical versus solid state. Is the relay debate a done deal? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
The right fabric 11/07/2005
Which communications method is best for AdvancedTCA? By Dave Halliday and Shreekant Raivadera.
 
Powerful intelligence 23/06/2005
The release of the first version of PMBus signals a new generation of intelligent power sources. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Lost and now found? 23/06/2005
Whilst software developers rush to provide more organised and efficient approaches to verification, design engineers seem to be rediscovering ‘lost’ languages. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
How low can you go? 10/06/2005
The latest power management techniques are lowering portable device power consumption for those in the know. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
The game’s up 10/06/2005
Wireless telemetry gets a boost. By Philip Ling.
 
Driving displays – SPONSORED TUTORIAL 10/06/2005
Standalone processors support integration of TFT displays in instrument clusters.
 
Passive potential 20/05/2005
HP is taking a different approach to most when it comes to creating low cost, high quality displays. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Bridging the divide 05/05/2005
An alternative silicon debug methodology promises to bridge the gap between system validation engineers and silicon designers. By Yu-Chin Hsu and Robert Ruiz.
 
Rescanning the boundaries 22/04/2005
FPGA growth fuels boundary scan rethink. By Dominic Plunkett.
 
From cradle to grave 07/04/2005
From WEEE to knowledge management; there’s a range of reasons why you should be looking at product life cycle management. By Graham Pitcher.
 
Power struggles 17/03/2005
Once the vision of the future, 42V electrics are being pushed aside by developments in hybrid engine technology. By Graham Pitcher.
 
What’s in the box? 17/03/2005
Filling in the boxes on a clean sheet of paper requires disciplined systems. By Graham Pitcher.
 
Breaking out ... 17/03/2005
There’s a new instrument standard in development. Could it change the basis on which test equipment is bought? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Avoiding avalanches 04/03/2005
How to determine if a power mosfet can stand the heat. By Sungmo Young.
 
Integrity matters 04/03/2005
Backplane design is evolving in response to the challenges of high data rate fabric requirements, placing high demand on signal integrity. By Martin Blake.
 
Reading between the lines 18/02/2005
What’s lurking behind the datasheet? By Gary Bocock.
 
Solving resource problems 14/02/2005
Distributor broadens its horizons through a reference design. By Graham Pitcher.
 
Signed, sealed, delivered 14/02/2005
The concept of a ‘one stop shop’ is being extended through the reference design. By Philip Ling.
 
A green partnership 11/02/2005
Are environmental design practices gradually taking effect? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Displays heat up 03/02/2005
There’s a variety of emerging displays hot on the heels of tfts, but are they ‘hot to trot’? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Is there a bug in your box? 10/01/2005
The digital broadcast market is undergoing dramatic change. But can designers keep up at the debug stage? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
The best of both worlds 09/12/2004
Putting the heat on txcos to get oxco levels of performance. By Karl Ward.
 
Sacking the plug 16/11/2004
Power over Ethernet is fast gaining the reputation that it’s the only way of bringing power and data over one cable to networked devices. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Bridging the divide 16/11/2004
How bridges and switches can link tomorrow with yesterday. By Graham Pitcher.
 
Designed to please 05/11/2004
Can user centred design make a difference? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
It is rocket science 05/11/2004
Multi gigabit transceivers exploit distortion for their own gains. By Philip Ling.
 
Rent or buy? 22/10/2004
Making the decision between buying or renting high value test equipment can be a balancing act. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Reading the meter 22/10/2004
Measuring power consumption of low power devices and systems. By Peter Lancaster.
 
Package pushes performance 22/10/2004
Optocouplers go smd to meet future demands. By Krish Ramdass.
 
Keeping watch 08/10/2004
Supervisors in multi voltage systems. By Greg Sutterlin.
 
The big squeeze 27/09/2004
The pressure is on to find more efficient, smaller and more environmentally friendly ways of powering portable devices. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Is signal integrity becoming a headache? 10/09/2004
Achieving signal integrity without compromising performance is possible, even at GHz speeds. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
A question of bandwidth 10/09/2004
A new project beckons requiring more bandwidth than your old oscilloscope can provide. But just how much bandwidth do you really need? By Art Porter.
 
Hard to put a finger on ... 06/08/2004
Simulating buttons and switches by combining vibration, pressure and sound is making automotive multimedia easier to handle. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Keeping your cool 06/08/2004
Nanotechnology, air jets and water droplets are all possible cooling technologies for the future. By Graham Pitcher.
 
A work of art? 09/07/2004
Validating the first VME renaissance ‘masterpiece’. By Sally Wolfe.
 
Putting on the squeeze 21/06/2004
It’s not only mobile ’phones that require super efficient power sources. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Simulation speeds solution 21/06/2004
Full wave emi and thermal simulation cut time to market by 20%. By Jean-Philippe Tigneres.
 
Weaving a new fabric 04/06/2004
New backplane architectures speed data transmission. By Dave Bowring.
 
Conservation area 04/06/2004
By extending your ability to save power in your current implementation, would you delay moving to the next silicon generation if you could? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Flexing muscles 07/05/2004
Test equipment manufacturers are strengthening their links with general purpose users, bringing them an array of benefits. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Is ‘air’ typing the future? 26/04/2004
Will virtual keyboards be the answer to the well known bottleneck of mobile computing devices, text entry? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
A smoother ride 26/04/2004
Simple methods reduce input ripple for all charge pumps. By Andy Fewster.
 
A cut above the rest 18/03/2004
VITA46 may at first glance be something just for the eyes of avionics systems builders, but it points to wider industry trends. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
All done by mirrors 18/03/2004
One of the latest attempts to create a 3d display uses a collection of mirrors. By Graham Pitcher.
 
Freshly made 18/03/2004
Battery packs deserve more respect, as they move further up the priority list. By Philip Ling.
 
Avoiding total recall 23/02/2004
Product recall is an unwanted and costly exercise, underlining the importance of seeking compliance advice from the initial design stage. By Andrew Was.
 
Power to your elbow 30/01/2004
Simplifying power module selection. By Andrea Gorgerino and Alberto Guerra.
 
Automotive double take 22/01/2004
The automotive industry is taking a renewed interest in the head up display. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Taking heat out of the situation 22/01/2004
How to keep your chip or system cool is becoming a hotly discussed topic. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Forming an opinion 12/01/2004
The PrPMC form factor is changing the way in which test and measurement applications are designed. By Lewis Zook.
 
Bright light 07/11/2003
An efficient approach to driving white leds in lcd backlight applications. By Gareth Henson.
 
Feel the force 07/11/2003
Force feedback technologies are finding broader market appeal. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Top of the wish list … 24/10/2003
… is a knowledge management system, says RFI. By Graham Pitcher.
 
Spreading it around 10/10/2003
Are power requirements constricting design parameters? By Philip Ling.
 
Seeing is believing 10/10/2003
Miniature display technology holds huge potential for tomorrow’s electronic devices. By Graham Pitcher.
 
Time waits for no man 05/09/2003
With engineers now having to cope with multiple signals at very fast signal rates, how is test hardware meeting their needs? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Test at the edge 05/09/2003
Boundary scan test capabilities come of age. By Mark Holdaway.
 
Right by design? 11/08/2003
The ubiquity of Ethernet masks the complexity beneath it, as network traffic reaches data rates of 10Gb. By Philip Ling.
 
It's all GUI 11/08/2003
With visual interfaces becoming more popular, more capable gui development tools are needed. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Staggering performance 11/08/2003
Better enclosure cooling from a new fan layout. By Tom Perazzo.
 
Keeping in charge 19/06/2003
A low cost, but widely applicable, circuit for lithium ion battery charging. By Ross Bannatyne.
 
A graphical approach 19/06/2003
What does UML 2.0 bring to the graphical modelling landscape? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Probing for a solution 23/05/2003
How is probe development keeping pace with the demands placed by today’s high frequency designs. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Preaching to the converted 09/05/2003
DC/DC converter technology is developing to address the electronics mainstream. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Powering down 04/04/2003
Minimising power consumption has become a hot discussion topic. By Brent Rowe, Jeff Corbin and Ken Murphy.
 
Strike a light 04/04/2003
Display backlighting solutions abound, but which suits your application? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Don’t get your fingers burnt! 24/03/2003
Silicon temperature sensors protect your system. By Uwe Kopp.
 
Design for all 07/02/2003
By following inclusive design principles, the user experience can be improved for disabled and able bodied users alike. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Taking a lead 29/01/2003
How are T&M companies meeting demand for more bandwidth for less bucks? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Shifting down a gear 14/01/2003
Embedded processors learn to ease off in order to conserve power. By Philip Ling.
 
Getting more out of your motor 14/01/2003
Motor driver ICs integrate more functions. By Bob Christie.
 
Shaken, but not stirred 06/12/2002
What options are available to those designing systems for extreme environments? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Powering efficient solutions 08/11/2002
Tighter digital design rules mean tougher challenges for power supply designers. By Mathew Jacob and John Fairbanks.
 
Up close and personal 18/10/2002
What does IEEE1149.4 mean for designers? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Plastic, fantastic! 04/10/2002
Developing the displays for tomorrow’s consumer products. By Graham Pitcher.
 
What’s in the box 04/10/2002
Lowering the cost of powering terrestrial digital tv. By Dr. Iain Mosely.
 
Migrating test 06/09/2002
To what extent are instrumentation companies making it easier for the electronics design engineer to migrate test-in-design procedures through to test-in-manufacture? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Large scale verification 09/08/2002
Test tools help short circuit the ramp up to production, for complex systems on chip. By Paul Rowbottom.
 
A touch of class 09/08/2002
Touchscreens are beginning to enter the data entry mainstream. By Graham Pitcher.
 
It is just an amplifier gone wrong 09/08/2002
Pointers on crystal oscillator design for digital engineers. By Barry Priestley.
 
Are you being served 21/06/2002
Has online support improved the life of the electronic designer? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Brick by brick 21/06/2002
Power density and efficiency are two measurements of success for many dc/dc converters, but often mutually exclusive. But a breakthrough in transformer technology could change all that. By Philip Ling.
 
Proof of concept 10/06/2002
Proving a system specification through verification component development. By Darren Galpin.
 
Going inside 24/05/2002
Interactive tv is creating testing times for those databroadcasters choosing to follow the DVB iTV format. By Richard Hall.
 
Potted power poser 10/05/2002
Open frame or potted power module? By Frank Liang, Karl Wolf, Joseph Thottuvelil and George Alameel.
 
Taking out a contract 05/04/2002
Contract manufacturers are turning into strategic partners. By Eric Russell.
 
A touching image 05/04/2002
Make sure your display doesn’t limit your imagination. By Steve Mitchell.
 
Keeping your enemies closer 22/03/2002
Without strategic partnerships between competitors, technology would develop a lot slower. By Philip Ling.
 
A sense of purpose 22/03/2002
A strategic partnership has brought a sensor device to volume production more quickly than the developer could have done it alone. By Graham Pitcher.
 
Making a display 12/03/2002
How to avoid problems when designing in lcds. By Manfred Wittmeir.
 
Bolt on beats bugs 25/02/2002
Overcoming the adverse effects of abstraction. By Peter Davy.
 
All for one, one for all 25/02/2002
Taking a product from concept to reality poses engineering management challenges, particularly for start ups. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
When things hot up 07/02/2002
Thermal management in CompactPCI systems. By Ken DuBois and David Bowring.
 
Keep it down! 07/02/2002
The technology behind one of the most critical but neglected power chain devices. By Mick Burgoyne.
 
Four wires are better than two 18/01/2002
Plug your pc in to features formerly only found in benchtop instruments. By Jon Semancik.
 
The power to control 04/01/2002
The latest discrete igbts are bringing performance boosts in 1200V applications. By Hans-Jürgen Widler.
 
Three horse race 04/01/2002
Will wireless front ends demand cmos amplifiers for cost efficiency over GaAs, or will SiGe take first place? By Philip Ling
 
Extended real time 19/12/2001
When is a real time oscilloscope more real time?
 
Designing for others 25/09/2001
Managing your own design project is hard enough, but what issues must you consider when managing others? By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Cool design 12/09/2001
When it comes to cooling, every application has its own requirement. So how do you specify a fan to cool a power supply? By Andy Bryars and Ian Macleod.
 
Necessity is the mother of adoption 12/09/2001
Efficiency is no longer the primary issue for dc/dc converters, it is thermal management that makes the difference. By Philip Ling.
 
New for old 14/08/2001
How to overcome the physical challenges of adding adsl to pots. By Philip Ling.
 
What's the point? 09/07/2001
Innovative input devices for portable products. By Vanessa Knivett.
 
Skipping a beat 11/06/2001
Could you satisfy all your frequency needs with a single device? By Graham Pitcher.
 
Good designs don't feel the heat 18/05/2001
Thermal analysis tools continue to develop while materials improve a little, but the laws of physics remain the same. By Tom Shelley.
 
Testing for high speed communications 16/05/2001
Mobile ’phones, the internet and e-commerce continue to drive the demand for more and more bandwidth and higher and higher data rates. The bandwidth demand has also created a market for test equipment for the new high speed technology. By Andy Dawes.
 
Testing times for Bluetooth 23/03/2001
Testing products for Bluetooth compliance is a complex process. By Tom Shelley.
 
Bringing more stability 13/02/2001
Bringing more stability to crystal oscillators. By Graham Pitcher.
 
Site for sore eyes 13/02/2001
The displays industry deserves its own portal, claims web trader. By Graham Pitcher.
 
Give me a break 22/01/2001
Technology brings higher functionality to optical time domain reflectometers. By Graham Pitcher.
 
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