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Articles in August, 2005 issue of EDN Asia

• Tool offers enhanced schematic capture functions.(Electronics Workbench's product)(Brief Article)
• Quickly estimate an electronic system's cooling requirements.(design ideas)
  by Gabel, James
• Upgrade automatically reads and checks SDC.(Synopsys design constraints files)(Brief Article)
• Nanocrystalline common mode chokes.(Vacuumschmelze GmbH's Product)(Brief Article)
  by Lange, Robin
• Portable tester for next gen SONET/SDH networks.(Acterna L.L.C.)(Synchronous Optical Network Technologies )(Synchronous Digital Hierarchy )(Brief Article)
• Reference design kit provides low-power, high-performance.(Advanced Micro Devices Inc's GeodeGX SOM-144 Reference design kit )(Brief Article)
• 16-bit dsPIC DSCs for space-constrained applications.(Microchip Technology's Digital Signal Controllers)(Brief Article)
  by Lange, Robin
• Implementation considerations of SDH clocks: a discussion on synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) network synchronization standards, synchronization architectures, and requirements from the implementation perspective.(special report)
  by Kumar, Ullas
• TFT LCD DC/DC converter for notebook and automotive.(Thin-film transistor liquid crystal displays from Maxim Integrated Products Inc)(Brief Article)
• Synthesizer reduces RF BOM and footprint by up to 60%.(Radio Frequency)(Brief Article)
  by Lange, Robin
• Version 3 of C Complier for Coldfire Chips.(newer version)(Brief Article)
• System-interconnect platform with improved features.(Version 15.2 of the Cadence Allegro system)(Brief Article)
• LED driver delivers 350mA from single/dual cell alkaline.(Light Emitting Diode)(LTC3490)(Brief Article)
  by Lange, Robin
• Microprocessor, linear potentiometer deliver echo pulses.(design ideas)(Brief Article)
  by Raynus, Abel
• Predictive development solutions boost innovation.(Brief Article)
• Ethernet switch controllers improve performance.(Infineon Technologie's product)(Brief Article)
  by Lange, Robin
• High quality PCB and semicon inspection.(Process Control Block)(Brief Article)
• ICS SigniFy IF signal analysis system.(Radstone Technology Corp.'s Intermediate Frequency)(Internet Connection Sharing)(Brief Article)
• "Mobile is changing the entire way of doing business".(EDN Asias interview with John Chen)(Interview)
  by Varma, Kirtimaya
• Portable battery power: high performance analog solutions from linear technology.(Advertisement)
• Low-cost connectivity for high-performance systems.(Thales Computer's Products)(Brief Article)
• WLAN 802.11b/g SiGe power amplifier with good OFDM performance.(Atmel Corporation's Product)(Brief Article)
  by Lange, Robin
• All-purpose generator for production and development.(Product information)(Brief Article)
• ISE plugs directly into EDA design flows.(integrated software environment)(Brief Article)
• Charge pump drives camera flash efficiently.(Sipex Corporation's Sipex SP6686 charge pump)(Brief Article)
  by Schweber, Bill
• Versatile digital speedometer uses few components.(design ideas)
  by Jain, Abhishek
• High-security smart card microcontroller.(Renesas Technology's AE-4 Series)(Brief Article)
• Processor blade chops AdvancedTCA schedules.(Adlink Technology's Product)(Brief Article)
  by Webb, Warren
• Signal generators speeds test times by 6X.(IFR 3410 series signal generators)(Brief Article)
• Tool offers enhanced schematic capture.(Multicap schematic-capture tool)
• AMD announces 64-bit, X86 multi-core.(Advanced Micro Devices Inc's Opteron 800 Series processor )(Brief Article)
  by Lange, Robin
• RF products for broadband wireless applications.(Texas Instruments's radio frequency products)(Brief Article)
• 8-port network analyzer from 300kHz to 8GHz.(kilo Hertz)(Giga Hertz)(Brief Article)
• Fusion SIP 4.0 for embedded development.(Unicoi Systems's Session Initiation Protocol)(Brief Article)
• 1.5A VLDO features 100mV dropout.(Linear Technology's product)(Brief Article)
• PCI express and ASI: avoiding chaos at 2Gbps: at data rates as high as 2Gbps per lane, little things can make big differences in signal integrity. Experts disagree on whether thinking about what's really going on can improve performance or only make it wo
  by Strassberg, Dan
• DSP often "improved" systems performance gain.(Digital Signal Processing)(Texas Instrument's Products)(Brief Article)
• The 200 lumen barrier has been shattered.(Osram Opto Semiconductor's Product)(Brief Article)
  by Lange, Robin
• Video-editing graphics board has 128Mbytes of DDR memory.(new products: Embedded)(Brief Article)
• Development tools for RISC core.(Cambridge Consultant'S Reduced Instruction Set Computer)(Brief Article)
• Fundamental shifts in EDA.(ednasia.comment)
  by Varma, Kirtimaya
• POL converter for high current memory applications.(point of load converter from C&D Technologies)(Brief Article)
• Fail-safe system monitor measures two remote temps.(Maxim Integrated Products Inc.)(new product MAX6617)(Brief Article)
• 14-bit PCI digitizer with 125 MS/s and dual port memory.(AlazarTech's peripheral component interconnect)(Brief Article)
• 3G power amp often dual-band in small package.(Dual-band WCDMA/UMTS RF Power Amplifier Module from Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc)(Brief Article)
• Black boxes capture car-crash data, controversy: capable of recording mechanical and human performance before and during a crash, motor-vehicle event-data recorders have attracted the attention of safety and privacy advocates.(design feature)
  by Webb, Warren
• Flash microcontrollers double performance in low-voltage designs.(Microchip Technology's product)(Brief Article)
• Simple-to-use boomer audio-synchronized LED driver.(National Semiconductor's light emitting diode driver)(Brief Article)
  by Lange, Robin
• Low cost debugging and programming tool.(new products: Embedded)
• 36V step-down DC/DC converter in MSOP.(Linear Technology's Product)(Brief Article)
• Run for your life: ultralow-power systems designed for the long haul: systems can achieve an average current drain of the order of 1[micro]A by relying on a low duty cycle and by minimizing the power needs of their processor, software, and analog interfac
  by Conner, Margery
• DirectFET MOSFETs for portable buck converter applications.(International Rectifier Corp.'s Product)(Brief Article)
• Current-sense monitor works with wide common-mode inputs.( INA19x high-side from Texas Instruments)(Brief Article)
  by Schweber, Bill
• Embedded PC.(personal computer product information)(Brief Article)
• Boomer audio amplifier improves RF suppression in portables.(National Semiconductor's Product)(Brief Article)