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Articles in October, 2004 issue of EDN

• Circuit-protection device for telecom and networking applications.(Components)(Brief Article)
• New Thyristor Device Databook.(Literature Link)
• StacoVAR[R] power factor correction & harmonic mitigation.(Literature Link)
• Advanced switching: a new take on PCI Express: by using the advanced switching fabric, many associated end systems can simultaneously and directly communicate according to their protocols.(design feature)
  by Rooholamini, Mo
• Single board computers.(Literature Link)
• Resistance may be futile, but you can still measure it.(Leading edge: what's hot in the design community)
  by Schweber, Bill
• Know how that heat is flowing.(Sightings: the outlook for new technology)(Brief Article)
  by Schweber, Bill
• ZigBee paves the way for low-cost networks.(Next Generation Wireless Architecture)
  by Cravotta, Nicholas
• Designing early for EMC: employ simulation early in the design process, and you can optimize your design before building a prototype.(design feature)(electromagnetic compatibilty)
  by German, Fred
• Low-power processor includes hardware support for antivirus protection.(Microprocessors)
• DSP suits telecom, software-radio, and broadcast applications.(Microprocessors)
• CAT III, 1-kV/CAT IV, 600V ratings proclaim three-phase power analyzers' safety.(leading edge)(Brief Article)
  by Strassberg, Dan
• Power management for PCI backplanes: the move to faster PCI slots requires extra attention to power distribution, especially in the case of I/O supplies. The available alternatives for implementing I/O-supply generation all require careful attention to PC
  by Neidorff, Bob
• Low-profile wound-chip inductors provide 30% higher current rating than conventional inductors of equal size.(Components)(Brief Article)
• Free 2004 PXI Product Guide.(Literature Link)
• High voltage control, measurement & safety devices 208V to 1000KV, DC to 10MHz.(Literature Link)
• The lanyards you made at camp come in handy.(Leading edge: what's hot in the design community)
  by Lupton, Ellen
• Build a negative-voltage power-side switch.(design ideas)
  by English, Michael
• Free DIAdem evaluation CD.(Literature Link)
• Real-time-sampling DSO achieves 13-GHz bandwidth, 23-psec rise time, lower noise than 8-GHz units.(Leading edge: what's hot in the design community)
  by Strassberg, Dan
• Power-conversion IC delivers 90% efficiency.(Components)(Brief Article)
• Micropower 150 mA CMOS voltage regulator with active shutdown.(Featured products)
• High-speed LED infrared emitter operates at the 870-nm optical wavelength.(Optoelectronics/Displays)
• Single-chip NSP family designed for Layer 3 to Layer 7 networking.(Microprocessors)(Brief Article)
• The perfect probe.(Signal integrity)
  by Johnson, Howard
• Web site provides VOIP tools, tips.(leading edge)(voice over Internet Protocol)(www.voiptroubleshooter.com)(Brief Article)
  by Schweber, Bill
• Device brings 8-bit features to 32-bit processing.(leading edge)(Brief Article)
  by Cravotta, Robert
• MIT panelists examine outsourcing and innovation.(leading edge)(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  by Schweber, Bill
• Latching power switch uses momentary-action pushbutton.(design ideas)
  by Smith, Anthony
• Thin-film-resistor-divider networks offer 0.05% resistance-ratio tolerance in 1.1-mm-thick package.(Components)(Brief Article)
• Long-duration reset controller targets consumer applications.(Integrated Circuits)(Brief Article)
• Machine Vision and Scientific Imaging Booklet and CD.(Literature Link)
• Dilbert.(leading edge)
  by Adams, Scott
• Thermocouples, make your own.(Literature Link)
• MLC NAND Flash.(Literature Link)
• New Comprehensive Catalog.(Literature Link)
• High performance IC sockets and adapters.(Literature Link)
• Precise position sensor gets IR adjustments.(Leading edge: what's hot in the design community)
  by Schweber, Bill
• Simply blue: application-specific Bluetooth[R] modules.(Featured products)
• Circuit delivers dimming control for white-LED driver.(design ideas)
  by Ly, Wallace
• 1.2V microcontroller operates from 1.2 to 3.6V power supply.(Microprocessors)
• Dilbert.(leading edge)
  by Adams, Scott
• OLED display emerges from a printer.(Sightings: the outlook for new technology)(Brief Article)
  by Miller, Matthew
• Laser-diode driver allows 16X write and 8X rewrite speeds.(Integrated Circuits)(Brief Article)
• Ethernet keeps pumping the data: it's hard to imagine a technology that can almost seamlessly embrace a three-order-of-magnitude bandwidth increase using copper wiring that was originally designed for voice services. This first article of a two-part serie
  by Marsh, David
• A new kid on the block.(edn.comment)
  by Dodge, John
• New light pipe operates with board-mounted pushbutton switches.(Optoelectronics/Displays)
• Microcontroller family adds 4-, 8-, and 16-kbit series.(Microprocessors)
• Method provides overpower protection for quasiresonant supplies.(design ideas)
  by Cyr, Nicolas
• Microcontroller speeds execution from low power.(leading edge)(Brief Article)
  by Cravotta, Robert
• The debounce debacle.(Baker's best)
  by Baker, Bonnie
• Ethernet-controller IC targets consumer applications.(leading edge)
  by Schweber, Bill
• Ultrasmall transient-voltage suppressors provide multiline ESD protection.(Components)(Brief Article)
• Programmable ADC measures motor-phase currents in variable-speed motor-drive-control systems.(Integrated Circuits)(Brief Article)
• Revolutionary piezo alarm.(Literature Link)
• Reduce costs with free measurement and control designer CD.(Literature Link)
• Build a simple, soft-action muting switch.(design ideas)(Brief Article)
  by Firestone, John
• Make the USB-to-PCMCIA/IEEE-488 link.(Leading edge: what's hot in the design community)
  by Schweber, Bill
• A hotbed of activity in standard linear: TI keeps working to introduce even more products.(Safe bet series: a special series from TI standard linear and logic Advertorial)(Advertisement)
  by Elliott, Heidi
• Two new 2.2-in. color TFTs display Web pages, photos.(Optoelectronics/Displays)
• Low-power precision voltage references now include 1.25 and 2.5V.(Integrated Circuits)
• Video filter/driver offers selectable high-definition, progressive-scan, and standard-definition filters.(Integrated Circuits)
• Chips smooth out digital-video speed bumps.(Leading edge: what's hot in the design community)(Techwell)
  by Dipert, Brian
• Four-channel encoder captures real-time video streams.(leading edge)
  by Webb, Warren
• Image processing gets its tools going.(Leading edge: what's hot in the design community)(Brief Article)
  by Schweber, Bill
• LCD-scaler family suits flat-panel displays.(Integrated Circuits)(Brief Article)
• BETAsoft Thermal Analysis Software.(Literature Link)
• Dual analog switch targets portable equipment.(Integrated Circuits)(Brief Article)
• Ultra-Wideband for the masses. (Next Generation: wireless architecture: a spcial series sponsored by Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.).(Advertorial)
  by Cravotta, Nicholas
• Precise gain without external resistors--Design Note 348.(Advertisement)
  by Brisebois, Glen
• Pipelining energy into your skill set.(edn.comment)
  by Dodge, John
• Power SMT LED offers 120[degrees] viewing angle.(Optoelectronics/Displays)
• On-chip platforms target wireless-system, consumer, and multimedia markets.(Microprocessors)(Brief Article)
• Sound design decisions: mixed-signal audio solutions: high integration and outstanding performance provide designers with an excellent value.
• Emerging technologies at ETC.(leading edge)(Emerging Technology Conference)(Brief Article)
  by Schweber, Bill
• Li-ion battery charger features 1.2A pnp power transistor.(Integrated Circuits)(Brief Article)
• NJR Corporation's 2004-2005 Product Selector Guide.(Literature Link)
• Buck-power-supply controller complies with DDR and DDR2.(Integrated Circuits)(Brief Article)
• Two 256-Mbit mobile RAM devices available in a multi-chip package.(Integrated Circuits)(Brief Article)
• MEMS technology really stacks up.(Sightings: the outlook for new technology)(Microelectromechanical systems)(Micro-fabrica)(Brief Article)
  by Miller, Mathew

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