EDN articles from February 2006

EDN archives from February 2006

Power-miserly audio codec brings fidelity and 3-D sound to portables.(ONLINE ONLY)
February 2, 2006... The days of lackluster, tiny sounds from cell phones and other portable consumer products may be over with the introduction of Texas Instruments' low-noise TLV320-AIC3x family of 16/20/24/32-bit stereoaudio codecs. *...

Silistix introduces tools to take asynchronous design mainstream.(ONLINE ONLY)
February 2, 2006... EDA and IP start-up Silistix is unveiling tools that it claims will free IC designers from slavery to a single system cock by allowing them to stitch together IC-design blocks with the company's asynchronous IP bus. *...

Chip enables POE convenience with auxiliary backup.(ONLINE ONLY)
February 2, 2006... The potential convenience of POE (power over Ethernet) is undeniable. Users can connect devices such as IP (Internet Protocol) phones, remote cameras, or WiFi (wireless-fidelity) access points with no ac adapter. But designers of POE-enabled...

Embedded agents to monitor, correct VOIP quality.(ONLINE ONLY)
February 2, 2006... Texas Instruments today announced an embedded technology that aims to provide distributed, real-time monitoring--and correction--of QOS (quality-of-service) issues on IP (Internet Protocol)-based services, such as VOIP calls. *...

Xilinx confirms acquisition of AccelChip.(ONLINE ONLY)
February 2, 2006... To grow its market beyond its traditional user base of hardware engineers and tap into the universe of software-savvy DSP designers. Xilinx has officially announced that it has acquired Matlab-to-RTL synthesis-tool-vendor AccetChip. *...

1% and ratio-resistor-pair programs now available.(ONLINE ONLY)
February 2, 2006... In a Dec. 16, 2005, Design Idea entitled "Programs calculate 1% and ratio-resistor pairs," we promised to make two EXE files available for download. However, they did not appear online when they should have (It's a long story, involving an...

EDN's innovation awards vote now at www.edn.com/innovation.(EDN INNOVATION 16TH ANNUAL AWARDS)
February 2, 2006... Help EDN honor excellence in electronics engineering The 16th annual EDN Innovation Awards program Is underway now. EDN's editors have narrowed the nominees down to a group of finalists. which includes outstanding engineers, products, and...

CES stars: tough to find in mediocre year.(EDN.COMMENT)
February 2, 2006... I'm sure I missed a lot at the 2006 CES (Consumer Electronics Show). It would be impossible not to at the mammoth show with crowds clogging every aisle--at least in the Las Vegas Convention Center's South Hall and Central Hall. Having just...

Optimizing RF power amplifier system efficiency using DC-DC converters.(POWER / designer: Expert tips, tricks, and techniques for powerful designs)
February 2, 2006... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] RF power amplifiers used in CDMA / WCDMA cellular standards have been traditionally powered directly from the battery. This makes system implementation easy but the requirement for linear power amplifiers in such...

WEBENCH[R] online design environment.(Power Design Tools)
February 2, 2006... Our design and prototyping environment simplifies and expedites the entire design process. 1. Choose a part 2. Create a design 3. Analyze a power supply design --Perform electrical simulation --Simulate thermal behavior...

Analog University[R].(Power Design Tools)
February 2, 2006... Expand your knowledge and understanding of analog with our free online educational training tool. analogU.national.com

CANBus, serial networks distribute motion control.(pulse: INNOVATIONS & INNOVATORS)
February 2, 2006... Targeting medical, scientific, semiconductor, industrial, robotic, and general-automation applications, Performance Motion Devices recently announced the Ion dc brush drive. This fully enclosed module provides network connectivity, power...

16-bit processors get a boost.(pulse: INNOVATIONS & INNOVATORS)
February 2, 2006... Microchip is expanding the support for 16-bit processing with the new PIC24 microcontroller family and two new dsPIC33 digital-signal-controller families of devices. These devices deliver more processing performance with more integrated memory...

Networking processors decrease cost, increase integration.(pulse: INNOVATIONS & INNOVATORS)
February 2, 2006... Cavium Networks' Octeon CN31XX and CN30XX processors integrate a custom MIPS64 processor core with hardware-acceleration options for layers 3 to 7 data, content processing, and security services at a price as low as $19 (50,000). The hardware...

Dilbert.(Cartoon)
February 2, 2006... CAROL, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE ENTIRE STAFF OUT TO A FIVE-STAR RESTAURANT FOR LUNCH. THE FOOD IS SO GOOD THAT IT'S ALMOST INTOXICATING. WHEN PAIRED WITH THE RIGHT WINE, THE EXPERIENCE IS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME SENSATION. WHILE WE'RE GONE,...

Scientists boast about their small measurements.(RESEARCH UPDATE)
February 2, 2006... In separate work, researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) have developed new laser-based methods for measuring distance with mind-boggling precision. The NASA scientists...

Optical modulator heralds terabit/sec data rates.(pulse: INNOVATIONS & INNOVATORS)
February 2, 2006... Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology claim to have operated an optical modulator at terahertz frequencies, an advance that may eventually lead to data communications that scientists can measure in terabits (trillions of bits) per...

If these walls could heat--and cool.(pulse: INNOVATIONS & INNOVATORS)
February 2, 2006... In homes of the future, walls and windows coated with an invisible layer of micrometer-scale photovoltaic cells and thermoelectric materials will provide heating and cooling far more efficiently than traditional systems. At least that's the...

TI's first DaVinci products offer "easy video".(GLOBAL DESIGNER)
February 2, 2006... Texas Instruments has fleshed out the details of the first deliverables under the DaVinci brand, highly integrated product offerings for digital-video designs. DaVinci bundles silicon and software with development support that will allow you to...

Feedback loop.(pulse: INNOVATIONS & INNOVATORS)
February 2, 2006... "The wire must be obtained, procured, scrounged, begged, borrowed, or just plain stolen at midnight from a production department that has stock in only ore color: green." Glen Chenier in EDN's Feedback Loop at www.edn.com/...

OS steps up to support proliferating multicore CPUs.(02.02.06)
February 2, 2006... In recognition of the rapidly growing interest in multicore-processor designs, QNX has introduced a multicore edition of its development tools. The company asserts that the structure of its operating-system software lends itself to multicore...

Initial inertial gestures.(ANALOG DOMAIN)
February 2, 2006... As much as micromachined accelerometers enabled new applications for inertial sensors nearly two decades ago, it's been packaging innovations for MEMS (microelectromechanical-systems) devices that have multiplied those opportunities manyfold....

Frequency-domain analysis helps with delta-sigma.(BAKER'S BEST)
February 2, 2006... I usually look at ADCs in the time domain. When I do, I can determine at least the basics, such as the length of the input-signal sampling time as well as the elapsed time before the data arrives at the digital outputs. This approach usually...

Specsmanship.(SIGNAL INTEGRITY)
February 2, 2006... Every Joe at the lumberyard understands that a 2X4 does not measure 2 in. by 4 in. Those "nominal dimensions" may apply at the rough-cut stage, but the actual finished dimensions are approximately 1.5X3.5 in. after air drying, planing, and...

Hardware designer on an electric chair.(TALES FROM THE CUBE)
February 2, 2006... My engineering team was designing a signal-processing board for the mobile-radio infrastructure. The board integrates a number of DSPs and ASICs for number-crunching. Our team works on both hardware and software development, because experience...

Decision time: you pick the winners in our 16th annual program honoring engineering excellence.(EDN's 2005 Innovation Finalists)
February 2, 2006... People in this industry throw the word "innovation" around a lot. Most of the press releases that come to EDN claim to bear news of an innovation, usually one that's "groundbreaking" or "revolutionary." But the marketing department does not...

Co-design: EDA vendors are helping IC and package designers more effectively work together.
February 2, 2006... Traditionally, separate groups designed ICs and packages, but cost, time-to-market issues, and ever-growing package complexity--especially as SIPs (systems in packages), multichip modules, and stacked die become more common--are now forcing IC...

Friend or foe: battery-authentication ICs separate the good guys from the bad: all battery packs are not created equal: unauthorized after-market packs may contain cells that can self-destruct when you charge them at the higher voltages that new lithium-ion technologies demand. Battery-authentication ICs use advanced security methods to weed out counterfeits.
February 2, 2006... Battery packs for consumer applications, such as cell phones and laptops, continue to move further away from the one-size-fits-all category. The responsibility for ensuring that only compatible packs plug into recharging systems again belongs...

Dual threshold voltages and power-gating design flows offer good results: dual threshold voltages and power-gating design flows manage both leakage power and performance with little effort.(power leakage)
February 2, 2006... Design-optimization methodologies and flows that use gates with two threshold voltages ([V.sub.TH]) can achieve excellent results for both power and timing with a high degree of automation. This dual-[V.sub.TH] approach has become crucial for...

Baseband circuits for an RFID receiver--design note 381.(DESIGN NOTES)(Advertisement)
February 2, 2006... Introduction Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology uses radiated and reflected RF power to identify and track a variety of objects. A typical RFID system consists of a reader and a transponder (or tag). An RFID reader contains...

Hardened Ethernet cable goes underground.(design ideas: READERS SOLVE DESIGN PROBLEMS)
February 2, 2006... [*] An application required the extension of Ethernet (IEEE 802.3u-1995) service from a home to a garage, a distance of approximately 300 ft. Wireless communication using IEEE 802.11a/b/g equipment had proved unreliable due to the buildings'...

Shunt regulator improves power amplifier's current-limit accuracy.(design ideas: READERS SOLVE DESIGN PROBLEMS)
February 2, 2006... [*] Adding current-limiting circuitry to a power amplifier's or a linear voltage regulator's emitter-follower output stage protects both the output transistor and the downstream circuitry from excessive-current damage. Figure 1 shows the...

Low-power, super-regenerative receiver targets 433-MHz ISM band.(design ideas: READERS SOLVE DESIGN PROBLEMS)
February 2, 2006... [*] Designers often choose a super-regenerative receiver--despite its frequency instability and poor selectivity--for battery-powered, short-range, wireless applications in which power consumption is a major issue. Examples include...

EMI filter minimizes insertion loss with low ESR.(PASSIVES)
February 2, 2006... [*] Adding to the Praetorian ASIP (application-specific-integrated-passive) [mu][tau] EMI (electromagnetic-interference)-inductor-based filter-array family, the CM1419 suits audio applications in wireless handsets, using a 0.28[OMEGA] ESR...

Multilayer-chip inductors have low radiation construction.(PASSIVES)
February 2, 2006... [*] The ROHS (reduction-of-hazardous-substances)-compliant, surface-mount, multilayer-chip PM1210G and PM1812G series inductors target PCs and laptop computers, printers, hard drives, HDTVs, VCRs, and computer peripherals. A monolithic...

Ultrahigh-precision BMZF resistors have 750-mW power ratings.(PASSIVES)
February 2, 2006... [*] Targeting applications requiring low total-error budget under load and extreme environmental conditions, the ultrahigh-precision VSMP series of BMZF (bulk-metal-Z.foil) resistors suit test equipment, high-precision instrumentation;...

Current-sensing-resistor line expands to 0.002[ohm].(PASSIVES)
February 2, 2006... In tolerances to [+ or -] 5%, the flameproof, open-air BR Series of current-sense resistors have a 0.002 to 0.1[ohm] resistance. The series can withstand 70A of current and is rated from 1 to 5W at 85[degrees]C. Resistance values are available...

JPEG-video-encoder card includes dual RISC encoding processors.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)
February 2, 2006... [*] The CTR-1471 PC/104-Plus JPEG 2000 encoder card now supports the J2K (JPEG2000) ISO/IEC15444-1 image-compression standard. The eight-channel video-compressor module processes images at a 40M-sample/sec rate in reversible mode and higher...

Motor-control starter kit includes a BLDC motor.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)
February 2, 2006... The vendor based this motor-control starter kit on the ST7FMC microcontroller with a dedicated motor-control peripheral targeting induction or permanent-magnet-drive motors. The kit includes a motor-control board with a built-in 10A inverter...

MP3 pioneer stirred RIAA action, exited market as major players entered.(reality check: YESTERDAY'S HYPE MEETS TODAY'S REALITY)
February 2, 2006... STATES Price at introduction: $199.95 / Storage capacity: 32 Mbytes, 60 minutes of music The Rio PMP300 MP3, or compressed-digital-music, player, from Diamond Multimedia wasn't technically the first such product, but it was the first true...

A new approach to streamlining the application of advanced technologies.(ADVERTORIAL)
February 16, 2006... Today's increasing silicon complexity drives engineers to continually leverage the latest advances in electronic design. However, no company can afford to have its design teams consuming time and effort adopting individual technologies....

From the age of anxiety to the era of the reference design.(EDN.COMMENT)(Editorial)
February 16, 2006... I suppose introductions are in order. In general, staff changes at a magazine make for poor reading. But now is a time of transition in the engineering profession, so a few changes here may justify taking a moment to say hello--to step out from...

Optimizing power management solutions for advanced applications processors.(DESIGN / idea)
February 16, 2006... Power management solutions for today's portable applications processors are becoming highly integrated. Total power consumption, standby, and deep-sleep current consumption effect battery size, bill-of-material cost, and product acceptance....

Power management unit for advanced applications processors.(Featured Products)
February 16, 2006... The LP3971 is a multi-function, programmable power management IC, designed especially for advanced applications processors. This device is optimized for low-power handheld applications and provides six low-dropout, low-noise linear regulators,...

Dual step-down converter for portable systems with complex power management requirements.(Featured Products)
February 16, 2006... The LM3370 is a dual step-down DC-DC converter optimized for powering ultra-low voltage circuits from a single Li-Ion battery and input rail ranging from 2.7V to 5.5V. It provides two outputs with 600 mA load per channel. The output voltage...

Dual step-down DC-DC converter features >90% efficiency over a wide load range.(Featured Products)
February 16, 2006... The LM2717 is composed of two PWM DC-DC buck (step-down) converters. The first converter is used to generate a fixed output voltage of 3.3V, and is available in an adjustable version. The second converter is used to generate an adjustable...

Miniature, ultra-low noise, 100 mA linear regulator for analog and RF signal-path ICs.(Featured Products)
February 16, 2006... The LP5900 is a miniature CMOS linear regulator capable of supplying 100 mA output current. Designed to meet the requirements of RF and analog circuits, the LP5900 provides low noise, high PSRR, low quiescent current, and low line transient...

SDR architecture quickly adapts RF-vector-signal generator to changing test needs.(pulse: INNOVATIONS & INNOVATORS)
February 16, 2006... When testing devices that conform to multiple wireless standards, fast switching among waveforms is critical for keeping test times within reason. Keithley Instruments' Model 2910 400-MHz to 2.5-GHz RF vector-signal generator incorporates...

Quad DSP engine features switched-fabric data streams.(pulse: INNOVATIONS & INNOVATORS)
February 16, 2006... Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing recently introduced the Champ-AV6, a VITA (VMEbus International Trade Association) 46 VPX-based DSP engine combining quad PowerPC 8641 devices with serial-switched-fabric communications capabilities....

Scopes simplify searching through long waveform records.(pulse: INNOVATIONS & INNOVATORS)
February 16, 2006... Tektronix used admirable restraint in not invoking the cliche term "new paradigm" to describe the built-in Wave Inspector tool set of its DPO4000-series 350-MHz-to 1-GHz-bandwidth scopes, which sell for $7000 to $14,000. Tek could legitimately...

Dilbert.(Cartoon)
February 16, 2006... THE NEW EMPLOYEE MAYBE IF I WAKE A FRIEND AT WORK IT WILL REDUCE MY STRESS HUMP. I MUST CHOOSE CAREFULLY BECAUSE I WILL BE JUDGED BY THE PEOPLE I CHOOSE TO ASSOCIATE WITH. HI. I'M THE NEW GUY. THE LAZY PEOPLE HAVE FOUND EACH...

Capacitive isolation moves on-chip.(pulse: INNOVATIONS & INNOVATORS)
February 16, 2006... Sporting an isolation rating of 560V operating and 4000V transient, the ISO721 and ISO721M interface devices from Texas Instruments use on-chip capacitors to protect signal lines from becoming pathways to disaster. The result is isolation that...

FPGAs get tune-up for high-speed protocols.(pulse: INNOVATIONS & INNOVATORS)
February 16, 2006... Altera has added a family of devices for high-speed protocols to its top-of-the line Stratix II FPGA. The Stratix II GX family targets the sweet spot of high-speed protocols, according to David Greenfield, senior director of...

Power-miserly audio codec brings fidelity and 3-D sound to portables.(pulse: INNOVATIONS & INNOVATORS)
February 16, 2006... The days of lackluster, tinny sounds from cell phones and other portable consumer products may be over with the introduction of Texas Instruments' low-noise TLV320AIC3x family of 16/ 20/24/32-bit stereo-audio codecs. With integrated sound...

Chip enables POE convenience with auxiliary backup.(pulse: INNOVATIONS & INNOVATORS)
February 16, 2006... The potential convenience of POE (power over Ethernet) is undeniable. Users can connect devices such as IP (Internet Protocol) phones, remote cameras, or WiFi (wireless-fidelity) access points with no ac adapter. But designers of POE-enabled...

Creating a culture of innovation.(VOICES)
February 16, 2006... Some top executives recently talked with Electronic News about how to create and maintain a culture of innovation. These executives included Steve Sanghi, chairman and chief executive officer of Microchip; Rajeev Madhavan, chairman and chief...

Mix measured and simulated circuit data.(GLOBAL DESIGNER)
February 16, 2006... National Instruments campaign to broaden the appeal of its LabView product line and to turn it into a single design environment for use at mutt Die stages in the product-design cycle takes another step forward With me release of Version 9 of me...

Duo focuses on WiMax.(GLOBAL DESIGNER)
February 16, 2006... A leader in silicon for fixed IEEE 802.16d WiMax gear, UK-based picoChip has turned to Cambridge Consultants to develop reference designs for the emerging 802.16e mobile-WiMax standard. Many view the mobile flavor of WiMax as potentially more...

Configurable-processor technology is now available from Chinese fab house.(GLOBAL DESIGNER)
February 16, 2006... UK-based ARC International has just partnered with SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp) of Shanghai, China, to bring configurable-processor IP (intellectual property) to SOC (system-on-chip) developers in mainland China. ARC's...

Oversampling ADCs: effective versus noise-free bits.(BAKER'S BEST)
February 16, 2006... If it weren't for the pesky real world, analog circuits would have disappeared long ago. However, entities such as temperature, sound, pressure, and vibration (to name a few) just won't go away. Nevertheless, the trend in the electronics...

Sonic surprises: dissecting the high-resolution hype.(PRYING EYES)
February 16, 2006... Late August 2005 brought a killer deal from Philips' online store: a PSC805 Aurilium 5.1-channel external sound processor at 60% off its previous $50 asking price. What do $20 plus sales tax and free shipping translate to in terms of included...

Preview USB performance in an SOC design using a SystemC virtual platform: SystemC transaction-level models support optimization of embedded code before silicon arrives.
February 16, 2006... With more software than ever for SOC (system-on-chip) designs, programmers and system architects face a growing and vexing problem: how to evaluate and optimize software performance early in the design phase, well before silicon is in hand. To...

Scopes: more than meets the eye: modern digital scopes now do much of the heavy lifting in measurement and analysis. But successful use of these advanced capabilities requires doing your homework.(Electrical Engineer)
February 16, 2006... People often say that EEs are almost obscenely fortunate to have a tool that provides as much insight into fundamentally invisible processes as do oscilloscopes into the internal workings of electronic circuits and systems; no other profession...

Linux joins the consumer-electronics revolution: designers are turning to the Linux operating system to meet the escalating user-interface, networking, and multimedia requirements of today's consumer-electronics products.
February 16, 2006... As CE (consumer-electronics) vendors vie for market share, consumers are asking designers to cram more functions into every new product or update. Users are no longer content with devices that offer only one function. Multifunction devices,...

Digitally controlled power: high performance analog solutions from Linear Technology.(Advertisement)
February 16, 2006... There is considerable diversity under the "digital power" umbrella. Most solutions address the power supply telemetry needs of complex systems such as networking, telecom and high availability systems. Products supporting these applications...

Signal conditioning for high-impedance sensors: maintaining accuracy in circuits that process signals from high-impedance sensors presents unique challenges. First, you need to identify when to use special design techniques. Then, you must choose devices that buffer and protect the sensors and circuits without destroying their accuracy.
February 16, 2006... If you had the option, you probably wouldn't use high-Z (high-impedance) sensors. Their sensitivity to external noise, solder-flux residue, particle tracking, bias currents, and distant charges can make repeatable measurements difficult. High-Z...

Virtual-current mode: current-mode control without the noise: this new dc/dc-switching-regulator design approach combines the best features of current- and voltage-mode control.
February 16, 2006... The two most common forms of control in dc/dc switching power converters are CM (current-mode) and VM (voltage-mode) control. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages. CM control provides the ease of loop compensation and inherent...

Lowpass, 30-kHz Bessel filter offers high performance for audio applications.(design ideas: READERS SOLVE DESIGN PROBLEMS)
February 16, 2006... Thanks to its property of applying an equal amount of delay to all frequencies below its cutoff frequency, the Bessel linear-phase filter sees service in audio applications in which it's necessary to remove out-of-band noise without degrading...

Use a PWM fan controller in an EMI-susceptible circuit.(design ideas: READERS SOLVE DESIGN PROBLEMS)
February 16, 2006... Microchip Technology (www. microchip.com) offers a family of cooling-fan speed controllers that operate in PWM mode for use with brush. less dc fans (Reference 1). To control fan speed using the PWM waveform's duty cycle, you can use either an...

PC's parallel port and a PLD host multiple stepper motors and switches.(design ideas: READERS SOLVE DESIGN PROBLEMS)
February 16, 2006... Robotic applications frequently include multiple stepper motors and switches. The stepper motors produce motion in several directions, and the switches identify home positions and detect proximity to obstacles. This Design Idea describes the...

Low EMI synchronous DC/DC step-down controllers offer programmable output tracking--Design Note 382.(DESIGN NOTES)(Advertisement)
February 16, 2006... Introduction The LTC[R]3808 synchronous DC/DC step-down controller packs numerous features required by the latest electronic devices into a low profile (0.75mm) 3mm x 4mm leadless DFN package or a leaded SSOP-16 package. Two similar parts,...

IP67-rated, sealed, snap-action switches suit transportation applications.(SWITCHES AND RELAYS)
February 16, 2006... Carrying an IP67 rating, this family of sealed, snap-action switches detects range of motion or the position of an object. These devices target automobile devices, including audio, interior lamp, accelerator- or break-pedal position, door...

Three analog switches/multiplexers have wide voltage ranges.(SWITCHES AND RELAYS)
February 16, 2006... Operating over a 2.7 to 12V voltage range for single supply or a [+ or -] 2.7 [+ or -] 6V range for dual supply, the DG9051, DG9052, and DG9053 analog switches/multiplexers come in an eight-channel analog multiplexer, a dual four-channel analog...

DPDT switch targets WiMax- and mesh-network applications.(SWITCHES AND RELAYS)
February 16, 2006... The GaAs (gallium-arsenide MASWSS0184 DPDT high-power switch maximizes system-linearity performance and reduces dc power consumption. The device suits 802.16 WiMax. and mesh-network applications requiring 1-dB compression of 40-dBm handling,...

Low-voltage analog switches target wireless-audio applications.(SWITCHES AND RELAYS)
February 16, 2006... Available in six-, 10-, and 16-pin options, these low-voltage analog switches suit high-current switching of audio signals in portable and wireless applications with low operating voltages. The NLAS5223-MNR2G dual-SPDT switch features a...

Simulator upgrade features RF-budget analysis.(EDA TOOLS)
February 16, 2006... Upgrades for the analog RF VSS (visual-system simulator) include an RF-budget-analysis application, assisting users in deriving component specifications. The upgrades include an elastic buffer for faster simulations with multirate capability, a...

Verification IP divides into three categories.(EDA TOOLS)
February 16, 2006... Targeting use in the ZeBu emulation platform, this catalog of peripheral-verification IP (intellectual-property) models divides into synthesizable memory models, transactors, and hardware bridges. Memory modules replicate real memory modules in...

Programmable converter has 14 channels.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
February 16, 2006... Claiming improved accuracy and reliability of touch controls in handheld devices, the AD7142 programmable, 14-channel, 16-bit capacitance-to-digital converter operates from a 2.7 to 3.3V supply. Features include automatic environment...

Processor IC provides FireWire connectivity.(INTEGRATED CIRCUITS)
February 16, 2006... Targeting complex recording and mixing environments, BeBoB 3.1, running on the vendor's DM1500 processor IC, provides 80 audio channels at 96 kHz or 128 channels at 48 kHz. With the same processing capabilities as the DM-1500, the DM 1100...

Release//21, emulation technology's new catalog.(literature link: "The engineering professional's link to technical literature")(Advertisement)
February 16, 2006... ET's new easy to use, full-line catalog provides engineers and test managers the means to quickly solve problems and get back on track. The catalog compliments ET's online store, providing engineers with the solutions they need. Order your...

Free 2006 NI measurement and automation catalogtext.(literature link: "The engineering professional's link to technical literature")(Advertisement)
February 16, 2006... Featuring new product information, comparison charts, key specifications, and information on: * NI LabVIEW 8 Distributed Intelligence * PCI Express M Series * PXI Flexible-Resolution Digitizer * USB Data Acquisition Modules...

Batteries short form catalog with technical data on CD-ROM.(literature link: "The engineering professional's link to technical literature")(Advertisement)
February 16, 2006... Panasonic's broad line of battery sizes and chemistries is condensed for review in this new 16-page, 4-color catalog with technical data and company overview on enclosed CD-ROM. Batteries covered include NiCd, NiMH, Lithium, Li-ion, VRLA and...

Mill-Max's design guide now available on CD ROM.(literature link: "The engineering professional's link to technical literature")(Advertisement)
February 16, 2006... Mill-Max, is the leading US manufacturer of Precision-machined interconnect components. CD includes our most up-to-date: * Catalog PDF Pages * New Product Information * Plant Tour * Links to our Website Visit...

Free washer catalog!(literature link: "The engineering professional's link to technical literature")(Advertisement)
February 16, 2006... Boker's FREE, 56-page 2006 Catalog has over 20,000 non-standard sizes available with no tool charges. Outside diameters of 0.080" to 5.140", a wide range of IDs, thicknesses, and 2,000 material variations provide millions of possibilities....