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Amimon brings WHDI to notebook PCs

After losing a spot in the latest Sony model, Amimon makes a strategic change in product focus—shifting from living-room TV to PCs—and its business model.

Product of the week: MCP memory

MCP memory geared for smart phones, MIDs

Micron's multi-chip package (MCP) memory includes a 4Gbit NAND flash memory die and a 2Gbit low-power DDR die.

Spotlight on Analog
  • Braving software-to-silicon verification challenges at 45nm
    Software-to-silicon verification holds immense challenges at 45nm and beyond for system designers and tool vendors, with multiple paradigm shifts converging at the same time.
  • Identifying the most favored embedded tool
  • Embedded software debug for real-time trace
  • Hardware/Software co-development and SoC verification
  • Teardown: Share SD card

    SD card enables low-cost Wi-Fi connectivity in digicams

    Eye-Fi offers Share, a Wi-Fi-enabled SD card that makes it easy and affordable to add Wi-Fi connectivity to any digital camera with an SD card slot.

    Interface

    Tips for selecting interface displays for extreme apps

    To maximize the benefits of user interface technology developments, engineers should consider five key points when designing them for use in extreme conditions.

    Intra-panel interface for large TFT-LCD apps

    Large-size, high-resolution TVs are adapting new interface design protocols to address market demand.

    Achieve interface flexibility with dual-media GbE PHY

    Using devices such as 2G dual-media GbE PHY is the best way to achieve Ethernet media interface flexibility and still keep system BOM costs down.

    Open-core protocol

    Optimizing OCP slave memory behavior

    Verification IP for open-core protocol (OCP) is generally used to achieve one of two main verification objectives—at the module level to test OCP components and their interfaces.

    Automate formal verification for OCP

    The automation of formal protocol verification using VIPs enables a rapid and exhaustive verification of critical IP interfaces.

    Understand, test OCP SystemC channel models

    The OCP Protocol is a high-performance and bus-independent interface protocol between intellectual property cores that provides a standard for Electronic System Level design.

    Test

    Enhance vision inspection with a software-defined approach

    This article aims to teach engineers how to harness the power of today's advance computing technologies for vision analysis and processing using LabVIEW.

    Build distributed test system with LXI oscilloscope

    The purpose of creating LXI alliance is to simply integrate test systems and improve the throughputs of the test systems.

    Step up handset test with adaptive test case

    Developers can significantly simplify handset testing by zeroing on the development of reusable test logic that can be used with automated testing platforms.

    Asia Watch Talkback

    APAC market drives chip industry recovery

    The Asia-Pacific region, with averaged sales of $6.87 billion in September, helped drive a strong Q3 for the chip market.


    Wireless: Bluetooth

    High-rate Bluetooth opts for 60GHz

    The Bluetooth SIG has dropped plans to use UWB it acquired from the WiMedia Alliance, and is now conducting due diligence on 60GHz technology.

    2.5B low-energy Bluetooth ICs to ship in 2014

    The first Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) products are being prepared for the market, ahead of a specification to be ratified by the Bluetooth SIG.

    Market: Displays

    Bright future awaits LED market

    Experts at the LED 2009 Conference in painted a bright picture for LEDs as a growth market, but stressed technical challenges in reliability and efficiency.

    Flat-panel market set for 2010 rebound

    After a gloomy 2009, the flat-panel display market is expected to recover in 2010 with a 5 percent CAGR and revenues of $93.3 billion.

    Industry: Memory

    iSuppli: DRAM rebound will continue to 2010

    The DRAM industry in the second and third quarters of 2009 posted the strongest sequential growth in revenue and pricing seen in at least five years.

    Powerchip, Taiwan Memory seek gov't funds

    Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. and Taiwan Memory Corp. (TMC) are separately seeking state support in an effort to survive, according to Gartner Inc.

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    PolyPhase® DC/DC Converters
    LinearSee the latest episode of the Linear Video series. Click here to learn the differences between voltage mode and current mode control in a PolyPhase® DC/DC Converter.
    Atmel's maXTouch™ Technology is Here!
    AtmelThis preview of Atmel's maXTouch™ technology exemplifies the unique qualities and application possibilities of true multi-touch technology.
    eeBlogs

    Databeans Cafe

    Matt Scherer The Damaging Possibilities of Radiation to Satellites

    By Matt Scherer
    In the near future, the sun, man's greatest ally, may pose a very real problem for our telecommunications and aerospace industries.

    Vital Signs

    Wi-Fi rules wireless consumer world

    Wi-Fi connections in consumer electronics devices will grow from 113 million in 2008 to 285 million by 2012, says ABI Research.

    Datasheets

    Single Port USB Power Switch and Over-current Protection

    The LM3525 provides Universal Serial Bus standard power switch and over-current protection for all host port applications.

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