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16 January 2006

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News & Analysis
Cars sag under weighty wiring
Effective networking may reduce electronic wiring, but designers need to balance simplicity with reliability and robustness.

Evaluation kit kick starts FlexRay applications
Here's an FPGA-based evaluation kit that provides a multifunctional evaluation board for a 32bit flash microcontroller.

Eight-bit MCUs claim half the automobile
As the backbone of most automotive network systems, the 8bit MCU is hardly on its way out.

Freescale upends thinking on transistor channels
A research scientist proposes a transistor with a silicon channel structure resembling a T turned on its head.

Nanorods show negative refraction in near-IR
Findings demonstrate the feasibility of metamaterial with a negative refractive index in the near-IR portion of the spectrum.

Renesas, startup Grandis team on spin torque transfer MRAM
Renesas. and startup Grandis said that they will collaborate to develop magnetic RAM of the 65nm generation using Grandis' spin torque transfer writing technology.


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Multimedia processors arm for price, feature race
Taiwan's Mobilic Technology will launch two IC product lines that promise features of a high-end smart phone at very low cost.

High-def camera is on-chip
Three veterans have reunited to form a startup that aims to bring consumer cameras into the high-definition arena.

Brute scaling not the answer, IEDM hears
Designers look beyond brute transistor scaling to organic semiconductors and carbon nanowires.

iPod's lesson: Please touch
Neonode AB is selling a mobile phone that features a patented optical touchscreen, using technology based on a grid of infrared light beams that are reflected onto the screen.

Karaoke chip duo takes act to China
China's Chipnuts Technology brings karaoke to millions of phones.

Cypress' solar-power gambit bears fruit in SunPower IPO
When free-market champion T.J. Rodgers touts solar photovoltaics and invests in solar-cell specialist SunPower Corp., you suspect the days of government subsidies for residential solar electricity are numbered.

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Technical Features
Plotting the future of mobile digital video recorder
Portable media players need sufficient headroom to accommodate different codecs in the growing multimedia content market. (PDF file)

Assisted-GPS provides faster data acquisition
Use of A-GPS can result in faster acquisition of signals, facilitating navigation that would otherwise be impossible. (PDF file)

Leveraging MIMO for wireless WAN success
Performance gains provided by MIMO techniques will fuel the next chapter of wireless communications. (PDF file)

Next-gen NPUs needed to add IPS functionality
Offload IPS tasks onto various processors to increase throughput and reduce latency for better network performance. (PDF file)

Fast simulation of complex analog circuits
Here's a way to overcome the major simulation challenges in complex analog and mixed-signal designs. (PDF file)

RISC/DSP convergence meets targets for VoIP
Embedded RISC processors with DSP capabilities add device functionalities with minimal impact on power." (PDF file)

Virtual instrumentation for user-defined measurement
Virtual instrumentation expands into the control and design sectors, ensuring user-defined systems on an open framework. (PDF file)

Test, repair embedded memories for higher yield
Embedded repair for memories is a key manufacturing technology that can optimize yield and minimize overall test cost. (PDF file)

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Current control removes brushless DC motor commutation spikes
Successful removal of the excessive current for brushless DC motors results in improvements in efficiency, reduced component cost and lower acoustic noise. (PDF file)

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Opinion
Bridging the digital divide
The digital divide is a learning divide?digital" is the learning medium.

Intelligence dynamics: Integrating neural, cognitive science and robotics
Integration of work in cognitive, neural science and robotics will be necessary to define this new type of machine intelligence. Because of this, Toshi Doi proposed a new research field called intelligence dynamics.

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Times People
Hitting the road with an IBM Master Inventor
David Lammers caught up with IBM Corp.'s Application integration consultant and 2004 Master Inventor Nizam Ishmael in his customized 1998 Corvette.

Know thyself and others
In stressful situations, a natural human process of self-deception clouds personal judgment of contribution and performance.
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