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01 February 2006

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News & Analysis
Alliance promises single HD remote
Tired of using a separate remote for every device? An industry partnership called Hana vows to simplify all that.

Key Asia-Pacific industry trends to expect in 2006
A lot of investment is going into upgrading and expanding India's telecom infrastructure, especially on the wireless equipment side.

Next Centrino more power-stingy
Intel touts improvements in battery life and speed in its next-gen Centrino notebook platform, codenamed Napa.

Internet TV gets running start in large Asia markets
According to a recent report from ABI Research, the global subscriber tally for the service is expected to exceed 110 million by 2010, with the Asia-Pacific accounting for more than 50 percent of those subscribers.

China's first native CPU slogs on
When BLX rolled out its first CPU in 2002, it was heralded as a giant leap forward for the chip design industry in China. After six years of development, it's still hard to predict the future of China's first effort at designing a CPU from the ground up.

Fate of high-def DVD may lie with Microsoft
After months of intense wrangling between the competing Blu-ray and HD-DVD groups, the battle lines in the war over a next-generation high-definition DVD format have moved to the doorstep of Microsoft Corp.


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Robots act more human
Two famous humanoid robots, Honda's Asimo and Sony's Qrio, showed off new capabilities that enable them to act more "human."

Language standards from IEEE open choices
Once seen as competitors, SystemC and SystemVerilog languages appear to be settling into largely complementary niches.

Suite revs analysis, planning
Four tools have been added to Cisco's existing network-management suite, expanding a repertoire of performance analysis.

Engineer readies tool that generates logic specs
Logic design tool lets users specify transitions for all states and input combinations.

Tools promise to route, switch combo networks
NextHop has integrated wireless-controller and wireless-access-point modules from Legra with GateD software for L2 switching, L3 routing and multiprotocol label switching in its UNS 4.0 Dynamic Network Architecture.

Vendor sees ESL design taking hold
Adoption of ESL design methodology in North America has accelerated in recent months. Japan remains strongest in ESL because designers in Japan had a head start, showing interest in ESL the earliest.

Next-gen radios bend toward flexibility
Advanced A/D conversion is an important first step for software processing of next-gen radios.

SDR: Today's myth, tomorrow's reality?
Just a buzz word five years ago, the potential impact of SDR for wireless providers is now significant.

Architectures for mobile RF convergence
As communication convergence picks up the pace, the issue of partitioning RF and modem functionalities becomes less clear-cut.

Carriers lock on to soft radio
With deployments afoot among carriers worldwide, the technology is winding its way from the lab to the street.

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Technical Features
Change detection enhances video surveillance
Effective surveillance depends on real-time intelligent video systems. Read on. (PDF file)

Rediscover DSCs for embedded apps
Today's MCUs and DSPs incorporate the latest technological advances at the cost of simplicity and flexibility. (PDF file)

How memory architectures affect system performance
While peak data rate remains important, other architectural parameters significantly affect the memory system performance. (PDF file)

Cost-reduction for complex inspection systems
A case study shows how to optimize system performance and lower costs when choosing inspection systems. (PDF file)

Make plans for power in next-gen CE
Continuing innovations in power generation and management will usher in a new era of CE applications. (PDF file)

Designing optimized digital power control
Demand for controller functionalities and digital technology have pushed many to look at digital multiphase control." (PDF file)

Using ATM chipset in DSL architectures
Learn the different traffic-management functions of DSL architectures for high-speed Internet access. (PDF file)

Mighty microanalyzers work wonders
Examine an oscilloscope that's half scope and half analyzer, and others that are pure logic analyzers. (PDF file)

Modular test keeps up with wireless dev't
The article introduces a software-based test architecture with modular hardware for emerging wireless technologies. (PDF file)

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Green semiconductor packaging: Addressing the environmental concerns of the 21st century
No development can proceed without closely examining the environmental impact of using a product and its compliance with global environmental regulations. (PDF file)

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Opinion
The wireless century
New wireless segments are providing the chip industry with the growth engine it now needs most.

Take care when enhancing Wi-Fi beyond standard
The 802.11 Wi-Fi marketplace behaves like a vacuum, sucking in every enhancement with no end in sight.

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Times People
Cypress chief on the art of reinvention
T.J. Rodgers is placing the company's bets in other areas so that it won't end up with all its eggs in one basket.

My friend Mike, the harmonica man
Frank Burge shares the life of his friend, Mike, son of immigrants who lived in Manhattan Island and who learned to play the harmonica when he was 10.
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NXP CTO reveals HPMS strategy

NXP Semiconductors CTO René Penning De Vries discusses with EE Times Asia how high performance mixed signal technology can shape the future.

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