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16 February 2006

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News & Analysis
China taps U.S. partner to keep EVD spec afloat
China's lesser-known standard is struggling to survive and has made the unlikely move of using an American company's red-laser-based technology to challenge the high capacities of blue-laser disks.

Outsourcing: Navigating a maze of decisions
Successfully outsourcing IC design takes careful planning, strong project management and a realistic set of expectations.

Getting the boxes to interplay
Beneath the flashy veneer of electronics lies a tangled mass of interoperability problems and related concerns.

Cirrus returns to its audio roots
With a renewed focus on audio-related markets, Cirrus is going back to its analog and mixed-signal roots.

Group's aim: Unify Ether speeds, apps
The Ethernet Alliance aims to provide a one-stop shop for Ethernet information outside the IEEE itself.

Quality metric upgrade may ease IP selection
Selecting silicon IP may get a little easier, as the VSI Alliance has released its QIP Metric 2.0 for free.


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Quake detector preps for market
A patented earthquake detector is slated to become a commercial product this year.

Semiconductor companies gather at IIC
The Integrated IC-China 2006 show promises to bring the latest design technologies to Chinese engineers next month.

Japanese trio mulls joint fab plan
Hitachi, Renesas and Toshiba went public with plans for a feasibility study on a joint fab.

Optical modulator leaps size, power bars
Electrical engineers at the University of Texas have demonstrated what they claim is the world's smallest silicon modulator.

Spectroscope twist sees single molecules
A recent innovation in observing the behavior of atoms on a material's surface could prove to be an important breakthrough.

Balancing cost vs. security for embedded design
Extraordinary cost reductions that wireless brings to MCU-based applications offset the price of security technology.

Peripheral DMA boosts networked MCU security, bandwidth
With the help of a peripheral DMA controller, streaming AES encryption bandwidth is 20 times greater than software encryption alone.

Confused about security of VoIP over WLAN?
WLAN IP or converged cellular/WLAN phones pose many security problems. Here's how to solve them.

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Technical Features
Pinpoint the next big things in handsets
Upcoming phones are adopting higher-res imagers and MP3 playback capabilities, among other things. (PDF file)

Accelerate FPGA design success with early defect discovery
Having better upfront visibility into possible defects in HW/SW interaction can prevent the need for FPGA respins. (PDF file)

QIP metric streamlines the process
The process of evaluating and integrating IP to maximize benefits of reuse is as important as the decision to reuse. (PDF file)

Writing drivers for touchscreen interface hardware
Here's a step-by-step design guide that leads you through the hardware and software required to make touchscreens work the first time. (PDF file)

High accuracy modeling for crosstalk noise analysis
This article describes the composite current source noise model for accurate noise analysis. (PDF file)

Distributed switching architecture optimizes 4G MSPPs
A new approach to switching is needed to accommodate the evolving traffic mix between TDM and packet data in MSPPs." (PDF file)

Test error rate with wideband signal generator
The article introduces the development background and technical specs of a next-gen wideband modulation signal generator. (PDF file)

Get beyond on/off fan control
On/off control sufficed for early product generations, but consumers are now demanding for products to be both capable and quiet. (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
Is analog technology still king?
While digital technology is finding its place in an analog world, analog is here to stay.

As hard drives feel pinch, Seagate thrives
A rush of consumer electronics will likely eat up flash memory and cost drive makers design wins.

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Times People
No illusions: Toward brighter flat displays
R. Colin Johnson talks with Candice Brown Elliott of Clairvoyante Inc., who revealed the specific aspects of the human visual system that the company harnessed.

The comfort zone
Leaving one's comfort zone is seen as too unsettling. However, to grow, one must move the wheel and move out of the comfort zone without thinking that it can hurt.
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