CONTENTS October 2004
 
Cover Story 
Sound bytes
by Joshua Israelsohn, Technical Editor
If it weren't for audio converters, some of our favorite products would just be spinning their wheels..
 
Design Feature 
Handling memory fragmentation
by Jan Lindblad, Enea Embedded Technology
Fragmentation can be a sticky problem. How memory allocation occurs determines whether,
Driving out complexity with Abstraction Tools
by Robert Cravotta, Technical Editor
Embedded development tools continue to incorporate higher levels of abstraction to balance the increase in design complexity.
 
Special Report 
Flash SSDs - Inferior technology or closet superstar?
by Kelly Cash
While each may have its advantages, choosing between DRAM and Flash memory depends largely on the need.
 
Pulse 
High-speed ADCs for advanced signal processing applications
Edited by Robin Lange, Managing Editor
IC enhances camera flash-charger efficiency
Bill Schweber
Web-based power supply toolkit for power design
IC cleans up messy analog video signals
Bill Schweber
Multimedia chip enables high-res video playback
Yong Wook Kwon
HD audio codec with Dolby Labs' multi-channel audio technology
Mike Pan
P-channel MOSFET with low on-resistance
WLAN controller enables high-def digital multimedia content streaming
Mike Pan
Multi-channel MPEG-4 codec
Yong Wook Kwon
Broadband, 2-channel vector multiplier spans IF and RF input ranges
Robust 1200V control ICs reduce design cycle
 
EDN Asia.Comment 
Looking beyond CMOS
By Kirtimaya Varma, Editor-in-Chief
 
Interview 
"DRAM race is finished; Flash race is just starting"
By Kirtimaya Varma, Editor-in-Chief
Loh Kin Wah, president and managing director, Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, discusses his perceptions about the memory industry.
 
Design Ideas 
Circuit produces variable numbers of burst pulses
Michael Kornacker, Northrop Grumman Corp, Rolling Meadows, IL
Edited by Bill Travis
Simulate input-offset current for current mirrors
Johan Bauwelinck, Gent University, Gent, Belgium
Edited by Bill Travis
Method provides fast, glitch-free isolation of I2C and SMBus signals
Mark Thoren, Linear Technology Corp, Milpitas, CA
Edited by Bill Travis
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