CONTENTS October 2005
 
Cover Story 
Which interface will get TRACTION?
Fibre Channel rules inFibre Channel rules inFibre Channel rules inFibre Channel rules inFibre Channe
 
Design Feature 
CAT5 tracks: Audio goes the distance, reliably and on time
by Brian Dipert, Senior Technical Editor
Structured ASICs deserve serious attention at 90nm
by Michael Santarini, Senior Editor
The cost of 90nmnot to mention 65nmsilicon is outrageous. Users should take a long, hard look at structured ASICs when considering which fabric to use for their next logic design.
 
Special Report 
SoC designs: Driver for the next wave of consumer electronics
by Debby Clarke, SigmaTel, Inc.
There is increasing pressure on designers to deliver small but high performing products that consume little power.
 
Pulse 
Low offset 18MHz CMOS
Energy metering applications simplified with smart power technology
Sample-andinfinite- hold voltage reference
DSP improves floating-point performance
LabVIEW module programs embedded DSPs
Reference design supports multiple video, audio formats
Bluetooth continues to gain traction in China
 
EDN Asia.Comment 
Kilby lives on to invent the future
by Kirtimaya Varma, Editor-in-Chief
 
Interview 
"Freescale is doubling its patent filing in the next two years"
by Kirtimaya Varma, Editor-in-Chief
 
Design Ideas 
Stable, 18MHz oscillator features automatic level control, clean-sine-wave output
Jim McLucas, Longmont, CO
 
New Products 
SEMICONDUCTORS
POWER
TEST & MEASUREMENT
MCU/MPU Finder Powered by RENESAS
 
WEBCASTS
 
KNOWLEDGE CENTER
Panasonic Key Devices Guide 2008:
 
Fairchild Semiconductor :
 
 
FEATURED CHANNEL 
Peripherals
 
 
 
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TECHNOLOGY NEWS
 
RESOURCE CENTER
 
 
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