CONTENTS October 2007
 
Cover Story 
Networking moves to home automation
By Richard A Quinnell, Contributing Technical Editor, EDN
After languishing for years, home automation is seeing a surge of activity as new technologies, emerging standards, and the networking of consumer devices converge to develop the intelligent residence.
 
Design Feature 
Wireless power transmission: No strings attached
By Margery Conner, Technical Editor, EDN
Receiving electrical power without the use of wires has long been an ideal for electronic devices. How feasible is it, and what are some of the other options?
The evolution of SERDES designs for cellphones
By Michael Fowler, Fairchild Semiconductor
Applying a systems approach to silicon design leads to success.
 
Special Report 
Process Flow Optimization with Absolute Encoders in Valve Control
By Chew, Chim Lai, Yeoh Theng Hooi, Chua Seng Yee, Avago Technologies ( Malaysia
In process flow control, there are many factors affecting variability but the greatest contributor is the control valves performance. Extensive studies have indicated as high as 80% of all control loops did not perform adequately. To implement tighter control loops, the key is to focus on improving
 
Pulse 
Location detection SoC for ZigBee wireless sensor networking
Ferroelectric-based nonvolatile state saver
VDSL2 line driver in small QFN Package
Thin optical mouse sensor with integrated LED bundle and trim lens
2.5 Gbps GPON ONU transceiver solution
National Semiconductor optimizes energy efficiency in handheld multimedia devices
Next gen 8-bit high-speed digitizers
Low power touch sensor for portable and cost-sensitive applications
First through-hole power bead inductors for desktop architectures
System-in-a-package ballast IC for compact fluorescent lamps
Spartan-3AN starter kit cuts development time for industrys latest non-volatile FPGAs
Comprehensive 3920 radio test Set for TETRA and P25
MCUs with fully-integrated 10/100Mbps Ethernet solution with ARM architecture compatibility
Software Defined Silicon to bring low cost flexibility to consumer product design
Ultra-low-cost 3-in-1 evaluation platform provides fast-track to evaluate three Infineon 8-bit MCUs
 
EDN Asia.Comment 
Closing in on open standards
Kirtimaya Varma
 
Interview 
We are the top supplier of PLDs to India
by Chitra Giridhar, Bangalore Correspondent
With a heady 135 percent growth in revenues last year, Actel Corporations India operation continues to gain momentum. EDN Asia recently spoke with John East, President and CEO, and Dennis Kish, Senior Vice President, Actel Corporation, on the companys technological and business ambitions in the co
 
Design Ideas 
Build a complete industrial-ADC interface using a microcontroller and a sigma-delta modulator
Patrick Weber and Craig Windish, Siemens Energy and Automation, Pittsburgh, PA
Circuit guards amplifier outputs against overvoltage
John Guy, Maxim Integrated Products, Sunnyvale, CA
Isolated circuit monitors ac line
David Williams, Millington, MI
 
New Products 
Reference board for quick verification and design
XC800 USCALE start kit - ASIA Edition
Modularized design servo motion control card
Graphics card with upgraded overclocking features
Development and wireless connectivity board
Master module for machine automation
Control Board Features Six GbE LAN Ports
Dual-mode tuner module for digital broadcast reception
Long-life embedded compact extended form factor
Embedded system module provides flexibility in small server platform
C/C++ compilers and debuggers for Renesas R32C
Serial analyzer provides interface to embedded serial communication protocols
Data-acquisition and signal-conditioning system feature personality modules
Wireless embedded-networking module has remote capabilities
Embedded-system monitoring tool displays data numerically or graphically
First full featured production MicroTCA system
Simplified LCD TV power system with TPS40K dc-dc controller
High system throughput with tiny solid state relays
Voltage output DAC family iIntegrates internal reference in SC70 package
Superior power dissipation in small form factor
Improved PWM buck regulators with 3A current ratings
WLED charge pump integrates Class AB amp, Saves 50% PCB area
Optical sensors with AEC Q101 qualification, MSL 1 moisture rating
Single-chip GPS family with 800um pitch BGA packaging option
Narrowband wireless IC solution for M2M apps
DaVinci Technologies doubles system performance for video security apps
Processor for high performance SoC produtcs
12-bit magnetic rotary encoder IC, for contactless interface devices
Low-power CODEC/SLIC single-chip for VoIP-enabled PCs
Sensor translates finger hits into actions
Solid-state BUC amplifiers
PCI Express waveform digitizers
Tesla power semiconductor device characterization system
One-box solution for MIMO receiver tests
MPTA enables complete MIMO testing on current one-box testers
Simulink design verifier tool
LabVIEW driver for ultraFast digitizer and waveform generator PCI boards
Extender board provides access to both sides of test boards
Test tool combines boundary-scan and functional-test technologies
 
Power Supplement 
Battery authentication for portable power-supply systems
By Fanie Duvenhage, Security, Microcontroller and Technology Development Division, Microchip Technol
Deployment issues with portable fuel cells
By Richard F. Zarr, National Semiconductor Corporation
Power chips on the move with mobile electronic devices
By Barry Papermaster, Texas Instruments Incorporated
AC/DC integrated power IC for low power applications
By Kyaw Zin Min and Eric KoK, Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
Batteries: Where do we go from here?
By Robin Lange, Managing Editor
 
Prying Eyes 
Eviscerating the Xbox 360 Elite
By Brian Dipert, Senior Technical Editor, EDN
 
EDN Anniversary Issue 
Comment: Nostalgia isnt what it used to be
by Kirtimaya Varma, Editor-in-Chief
Design Feature: What system designers need to know about deep-submicron ASICs
by Isadore Katz, Meta-Software Inc.
When this Design Feature was written 12 years ago, the designer was facing the challenges of designing at the deep-submicron node of 500nm and below. Today he is facing the challenges of designing at the deep-submicronnode of 45nm and below. Take a nostalgic drive into these challenges as you gr
Regional Update
Hark the murmurs of the past and you will see the future of Asia coming. Through a peek into Regional Update, take a nostalgic retreat into the days when Asia was emerging as a global design and manufacturing center.
Congratulations!
Cover Story: Internet Protocol: The future route for telephony
by George Ellis, Contributing Editor
In March 1999, EDN Asia discussed this subject in its Cover Story. The story raked up some issues for designers to successfully implement the IP technology. These issues are very much alive today, eight years after the article was published. We have chosen to reproduce it for its current topicality
Guest comment: FPGAs evolution through 15 years
by John P. Daane, Chairman, President, and CEO, Altera
Remembering Past Editors
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