Electronic Design European Digital Edition
Time-to-market pressures always have designers scrambling for the best
solutions, and sometimes it comes down to whether it's better to make or buy
a part of a system. Our cover story focuses on the elements that create this
scenario. Power Design highlights the career of International Rectifier
founder Eric Lidow, who is retiring after a long and distinguished career in
electronics. Multicore SoC design software is the focus of our Technology
article, while Application discusses the implementation of an ARV controller
in a single SoC. Also, Editor-in-Chief Paul Whytock muses on a
groundbreaking medical advance.
Are you okay with Internet service providers (ISPs) monitoring your surfing habits?
WHAT'S NEW Video Exclusives from ESC 2008 The Embedded Systems Conference this year was even better than last year's. Not even flagging home sales could deter the number of announcements and new products. Click on the link above to check out what went on at the show. Also check out the videos below that were taken at ESC—all hosted by Electronic Design Europe's Editor-in-Chief Paul Whytock.
NEWS Joint Research Effort Focuses On RF Transistors For Cognitive Radios Leuven, Belgium and Tokyo, Japan: Renesas Technology Corp. and IMEC (an independent nanoelectronics research center) will collaboratively perform research on 45nm RF transceivers that target gigabit-per-second cognitive radios.
New 2008 NAND Forecast Sees Big Dropoff El Segundo, Calif., USA: Industry analyst iSuppli believes major buyers are slashing their expected orders for NAND-type flash in 2008, which prompted them to revise their forecast. Now the memory’s expected global revenue growth is down about two-thirds from the analyst’s original forecast.
EDITORIAL Surfing Security And The ISP Invasion In the last edition, I ranted about how Internet users are being subjected to unauthorised examination of the Web sites they visit by Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The whole idea was that once Web user interests are logged and analysed, they can be bombarded by advertising targeted at their “needs.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Video Updates From PCIM 2008. Be There!
Editor-in-Chief Paul Whytock will be reporting on the latest in power electronics technology from the floor of the PCIM 2008 exhibition in Nuremberg. On May 27th to 29th, nearly 250 companies will be showcasing their technology in what is one of the world’s premier power-management events. And the team from Penton Media will be there, bringing you on-the-spot, as-it-happens video coverage.
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