Blogs
What Do Kiwi Fruit and Color Printers Have in Common?
July 18, 2011 5:45 am | CommentsChris Brown is engineering manager at Mutoh, Inc. a leading manufacturer of large format inkjet printers. Mutoh originally selected the TSL1401CS Linear Array from TAOS for design-in in their spectrophotometer which connects directly to the print head of their printers. Used to automate color calibration and verification, the spectrophotometer provides time and cost savings and proved to be a necessary peripheral in the printer industry.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Ross Bannatyne of Silicon Labs on Wireless Energy Harvesting
July 13, 2011 11:47 am | CommentsHosted by Alix Paultre, the Tinker's Toolbox is the Advantage Design Group's web-based interview show where we talk about the latest technology, components, and design issues for the electronic design engineering community. In this episode we talk to Ross Bannatyne from Silicon Labs on wireless energy harvesting, wireless "smart dust" sensor networks, and the power electronics to manage energy drawn from the ambient.
Infrastructure as a Service to Grow to Reach $4 Billion by 2015
July 13, 2011 9:19 am | CommentsThe cloud is a set of services and technologies that enable the delivery of computing services over the Internet in real time, allowing end-users instant access to data and applications from any device with Internet access. Although still in its infancy, gaining traction has not been a problem. New In-Stat ( www.
France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom Marry for the Money
July 13, 2011 8:45 am | by Thomas Wehmeier, principal analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media | CommentsFrance Telecom and Deutsche Telekom declared the establishment of a procurement joint venture that will oversee almost $13 billion in combined annualised spend between the two groups. Operator partnerships of this type are typically and justifiably met with some scepticism, but on the surface the deal appears well thought-out, clearly structured and highly focused.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Markus Willems of Synopsys on LTE Development
July 12, 2011 10:02 am | CommentsHosted by Alix Paultre, the Tinker's Toolbox is the Advantage Design Group's web-based interview show where we talk about the latest technology, components, and design issues for the electronic design engineering community. In this episode we talk to Markus Willems, Senior Product Marketing Manager of System-Level Solutions at Synopsys.
New Emphasis at the Largest Printed Electronics Event
July 12, 2011 8:22 am | CommentsThis year's Printed Electronics USA (www.IDTechEx.com/peUSA) will take place in Santa Clara on November 30 and December 1. Analysts IDTechEx who organise the largest event on the subject, have paid a lot of attention once more to the end user streams. Their presence and contributions to the latest instalment of the successful series of events will be appropriate to the new direction of this burgeoning industry.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Derek Carlson of Microchip on Embedded Development
July 11, 2011 12:15 pm | CommentsHosted by Alix Paultre, the Tinker's Toolbox is the Advantage Design Group's web-based interview show where we talk about the latest technology, components, and design issues for the electronic design engineering community. In this episode, we talk to Derek Carlson, the VP of Development Tools at Microchip Technology about MPLAB X, the new Integrated Development Environment (IDE) from Microchip.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Talking about IP Cores and Embedded Systems Development
July 7, 2011 6:06 am | CommentsHosted by Alix Paultre, the Tinker's Toolbox is the Advantage Design Group's web-based interview show where we talk about the latest technology, components, and design issues for the electronic design engineering community. In this episode, we talk to Simon Hambly (Left) and David Harold (Right) of Imagination Technologies, creators of communications semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) cores targeting next-gen consumer electronics products with highly complex System-on-Chip (SoC) devices.
Turning 2, element14 Celebrates the Future of the Electronics Industry
July 7, 2011 4:40 am | CommentsSince Newark’s element14 community launched two years ago, we’re proud of the fact that hundreds of thousands of engineers have used our resources to connect and collaborate with industry experts and peers. We’ve combined a technical portal, engineering community and electronics store in one destination, giving engineers an extensive research and product library, scores of focused sub-groups (from lighting to power management to embedded systems), free RoadTests of the latest products, comprehensive legislation guidance , and direct access to Newark’s website with more than 500 top electronics brands.
The Future of Desktop Monitors is Wireless
July 6, 2011 4:50 am | CommentsOf all of the important electronic gizmos in our life that we use every day most have gone wireless – with the exception of the desktop monitor. Our phones are wireless, our laptops are wireless, and recently higher-end HDTVs have added wireless capabilities for accessing Netflix and select internet sites.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Steve Grady of Cymbet on Energy Harvesting
July 5, 2011 11:16 am | CommentsHosted by Alix Paultre, the Tinker's Toolbox is the Advantage Design Group's web-based interview show where we talk about the latest technology, components, and design issues for the electronic design engineering community. In this episode, we talk to Steve Grady of Cymbet on energy harvesting, low-power circuitry, and the challenges to the engineer in evaluating and implementing the technology.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Maury Wood of NXP on High-Speed Data Converters
June 30, 2011 9:05 am | CommentsHosted by Alix Paultre, the Tinker's Toolbox is the Advantage Design Group's web-based interview show where we talk about the latest technology, components, and design issues for the electronic design engineering community. In this episode, we talk to Maury Wood, Senior Director at NXP Semiconductors, about high-speed data converters.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Carl Walding of Fairchild Semiconductor on Portable Power
June 29, 2011 1:06 pm | CommentsHosted by Alix Paultre, the Tinker's Toolbox is the Advantage Design Group's web-based interview show where we talk about the latest technology, components, and design issues for the electronic design engineering community. In this episode, we talk to Carl Walding, Field Applications Engineering and Applications Lab Manager for Fairchild Semiconductor, on portable power.
Stone Knives and Bearskins
April 22, 2011 10:18 am | by Mark Forbes, Content Manager, Mentor Graphics Corp. | CommentsRF design has clearly come a long way over the past 30 years that I have been involved in one way or another. Unfortunately, it’s never been as sexy as computers and integrated circuits, so by and large, even the engineering community is not aware of the progress and innovation.
Talkin’ LTE
April 19, 2011 12:08 pm | CommentsLTE Random Access Procedure: Traps and Pitfalls By Andreas Roessler, Rohde & Schwarz UMTS Long Term Evolution, short LTE, is the technology of choice for the majority of network operators worldwide, providing mobile broadband data and high-speed internet access to their subscriber base.
