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Monthly Archives: December 2008

My favorite electronic gadget

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

As you know, most products and technologies covered in Electronic Products magazine are electronic components that go into the end product. So besides our “What’s Inside” section and our online eebeat.com site we really don’t have the opportunity to talk about the end-user electronics we all enjoy in our everyday lives. This month is different. [...]

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The State of Electronics Packaging for Embedded Systems

Monday, December 22, 2008

The packaging for embedded systems is not always on the forefront of the design engineer’s mind.  Somewhere along the design process, I imagine that there is the striking realization from some engineers of “Wait!  I need to have all this packaged in an enclosure somehow!”  However, electronic packaging is becoming more and more challenging and [...]

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DOCSIS 3.0 – Sooner rather than later

Thursday, December 11, 2008

The evolution of the cable industry to DOCSIS 3.0 technology is in full swing. Quite naturally, the much higher line speeds of DOCSIS 3.0 have grabbed the headlines, but there are other persuasive characteristics of this technology which, from a business and economic perspective, strengthen the argument for an early rather than later deployment of [...]

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Obscurity — A Poor Substitute for Security

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Kerckhoffs’ principle, formulated by a 19th century Dutch mathematician, is the accepted basis for strong security.It was originally formulated for crypto algorithms, where it stated that an encryption system must not depend on the security of the algorithms, only the keys. Applied to computer security, it implies that the security of a system must not [...]

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One Small Step for Engineers (don’t tell Marketing)

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Lately, the press has been full of stories concerning the GM bailout, a proposed $25 billion payment intended to keep the last vestiges of the U.S. automotive industry from following the well-trodden path of decline – a trail littered with the empty shells of shipbuilding, textile, steel, semiconductor and other 20th century factories. Ignoring for [...]

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How Semiconductors Are Enabling Consumer Medical Devices

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Semiconductor research and development in the late 20th century was driven by the computing and communications applications such as, PCs, handsets and consumer applications, such as video games and high-definition televisions.Now, in the 21st century, it is increasingly influenced by the demand for integrated circuits (ICs) that make possible the next generation of medical devices, [...]

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Smart Power Needs to be Smarter Than Ever

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Real limits in power technology occur in systems that are supporting optical fiber applications. In the optical realm, data rates and available bandwidth go up every month without any performance penalties and reduced cost. Well-behaved electronics that do not impair the optic pathway capabilities are a key necessity.

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