IBM, NID partner on mobile tech
IBM, NID and University of Tokyo are collaborating to explore an open, common easier user interface platform for mobile devices for the elderly, illiterate or semi-illiterate populations.

Industry joins forces for network test automation
Communications and networking companies have formed Network Test Automation Forum (NTAF) to promote interoperability between test tools and to simplify lab automation efforts.

Test+automation ...

Power conversion IC family allows 85mW No-Load
Power Integrations rolls out TOPSwitch-JX, a highly integrated family of 16 power conversion ICs incorporating a 725V power MOSFET for use in flyback power supplies.

view similar products...

NIST researchers develop speedy cell phone test
NIST researchers demonstrate tests that can shorten the testing process of new cellular phones by replicating jumbled wireless signal environment of a city business district in a special indoor test facility.

Implementing Goertzel algorithm on DSPs

This article briefly discusses the Goertzel algorithm flow and its fixed-point implementation on the Analog Devices Blackfin BF5xx processor family using the Blackfin's special arithmetic modes.

Moving to a discrete Serdes solution for 4G

As network equipment manufacturers build up infrastructure for 4G, there will be an ever-increasing demand for high serial data rates between the radio equipment control and radio equipment in distributed base station architecture deployment.

Building nets performance analysis test system with Linux

The devices underpinning today's communications networks grow increasingly powerful in their speed, throughput, features and supported services. That's great for users—but it presents a significant challenge for manufacturers.

The need for multi-cast in PCIe-based systems

As PCIe technology is being used in telecoms and embedded systems, the need grew for communication with more than one end-point at the same time.

SMD package for power MOSFETs

Know the advantages of surface-mounted device packages over through hole ones for power MOSFETs.

Module - 1 Lecture - 1 Semiconductor materials
Watch this video about the semiconductor materials, which are the backbone of electronic devices and circuits. Dr. Chitralekha Mahanta from ECE Department, IITG conducted this lecture.

Touchcreen mobiles up by 96.8% from 2009
Touchscreen mobile devices will surpass 36.27 crore units in 2010, a 96.8 per cent increase from 2009 sales of 18.43 crore units as per Gartner Inc's forecast.

Monitor, sequence and adjust power supply systems

Power supply designers are using flexible supply monitoring, sequencing, and adjustment circuits to manage their systems. This article discusses why and how.

Performing high-level synthesis

It is vitally important to verify the design before performing high-level synthesis, not after. It is not effective to synthesise a design that does not work.

Providing superior Internet video QoE

Internet video continues to grow in unexpected ways. This article shows how Internet video quality monitoring can be optimised, embedded and cost-reduced.

Reconsider home net connections

Bear in mind the possibilities of emerging home networking standards. It is to your advantage to be part of the home networking community.

Ease image sensor calibration in camera phones

The enormous growth in camera phones has created design problems for phone manufacturers, not the least of which is image sensor calibration. Here's an article aimed to help you overcome the hurdles.

Embedded apps demand data
logging

Data logging applications are becoming ubiquitous. They include black box-like tools, access control applications, secure memory support for pay per use business approach, wireless sensor networks, other industrial applications, consumer electronics, PC and peripherals, and GPS systems