Feb 1 | Articles
Analog guru Jim Williams died in mid 2011, but his work lives on in circuits, magazine articles, books and photographs. Part of his lab lives on, too, in the exhibit, "An Analog Life: Remembering Jim Williams," at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.
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Jan 30 | Articles
In late 2011 I wrote about the GA144 "multi-computer" integrated circuit from GreenArrays that provides 144 cores on one chip. Engineers and programmers use the company's arrayForth tools to create
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Dec 28 2011 | Articles
Lead-free solder has yet to yield documented benefits.
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Nov 23 2011 | Articles
When you evaluate alternate-energy sources look at your entire system to find ways to reduce power use.
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Nov 16 2011 | Articles
You need not roll your own wireless security protocols. Many standards already include them.
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Sep 28 2011 | Articles
Arduino MCU electronic kits and projects make good gifts during the holidays.
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Sep 7 2011 | Articles
You might wonder whether engineers who design embedded systems can benefit from using simulation software. "If you plan to control something like a nuclear reactor or a large piece of machinery, where you'd pay a high price for creating a bad controller...
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Jul 20 2011 | Articles
About two years ago, the Radio Frequency for Consumer Electronics (RF4CE) Consortium joined with the ZigBee Alliance to create a wireless protocol specifically for consumer-electronic products. Manufacturers and consumers have tired of handheld infrared (IR) controls...
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Jul 18 2011 | Articles
You might think of Android only as an operating system (OS) for high-end mobile phones, but it extends beyond that type of device.
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Jul 8 2011 | Articles
Whether you use a handful or thousands of sensors in a wireless network, communications can occur in many ways. But each approach requires a thoughtful analysis of distances between sensor nodes, node-power requirements, protocols, and network layouts, among other characteristics.
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