Brainstorm
Brainstorm: Advanced Technology Vehicles
December 22, 2008 9:08 am | Articles | CommentsHow can Advanced Technology Vehicles penetrate the mainstream automotive market?
Brainstorm: New Year Tech
November 24, 2008 9:34 am | by Edited by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | Articles | CommentsWhat technology will have the biggest impact in 2009?
Brainstorm: Holiday Wish List
November 13, 2008 6:15 am | by Edited by Jason Lomberg | Articles | CommentsAs the holidays approach, what product or technology is on your wish list?
Issues and Answers
November 11, 2008 11:37 am | Articles | CommentsCompliance and compatibility are critical factors in the design of medical electronics equipment. The following are responses to questions posed by ECN regarding how vendors address certification issues and what types of testing are required.
Brainstorm: RoHS Regulation
October 24, 2008 9:59 am | by Edited by Jason Lomberg | Articles | CommentsConsidering the military's exemption to RoHS regulation and its continued need for leaded parts, where do you think the reduced availability of leaded parts will make the greatest impact on the Mil/Aero market?
Brainstorm: Energy Star
October 7, 2008 11:45 am | by Edited by Jason Lomberg | Articles | CommentsWhat are your thoughts on the EPA’s Residential Light Fixture “Technical Amendment,” and their attempts to remove a “competitive disadvantage” for legacy technologies?
Brainstorm: Designing New Technology
August 26, 2008 10:01 am | Articles | CommentsWhat are the most important factors to consider when developing a new product?
Brainstorm: Next Generation Displays
July 8, 2008 5:14 am | Articles | CommentsWhat technology trends do you feel will dominate the development of next-generation displays?
Brainstorm: Environmental Design
June 27, 2008 7:54 am | Articles | CommentsWhat is the balance, for the engineer, between an environmentally efficient vehicle in operation, and the other aspects of manufacturing, material, and their environmental cost and impact?
Brainstorm-Skills
May 27, 2008 6:15 am | Articles | CommentsAmerican EE students need exposure to new technologies and design techniques that did not exist 10 to 15 years ago, but are also under fire for not having a solid grasp of basic science and math skills. How do you feel the issue can be addressed to create engineers able to deal with competition and design pressures in the new disruptive engineering environment?
ECN Brainstorm: Near-field Communications
May 16, 2008 8:14 am | Articles | CommentsFor line of sight near-field bidirectional wireless communication applications would you rather use IrDA light-based methodologies or RF?
Brainstorm - Communication Buses
March 20, 2008 10:26 am | Articles | CommentsAs electronic networks become more data-intensive and intelligent subsystems increase in number and complexity, bandwidth limits, signal interference, and device compatibility issues become important concerns. What are some ways that an electronic circuit designer can address these challenges?
Brainstorm - Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 11, 2008 6:14 am | Articles | CommentsWe asked industry leaders what key technologies will enhance thermal management in military/aerospace equipment in the next three years?
Brainstorm - MEMS
January 7, 2008 10:58 am | Articles | CommentsWhat do you perceive as the biggest hurdle for adoption on MEMS by engineers?(a) Lack of familiarity with MEMS-design tools; (b) Need for customization of MEMS devices;(c) Lack of design tools for electronic application of MEMS; (d) Few simulation models forMEMS devices; (e) Little understanding of MEMS capabilities and characteristics
Brainstorm - Solid State Lighting
December 4, 2007 9:43 am | Articles | CommentsSolid state lighting offers greater energy efficiency, as well as what are now still long-term cost benefits. Here, industry experts comment on the biggest challenges in the design and manufacturing of LED illumination and what is needed to make the widespread adoption of LED illumination by design engineers a reality. Follow the links to read the complete commentary.
What Is the Best Measure of Software Development Productivity?
November 6, 2007 11:34 am | by Dr. Adam Kolawa, CEO, Parasoft | Articles | CommentsI think the simplist productivity metric which should be used across the industry is the total number lines of code in the organization divided by the number of people who are working on that code (including QA as well as development).
Brainstorm - Medical Electronics
October 29, 2007 12:45 pm | Articles | CommentsThe trend toward miniaturizing medical electronics devices also brings with it a number of challenges. In this month's edition of Brainstorm, we ask industry experts in the medical electronics market what they believe to be the most critical of these challenges and what current and developing technology is available to help the designer meet those challenges.
ECN Brainstorm: Portable Power
October 29, 2007 12:14 pm | Articles | CommentsWhat do you consider to be the most important factors that will further the development of power management in portable systems? What do you think are some of the customer misconceptions about power management that must overcome to move the industry forward?
