The Roundtable
The cloud's impact on product development
May 16, 2012 8:59 am | by Paul Washkewicz, vice president of marketing, Computing and Storage, Inphi | Articles | CommentsAnyone involved in high-performance computing understands that among the most crucial elements of a successful cloud implementation is storage and memory technology that complements all ingredients of the computer system. Memory, in particular, must provide speed, capacity and scalability.
The Roundtable - Wireless
May 10, 2012 10:14 am | Articles | CommentsWireless connectivity and Smart Energy are the name of the game for 2012. As the fringe of the internet rapidly expands to include individual sensors and control nodes, many of these are implemented as small, battery-powered wireless nodes. Design-in activity for ubiquitous protocols like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth is still increasing.
The Roundtable - Intelligent Systems
May 10, 2012 9:38 am | Articles | CommentsToday’s MCUs have helped to redefine what a system-on-chip looks like. MCUs have adapted to service the needs of an almost infinite number of applications. To meet the needs of their customers, MCU designers have integrated more features onto the device, while at the same time pushing for lower price points...
The Roundtable - The Cloud
March 21, 2012 7:24 am | Articles | CommentsHow do you feel the Cloud will most impact product development in the coming year?
The ECN Roundtable - The State of the Mil-Aero Market
February 16, 2012 10:13 am | Articles | CommentsThe roundtable this month deals with the state of military and aerospace applications and their demands. The question is: "What do you think will make the greatest impact on the military electronics community in 2012?"
The ECN Roundtable - Adoption Issues of Solid-State Lighting
February 15, 2012 3:12 am | Articles | CommentsOur question this month is: "What do you think is keeping Solid-State Lighting from gaining greater acceptance in the marketplace?"
The ECN Roundtable - Standards Issues
December 22, 2011 6:16 am | Articles | CommentsOur roundtable this month deals with regulatory issues, and the question is: “How can the many standards organizations better cooperate with one another to improve the way things are done?”
The Roundtable - a Year in Review
December 6, 2011 9:39 am | by Edited by Alix Paultre | Articles | CommentsEvery year around this time we look back on the year that was, trying to get a handle on the forces and technologies that shaped it.
The Roundtable - Power Predictions
November 18, 2011 4:35 am | by Edited by Alix Paultre | Articles | CommentsThis month's question is: “What application area do you feel will lead the pack in finding increased energy efficiencies in technologies or processes in 2012?”
The Roundtable - Test & Measurement Trends
October 14, 2011 10:08 am | by Moderated by Alix Paultre | Articles | CommentsThis month's question is: What functionality and/or features will drive the next generation of test & measurement products? What will be the most radical emphasis? Lower cost, better accuracy, robustness, speed, the ability to function in hazardous environments? What are you looking for in your next test device? Our answers come from people at Honeywell, Rohde & Schwarz, and Texas Instruments.
The Roundtable - Interactive Intelligent Devices
September 27, 2011 9:05 am | Articles | CommentsThis month's question is: Now that today’s products must not only be intelligent, they must be interactive with users and fellow devices over a network. What do you feel the greatest challenge to the engineer is to achieve that functionality?
The Roundtable - Solid State Lighting
August 23, 2011 9:00 am | by Moderated by Alix L Paultre, Editorial Director | Articles | CommentsThis month's question is:What emerging technologies or processes do you believe are the most promising to improve the performance of solid-state lighting?
The Roundtable - What does 'Green' Mean to You?
July 14, 2011 7:33 am | Articles | CommentsThis month's question is: Everyone talks about “Green” technology, but it means a great many things to a great many people. What does “green” technology mean to your company?
The Roundtable - Military Electronics
June 23, 2011 12:14 pm | Articles | CommentsThis month's question is: With the continuous improvement in the reliability of commercial parts, will harsh environment performance remain a major focus in military electronics?
The Roundtable - Standards and Regulations
April 11, 2011 7:19 am | by Edited by Alix Paultre | Articles | CommentsThis month's Roundtable question is “How important do you feel regulation and standards are to the electronics industry? Do you feel they help development, or hinder it?” Our answers come from engineers at Fraunhofer, Microsemi, GreenPeak, and Texas Instruments.
The ECN Roundtable - Mil-Aero Trends
March 21, 2011 5:01 am | Articles | CommentsThis month's Roundtable question was "What technology will most impact the military and aerospace market in the near future?" Our answers this month come from Matt Behr of MathWorks and Joe Moxley of Custom Electronics.
The ECN Roundtable - MilAero and HiRel Applications
February 2, 2011 8:06 am | Articles | CommentsThis month's Roundtable question is “How do you feel solid-state lighting will impact Industrial, Military, and/or hi-rel applications in the coming year?"
ECN Roundtable - Designing with Multicore Devices
December 31, 2010 5:12 am | by Edited by Alix Paultre | Blogs | CommentsThis month's Roundtable question is, "What do you feel is the most challenging aspect of incorporating a multicore processor into a design for the engineer?”
The ECN Roundtable - Power Predictions for 2011
November 24, 2010 5:03 am | Articles | CommentsThis month's ECN Roundtable question is: “What technology or industry design trend do you feel will impact the power industry the most in the coming year?"
The ECN Roundtable - Test and Design
November 2, 2010 10:12 am | by Edited by Alix Paultre | Articles | CommentsThe answers to our November Roundtable question: “What facets of testing are most often overlooked by design professionals?” underscore not only the importance of test in design, but also how many ways test can help the engineer.
The Roundtable - The Recovery
October 4, 2010 9:10 am | Articles | CommentsThis month's question is "How will the jobless recovery impact the way semiconductors are designed, developed, and created?" The question is answered this month by Colin Baldwin of Open-Silicon.
August Roundtable - Why Adopt 'Green' Technology?
July 22, 2010 6:16 am | by Alix Paultre, Editor-in-Chief | Articles | CommentsThe Roundtable question for August is “How much do you feel the current push for “green” tech comes from image and the desire to appear ecologically responsible, and how much does it come from a true pursuit of performance improvement in power systems?”
ECN Roundtable - Aerospace and Aviation
July 13, 2010 5:28 am | Articles | CommentsIn this month's Roundtable, we ask our guests about the impact of military RPV tech on the development of civilian systems.
The ECN Roundtable - Mixed-Signal ICs
May 24, 2010 8:05 am | Articles | CommentsThis month's question, "In what area of development do you feel the most progress in mixed-signal ICs will occur?" was answed by Raymond Lee of MagnaChip, Stephen Kempainen of National Semiconductor, and John Whalen of Fairchild Semiconductor.
The Roundtable - Digital Power and the Marketplace
April 12, 2010 11:51 am | Articles | CommentsThis month's question, “What needs to be done for digital power technology to become more accessible to the industry, especially for smaller companies?”, was ansered by Mark Adams of CUI, Chris Young of Intersil, and Rick Zarr of National Semiconductor.
