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1. Distributed power: buzzword for larger systems

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Power Conditioning System, Power Supply, Power Dissipation, Mainframe Computer, Minicomputer, Heat Transfer
Abstract

More and more, the challenge of powering multiple high-current buses is being answered by a distribution of dc-dc converter modules. Though not yet universal, distributed power uses the industry's best […]

Published
1994

2. GaAs finds home in wireless & high-speed data-communications applications

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Wireless network, Cellular transmission equipment, Cable television/data services, Personal Communications Services, Wireless LAN/WAN system, Online services, Protocol, Telecommunications equipment, Smart card, Cable television, Communications equipment, Online services, Personal communications services, Integrated circuit cards, Smart cards, Wireless local area networks (Computer networks), Computer network protocols
Abstract

There were certain technologies in the 1980s that pundits said would be great. But the widespread adoption of these technologies kept slipping into the future. One of these was optical […]

Published
1994

3. EDA tools pull analog and mixed-signal designers into digital design flow

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Integrated circuit design, User need, Circuit designer, Custom IC, Electronic design automation, End user, Application-specific integrated circuit, Circuit design, Computer software industry, Analog integrated circuits, Computer-aided design, Custom integrated circuits, End users, Application-specific integrated circuits, Electronic design automation
Abstract

Whether you view mixed-signal design as a headache or a market opportunity, it's clear that the computer-aided design tools you'll be using for these applications are ones that will be […]

Published
1994

4. RISC micros wrestle to win their place in hottest embedded applications

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Market domination, RISC, Processor architecture, Complex-instruction-set computers, Processor architecture, Market share
Abstract

Where the world of embedded control was once dominated by 8-bit microcontrollers--the Intel 80C51 or the Motorola 68HC05--many of today's applications demand microprocessing muscle. Image processing, high-speed network management--even portable […]

Published
1994

6. Data-management tools are the key to integration

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Abstract

The shift from mainframe to distributed computing, and the streamlining of engineering software, is encouraging large companies to look for new ways to link engineering departments with each other and […]

Published
1993

7. New applications driving dedicated DSP processors

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Digital signal processor, Multimedia technology, Custom IC, Application-specific integrated circuit, Custom integrated circuits, Multimedia technology, Signal processing, Application-specific integrated circuits, Digital signal processors
Abstract

Something dramatic is happening in the application of digital signal processing technology. Once confined to specialized voiceband filtering, DSP applications are moving to much higher frequencies-and showing much higher levels […]

Published
1993

8. Video teleconferencing pushes video chips to their limit

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Standard IC, DTP software, Bandwidth allocation, Bandwidth technology, New technique, DTP extension, Bandwidth, Decoders, Data compression, Integrated circuits, Image processing, Semiconductor chips, New products, Teleconferencing
Abstract

Synchronization and image compression are the key IC technologies for putting video-in-a-window on PCs. Enthusiasm for PC multimedia has diminished but hasn't disappeared, and analysts are still touting the virtues […]

Published
1993

9. IC makers belly up to the disk drive bar

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Circuit Design, Integrated Systems, Disk Drives, Vendors, Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits, System Design, Performance Improvement
Abstract

With users demanding higher capacity at lower cost, disk drive makers are asking for greater integration and faster data rates from their IC vendors. The trend, set by desktop computer […]

Published
1993

10. IEDM gets relevant

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Semiconductor industry, Standard IC, Integrated circuit design, New technique, Circuit designer, International Electronic Devices Meeting -- 1992 AD, Circuit design -- 1992 AD, Semiconductor industry -- 1992 AD, Integrated circuits -- 1992 AD, Semiconductor preparation -- 1992 AD, Semiconductor chips -- 1992 AD, New products -- 1992 AD
Abstract

This year, the IEEE conference organizers of the annual International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), held this month in San Francisco, have added a new theme. They're asking authors to respond […]

Published
1992

11. IC vendors integrate PC telecommunication services

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Desktop video, Under 56Kbps modem, Modem, 56Kbps modem, Modem accessory, Over 56Kbps modem, Desktop video, Data communications, Data compression, Modems -- Equipment and supplies
Abstract

First came fax-modem combo chips. Now IC manufacturers are attempting to integrate voice messaging and caller ID. They're thinking about color fax and video conferencing. Are there limits beyond which […]

Published
1992

12. Making the 400-MHz computer a reality

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Performance improvement, Processor architecture, Future of computing, Preview of coming year, Processor architecture, Technological forecasting
Abstract

After clock distribution and caching architectures, the design of high-speed digital systems demands careful component selection and attention to physical layout. It's no secret that the high-performance workstations of today--especially […]

Published
1992

13. Analog vs. DSP: balancing speed and precision against cost

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Standard IC, Integrated circuit design, Digital signal processor, Circuit designer, Circuit design, Integrated circuits, Image processing, Semiconductor chips, Signal processing, Digital signal processors
Abstract

There are many applications where an analog approach is best in terms of accuracy, speed and cost. But the proliferation of higher-speed components, signal processing algorithms and easy-to-use development tools […]

Published
1992

14. Minimizing energy consumption through power management

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Laptop/portable computer, Computer battery, Distributed power supply, Computer design, Power supply, Hand-held terminals, Notebook computers, Computer design, Hand-held computers, Portable computers, Laptop computers, Computers -- Power supply
Abstract

Early purchasers of laptop computers found themselves struggling with two problems related to nickel-cadmium (NiCd) battery stacks. First, the weight of the computer was excessive. Second, the 3-hr advertised battery […]

Published
1992

15. Architectures flex application muscle

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Digital signal processor, Market trend/market analysis, Digital signal processors -- Marketing, Semiconductor industry -- Marketing
Abstract

DSP users have a large selection of competing architectures to choose from, but there is no easy way to do an apples-to-apples comparison of those architectures. A variety of general-purpose […]

Published
1998

16. Wireless designers take up all to arms

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Digital communication, Smart phone, Personal Communications Services, Technology development, Cellular telephones -- Standards, Personal communications services -- Standards
Abstract

Wireless systems-particularly cell phones and, to some extent, wireless LANs-represent the most exciting applications today for developers of analog and mixed-signal ICs. With their demands for high-frequency transmission of voice […]

Published
1997

17. Multimedia still drives the game

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Trade show report, Multimedia technology, Integrated circuit design, Electronics industry -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, Semiconductor industry -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, Multimedia technology -- Conferences, meetings and seminars, Circuit design -- Conferences, meetings and seminars
Abstract

At the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in San Francisco last month, Microsoft demonstrated a virtual racing car. Like a ground-borne aircraft flight simulator, this machine would give drivers all […]

Published
1997

19. Framework makers dispute data models

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Software -- Standards -- Product development, Computer software industry -- Product development -- Standards, Database design, Computer-aided engineering -- Standards, Electronic design automation, Business, Electronics and electrical industries, Database design, Software quality, Electronic design automation, Standards, Product development
Abstract

Framework makers dispute data models While computer-aided-engineering (CAE) software makers agree that the database is the key to the construction of an electronic-design-automation framework, they disagree sharply about what structure [...]

Published
1991

20. PCs run Unix and DOS --- but concurrently? Well....

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Unix -- Usage -- Product information, Microcomputers -- Product information -- Usage, Business, Electronics and electrical industries, PowerPC-based system, SPARC-based system, UNIX, MIPS-based system, 486-based system, Home computer market, K6-based system, 680X0-based system, Usage, Product information
Abstract

PCs run Unix and DOS--but concurrently? Well . . . With personal computers becoming larger and more powerful, and graphics workstations becoming smaller and less expensive, there is an obvious [...]

Published
1990

21. Marriages of convenience: some thoughts on the AVI consortium

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Consortium, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers -- Standards, Analog integrated circuits -- Standards, Consortia
Abstract

The Chinese-American women who populate Amy Tan's novel, 'The Joy Luck Club', tell stories of fated and frequently unhappy marriages. In one case, an arranged marriage sends a young girl […]

Published
1994

22. When electronics was fun.....

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Electronics Industry, Competition, Computer Literature, Business Planning, Industry Analysis
Abstract

Eric Hughes, the gravelly voiced marketing manager for Adaptive Networks Inc. (Cambridge, MA), put a smile on my face recently. Eric's company makes control networks for homes, offices and factories, […]

Published
1993

23. Mixed-signal DFT-not a point solution

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Integrated circuit design, Circuit designer, Cost reduction, Circuit design, Testing, Cost control
Abstract

Vic Kulkarni, vice-president at CrossCheck Technologies (San Jose, CA) showed me something interesting at this summer's Design Automation Conference: it was a method of using analog measurements--quiescent current checks--to test […]

Published
1993

24. Native digital or multi-engine -- new approaches to mixed-mode simulation

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Integrated circuit design, Circuit designer, Trade show, Design Automation Conference -- 1993 AD, Circuit design -- 1993 AD, Computer-aided engineering -- 1993 AD, Trade shows -- 1993 AD
Abstract

Asked what kind of tools they were considering for the future, respondents to the Computer Design/Indian Forest Research survey of analog and mixed-signal CAE tools said they were interested in […]

Published
1993

25. Digital read channels come into the open

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Standard IC, Digital signal processor, Cirrus Logic Inc. -- Product introduction, Cirrus Logic CL-SH3300 (Digital signal processor) -- Product introduction, Data compression, Integrated circuits -- Product introduction, Semiconductor chips -- Product introduction, Signal processing, Encoders -- Product introduction, Digital signal processors -- Product introduction
Abstract

Cirrus Logic (Fremont, CA) has caused quite a stir with the introduction of the first commercial digital read channel ICs for hard disk drives. The two-chip set announced by Cirrus […]

Published
1993

26. Guess what - it's still a digital world

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Semiconductor industry, Digital communication, Standard IC, Integrated circuit design, Circuit designer, Circuit design -- Analysis, Analog integrated circuits -- Analysis -- Product development, Digital communications -- Analysis, Semiconductor industry -- Product development, Integrated circuits -- Product development, Semiconductor chips -- Product development
Abstract

Design tools are being geared toward the needs of digital designers, according to panelists at Computer Design's October Analog and Mixed-Signal Design Conference. In spite of the burgeoning interest in […]

Published
1993

27. Analog Devices Courts designers with open architecture DSP

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
System design, Company marketing practices, Integrated circuit design, Digital signal processor, Circuit designer, Analog Devices Inc. -- Marketing, Zilog Inc. -- Marketing, Star Semiconductor Corp. -- Marketing, Texas Instruments Inc. -- Marketing, Circuit design, Analog integrated circuits -- Marketing, System design, Systems analysis, Signal processing, Digital signal processors -- Marketing
Abstract

The control and manipulation of analog signals is certainly among the most fruitful uses of DSP technology. But because many DSP components were initially architected as microcontrollers and required extensive […]

Published
1992

28. Leaders in mixed-signal design to meet in San Francisco

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Semiconductor industry, Integrated circuit design, Circuit designer, Circuit design, Semiconductor industry
Abstract

High-level description languages for analog, mixed-signal simulation models and techniques, mixed-signal scan test, and new applications for mixed-signal devices will head the agenda when the 2nd annual Analog and Mixed-Signal […]

Published
1992

29. Where speed replaces precision...

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Integrated circuit design, Processor speed, Circuit designer, Circuit design, Processor speed
Abstract

Consultant Andy Rappaport recently upset the analog design community with a newspaper column entitled 'Whither analog.' The argument advanced by 'Whiter analog' goes something like this: digital circuitry and design […]

Published
1992

30. CAE tools for analog: just interesting or essential?

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
User need, Integrated circuit design, Circuit designer, End user, Circuit design, Analog integrated circuits, Computer-aided design, Computer-aided engineering, End users
Abstract

It wasn't long ago that hard-core analog designers took great pleasure in bad-mouthing the available CAE tools. Analog design--and any serious mixed-signal design that pays careful attention to analog--requires a […]

Published
1992

31. Power transistors - where rubber meets the road

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Microprocessor, Integrated circuit design, Circuit designer, Microprocessor upgrade, Central processing units, Circuit design, Microprocessors, Semiconductor preparation, Servomechanisms
Abstract

Much of the growth in mixed-signal technology will stem from putting mechanical devices--motors, relays and solenoids--under microprocessor control. Semiconductor manufacturers in this area are distinguished by the ability to handle […]

Published
1992

32. Mixed signal is a custom business

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Support services, Integrated circuit design, Customer service, Custom IC, Circuit designer, Application-specific integrated circuit, Circuit design, Custom integrated circuits, Semiconductor preparation, Application-specific integrated circuits, Customer service
Abstract

Texas Instruments brought an interesting new product to the October Computer Design/Miller Freeman conference on analog and mixed-signal technology: a completely integrated data acquisition system on-chip. Called the TSS400, this […]

Published
1992

33. The simulator Superbowl: BCTM revisited

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Integrated circuit design, New technique, Circuit designer, Circuit design, Computer-aided design, Computer-aided engineering, Testing, New products
Abstract

More than a year after simulation tool vendors presented their results at the September 1990 Bipolar Circuits and Technology Meeting (BCTM) in Mineapolis, MN, engineers are still talking about it. […]

Published
1991

34. Motorola Semi stacks IP blocks to recast image

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Company business planning, Company marketing practices, Microprocessor, Microcontroller, Intellectual property, Motorola Inc. -- Management -- 00305989, Semiconductor industry -- Marketing, Microprocessors -- Marketing, Microcontrollers -- Marketing
Abstract

Orlando, Fla. -- Motorola Inc.'s Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS) will come to the biennial Horizons press and analyst briefing here this week as a revamped operation with a profoundly altered […]

Published
1997

35. Process technology advances yield more versatile op amps

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Technology development, Integrated circuit design, Integrated circuits -- Innovations
Abstract

Though operational amplifiers are typically sold as commodities to fill specific part numbers and slots and are available from a wide variety of sources, system designers need to stay abreast […]

Published
1997

36. Intel makes it tough on supply designers

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Technology overview, Power Supply, Integrated circuit design, Power supply (Electronics) -- Design and construction, Semiconductor industry -- Design and construction, Circuit design -- Design and construction
Abstract

Designing a computer that requires an Intel processor can pose several severe design challenges. In fact, an entire segment of the analog and mixed-signal IC industry-the makers of power-supply components-are […]

Published
1997

37. Net access to home vies for bandwidth

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Cable Modem, Technology development, Technology overview, Internet access, Modems -- Product development, Semiconductor industry -- Product development
Abstract

Just as any real-estate salesperson will advise that there are three main things to consider when buying property-location, location and location, analysts of the telecom and cable-modem industries will tell […]

Published
1996

38. Systems makers can't ignore the chip packaging bottleneck

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Semiconductor industry, Standard IC, Super-large-scale integration, Surface-mount technology, Semiconductor industry -- Packaging, Integrated circuits -- Packaging, Semiconductor chips -- Packaging
Abstract

New smaller devices save printed circuit board space but prompt manufacturing headaches Chip packaging has always been less glamorous than the chips themselves. Now, as integrated circuits shrink in submicron […]

Published
1992

39. No assent on analog HDL path

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Analog integrated circuits -- Standards, Very high speed integrated circuits -- Standards, Integrated circuits -- Standards, Semiconductor chips -- Standards, Hardware description languages -- Standards, Business, Electronics and electrical industries, Standard IC, Standards
Abstract

No assent on analog HDL path CINCINNATI, OH--Debate will continue over how to develop an analog hardware description language (AHDL) at next week's VHDL Users Group conference. Discussion centers on [...]

Published
1991

40. Cadence aims at analog layout: toolset automates generation of analog cell blocks

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Cadence Design Systems Inc. Analog Div. -- Product development, Layout Editor (CAE software) -- Product development, Circuit design, Software -- Product development, Integrated circuits -- Product development, Product development, Computer-aided engineering, Semiconductor chips -- Product development, Business, Electronics and electrical industries, Standard IC, Integrated circuit design, Software quality, Time to market, Circuit designer, Product development
Abstract

Cadence aims at analog layout SAN JOSE, CA--Cadence Design Systems' Analog Division last month disclosed its toolset for helping analog-and mixed-signal IC designers tackle the problems surrounding analog layout. Called [...]

Published
1991

41. Mixed reviews for parallel analog simulation; vectorizing for parallel processors is out of favor; network partitioning takes over

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Analog integrated circuits -- Product information, Electronic circuits -- Product information, Parallel processing -- Product information, Computers -- Product information, Computer simulation -- Product information, Simulation methods -- Speed -- Product information, Computer-generated environments -- Product information, Business, Electronics and electrical industries, Performance improvement, Software/hardware leasing, Parallel processing, Speed, Product information
Abstract

Mixed reviews for parallel analog simulation If one were to compile a designer's wish list for analog simulation, the next great product would be capable of multilevel simulation (behavioral and [...]

Published
1990

42. PXI-5152 scope a design hotbed

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
National Instruments Corp. -- Product information, Computer peripherals industry -- Product information, Oscilloscopes -- Product information
Published
2007

43. Card scanner relies on analog

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Optical instruments industry -- Product information, Scanning devices -- Product information
Published
2007

45. Delta-sigma tweak builds low-power A/Ds

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Semiconductor industry, Technology application, Xignal Technologies AG -- Innovations, Analog to digital converters -- Technology application, Semiconductor industry -- Innovations
Published
2005

46. Data converters push speed, resolution

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Semiconductor industry, Texas Instruments Inc. -- Product information, Linear Technology Corp. -- Product information, Semiconductor industry -- Product information
Published
2005

47. Nanopower MOSFETs promise long-life sensors

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Technology application, Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors -- Usage, Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors -- Technology application
Published
2005

50. Analog ASIC fuels waveform generator

Author

Ohr, Stephan

Subjects
Tektronix Inc. -- Product introduction, Instrument industry -- Product introduction, Signal generators -- Product introduction, Signal generators -- Usage
Published
2005

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