By Alex Lloyd, Axiom Microdevices, Inc. Irvine, Calif. Conventional wisdom has it that increasing levels of integration bring benefits in terms of reduced cost, size and increased reliability.
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by Steve Weinger, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. Solid state drives (SSDs) are popping up everywhere. Dell, Lenovo, Sony and Toshiba are just some of the notebook PC OEMs who are now offering SSDs. A growing number of IT managers around the globe as well have been looking at the SSD option for notebooks in corporate networks.
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By Tony Armstrong, Linear Technology Corp. The popularization of the concept of “Green Environment Protection” has been in the news a great deal during recent months. As a result, many power management IC suppliers have made a lot of progress in improving power efficiency.
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By David Bourner, Micrel Corp. Until quite recently, I taught a senior undergraduate projects course in computer engineering. One of the paragons of the course involved students discovering and using engineering standards to help successfully tackle a two-semester long design project. After three years of study in the computer engineering program, my students had the basis to “pick...
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