By Alan Ball, ON Semiconductor. Computer boards and peripherals interface with the internal power sources of a computer. There is a need for local protection circuitry whenever a device is interfaced to a power source with multiple loads.
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By Robert A. Burckle, WinSystems, Inc. How many times have you heard an electronics company proudly proclaim that they are “legacy-free” with their new product or architecture? In some cases this is a necessity which will improve price/performance and/or reduce its impact on the environment, while at other times it is devastating for a customer who continues to need product...
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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 Gary O'Donnell, Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. The issue regarding the future of standard logic is a question that seems to be asked every year, going back as far as the 1980s when it was predicted that standard logic was dead because ASICs and FPGAs had rendered the product category irrelevant.
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