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As customers' performance expectations skyrocket, embedded-system designers must at least consider updating processor and communications technologies for each new project. Yet, the problem with system revisions is the significant learning curve necessary for becoming proficient with a new architecture and associated development tools. It often takes months to uncover all ......

Graphics displays are already prominent in high-volume consumer products, such as cell phones and PDAs, yet too many embedded-system users are still struggling with a confusing array of dedicated switches and numeric indicators to operate their systems. Much of the increasing complexity is due to normal product evolution, as designers ......

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Welcome to the 2006 EDN Digital Signal Processing Directory. The subtle name change of the directory denotes a subtle but important shift—from identifying just software-programmable-processor devices and core offerings to a more inclusive listing of digital-signal-processing resources, such as programmable fabrics, IP (intellectual-property) blocks, and digital-signal controllers. This directory is ......

As the industry gears up to descend on Amsterdam digesting everything on view can sometimes be a daunting task. IBE has compiled a potted overview to get you started providing a flavour of what this year's IBC has to offer. As always, space is limited so what follows is only ......

It has been a little over one year since the ratification of the ZigBee specification (December 2004), and the subsequent announcement on April 1, 2005 of four ZigBee-compliant platforms from Chipcon, CompXs, Ember and Freescale Semiconductor. Based on the recent and planned introductions of several ZigBee-based end products, the standard ......