Embedded.com Highlights

Reference Designs

Quantenna debuts 802.11n 4x4 MIMO wireless video bridge ref design

Quantenna Communications Inc. has debuted a complete reference design based on its QHS600 IEEE 802.11n wireless LAN (WLAN) 4x4 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) chipset.
Learn more >

Lattice adds over 90 reference designs for PLDs

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. has released more than 90 reference designs optimized for the MachXO and ispMACH 4000ZE PLDs.
Learn more >

From the Experts

Break Points

Jack Ganssle

A nearly-perfect display technology already sits on our noses.

Join  post comment   10 comments    last comment  krwada
The hi-tech electronics industry gets us in both ways. As we get older, our ability to see fine ...
Writing better hardware interfaces may require writing fairly elaborate declarations. It's probably worth the effort.

Join  post comment   20 comments    last comment  Dan_Saks
That 0x12 should have been just 12. Thanks for catching the typo.

Programmer's Toolbox

Jack Crenshaw

You need math to estimate a curve. Here's part two in Jack's series on state estimation.

Join  post comment   1 comment    last comment  vampailleur
Was your 18x18 matrix sparse?

Barr Code

Michael Barr

Remember unintended acceleration? Here's what NASA should have examined in Toyota's software.

Join  post comment   23 comments    last comment  ReneCardenas
Lots of assumptions here, that make the statistical value more suspect.

The Cole /bin

Bernard Cole

Every year when the January CES rolls around I have a complex set of emotional reactions: anticipation about the new gadgets, resignation that there will always be some flaw or oversight that spoils the pleasure of using them, and resentment that the problems could have been avoided.

Join  post comment   8 comments    last comment  Bernard Cole
Regarding cell phones and their reliability. As a diabetic all my life, the cell phone gives me ...

#include

Colin Holland

DESIGN West is the Embedded Systems Conference on steroids.

Join  post comment  

Double Dutch

Colin Holland

A grant of around $1.4 million by the UK's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has been awarded to create a wireless network of sensors that will reveal the flow of glaciers at the edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet.

Join  post comment   5 comments    last comment  cdhmanning
"Disposable" just means that the sensors are cheaper than the cost of trying to recover them. That ...

Commentary

DesignCon 2012 starts January 30 and ends February 2nd in the Santa Clara Convention Center.

Join  post comment  
This is going to be a great webinar about power, power integrity and everything associated with power. Sign up now and don’t miss this one!

Join  post comment  

Muscle cars

Dave Kleidermacher

Software-borne features and system virtualization have become key differentiators for automotive OEMs.

Join  post comment   2 comments    last comment  cdhmanning
One of the main reasons to put micros in the sensors is to simplify wiring harnesses. For eample, ...

HMI squeeze

john linstrom

Problems with the human-machine interface on a Korean drilling platform have the users stumped ... until they call in the engineer, of course.

Join  post comment   5 comments    last comment  jlinstrom
we were the HMI company - you'd think the System Integrator (who did drill rig build and program for ...
Dwight has a story from his academic years and work done at a company that "built just about anything."

Join  post comment   3 comments    last comment  zeeglen
The title "Wire we fixing this?" reminds me of the cable manufacturer guy who told his wife he had ...

Liquidated damages

John Dunn

Sometimes it's necessary to resort to a bit of stealth work to preserve your reputation...

Join  post comment   9 comments    last comment  jlinstrom
sounds like a 'Pearl Harbor file" to me - another tip they don't teach you in Engr. school. Grad ...
Even a vital parameter can lose its stature due to technology change

Join  post comment   55 comments    last comment  Compotek_LB
What about "modula2" and "Pascal"? And does anyone remember VESA local bus (VLB)? - Amazing that ...
New NXP online community lets professional and hobbyists alike share design success stories and technical insights while providing technology news, product information, learning, and training.

Join  post comment   10 comments    last comment  Duane Benson
@ams0178 - I'll be one of the regular bloggers on the site. I don't have any direct connection with ...

Source Code Upload/Download Archive

Users who are logged in to EE TIMES may download software from our extensive library which is filled with embedded software.

 

What's new at EE Times

Recommend us:

Follow EE Times:

Ten technologies that will shake the CE world

Download:
Digital Edition
PDF

New!
Building blocks for next-gen consumer devices
TEN technologies that will shake the CE world

CoverGesture recognition--first step toward 3D UIs?
Gesture recognition is the first step to fully 3D interaction with computing devices. The authors outline the challenges.
STEM site is looking for geeks


Students needed to blog about electronics!



Meet the Editors:
Editorial director:
Colin Holland is the editorial director of Embedded.com, ESD magazine, and the Embedded Systems Conferences.

Bernie ColeSite editor:
Bernard Cole is the site editor for Embedded.com and the Embedded.com Newsletters.

More contacts:
Embedded Systems Design magazine masthead
All UBM Electronics editorial contacts
UBM Electronics corporate contacts



Article Submissions:
Embedded.com and Embedded Systems Design magazine accept how-to design technical articles written by engineers for engineers. Articles should be around 2,000 words and focus on embedded systems design techniques that are not product specific. To submit articles, e-mail Bernard Cole at bccole@acm.org. If you wish to submit product-specific white papers, the EE Times technical library is an ideal location: it houses over 4,000 high-quality papers, organized by company.


Magazine Archive:
Click here for recent issues and restored content. 

Newsletter Archive:

Click here for tech focus and weekly newsletters. 

Launch Box

EE Times at CES
Video Design Ideas
Want to win an electric car? CLICK HERE

2012 DistributionSilicon60

Feedback Form