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Columns
David Lammers looks at the high-tech scene and the personalities in the worldwide semiconductor industry from his vantage point in Austin, the heart of Texas. Dongxi Mike Clendenin monitors Taiwan's growing technology and investment links with mainland China as its electronics industry works to place itself on the front line of technology development. Forward Thinking Will Strauss of Forward Concepts is your guide through the cascade of developments in digital signal processing (DSP) technology. Impulse Response Depend on Jeff Bier of Berkeley Design Technology Inc. to stay atop issues of DSP system design and streaming-media capabilities. In The Pipeline Linley Gwennap, founder and principal analyst of The Linley Group, shares his expertise on PC architectures, microprocessors and networking silicon. Si2GO Mike Feibus, principal analyst with Techknowledge Strategies Inc., looks each month at the challenges of designing and selecting "silicon to go" for mobile computing. Speaking Of Silicon Ron Wilson, the editorial director of ISD Magazine, puts the spotlight on issues of current interest to the designers and consumers of leading-edge ICs. Street Signs Get Wall Street's view of the silicon business from Eric Chen, a Stanford PhD and former industry engineer who now serves as senior semiconductor analyst for JP Morgan H&Q.
Get an insider's view of Europe's electronics industry from analyst Malcolm Penn of Future Horizons. In The Channel In this monthly column, Gina Roos keeps the engineering community abreast of the latest developments in electronic component distribution. IP Watch Attorney David Balto, former policy director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, tracks the legal and regulatory trends in the market of ideas known as intellectual property (IP). Mixed Signals Analog, mixed-signal and DSP guru Stephan Ohr expounds on the front-end of the system design world for both wired and wireless equipment. Power Play Veteran industry observer Vincent Biancomano shares his thoughts on the players and the technologies in the power electronics business in this monthly column.
Communications initiatives editorial director Loring Wirbel provides a sardonic and forward-looking view of the fast-changing communications industry. On My Wavelength Gartner Dataquest analyst Jeremey Donovan keeps a close business eye on the exploding communications IC market. Radio Days Let Craig Mathias, a principal with Farpoint Group (Ashland, Mass.), serve as your guide to the wireless world.
A general compendium of nuggets on intellectual property and resuable designs, compiled each week by Michael Santarini. Designing The Future Ron Wilson, ISD editorial director, spotlights changes in the way IC design is done - including tools, algorithms and flows. EDA Views EDA vendor representatives tackle controversial and timely issues in these contributed columns. Industry Gadfly John Cooley, who runs the e-mail Synopsys users group (ESNUG), fills the bill as an industry gadfly, and comments on ESNUG's many concerns, and then some. Max Bytes Noted author and commentator Clive "Max" Maxfield presents an entertaining view of the cutting edge of IC, PCB and system-level EDA tools and methodologies. Tool Talk Richard Goering, editorial director for design automation, shares his insights and tirades about EDA tools and vendors.
Editor emeritus George Rostky highlights the behavior and decisions of Charlie, every engineer's favorite inept and self-important manager. Green Engineering Longtime industry observer Lee Goldberg looks at design with an eye on minimizing environmental damage and making the best use of existing resources. My View Frank Burge's look at the challenges of the industry and everyday life on planet Earth will brighten your heart and, on occasion, bring tears of reflection. The Profession Margaret Quan addresses career issues and other topics of concern to professional engineers. Work Flow Technical recruiter Scott R. Sargis discusses career advice and job tips for engineers.
He may inspire you, confound or outrage you, but editor-in-chief Brian Fuller's editorials always echo the dictum, "A newspaper's duty [is] to print the news and raise hell." Open Line Our editorial equivalent of the soap box, Open Line lets our staff of writers and editors vent their frustration, express their amazement and enlighten our readers with their prose. Speakout Industry executives take a stand on topics related to the technology, business decisions and professionalism of working engineers.
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