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Time Domain Modeling and Simulation of Intel QuickPath Interconnect Circuits (Part 1 of 3) This article explores and explains key issues related to modeling and simulation in this interconnect scheme, but its lessons apply to other designs as well

Additional Insights "Also of Interest" and "Elementals" for February 8, 2010; plus recent "Planet Analog" Newsletters Isolate your interface to communicate safely and better (Part 2 of 2) The basics of clock jitter in embedded system designs Fundamentals of designing with MOSFET power switches System level transient voltage protection--Five in-depth answers to ESD questions The elegance of ferrite beads as a circuit design and problem-solving component JFET applications in today's analog world SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS #38: Single-Supply Precision Rectifiers

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Overvoltage-protection devices from -75V to +44V target automotive applications Maxim Integrated Products announced the MAX16914/MAX16915 overvoltage-protection controllers for automotive and industrial systems that must tolerate high-voltage transient and fault conditions

Low-clamping protection array targets fast-growing Ethernet market Advanced probes, instrument take digital test console to full PCI Express 3.0 evaluation regime Maxim releases two-string HB LED driver for automotive applications ON Semiconductor expands 100-V N-Channel MOSFET family to offer high current capability Equalizing cable transceiver extends reach and reduces gauge of copper cables 45-V input 100-mA LDO offers low noise and output down to 0.6-V Enhanced WEBENCH tool accelerates multi-output DC-DC power supply design ST tailors 90V, 2A ultrasound pulser with four independent channels

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Opinion: Computer overload threatens auto safety With auto electronics taking center stage in the Toyota recall controversy, an engineer who analyzes software for safety issues says he is wary of how embedded controllers and software is being used in new automobiles.

Also in the News Magnetism seen as key to superconductivity ESC speaker to describe emerging bio-ASICs IBM demos 100-GHz graphene transistor Point/Counterpoint: Apple's iPad, dud or must-have? Marvell debuts passive optical network chips Microchip to pay $273M for SST Report: Smart meters rise to 212 million in 2014 Full-year chip sales fell 9% in 2009, says SIA

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Looking ahead: Data converter trends for 2010 Guest Column: Converters are key to mixed-signal products; here's a perspective on where they are headed in terms of performance, power, and functionality. . . . more

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Heilind Electronics Adds Sullins Connector Solutions to the World's Largest Interconnect Inventory Texas Instruments delivers H.264 1080p at up to 60 frames per second decode or eight channels of D1 encoding with flexible new DaVinci(TM) video processor Scintera Announces Availability of Breakthrough Power Amplifier Linearization SoC Exar Extends Scalability of PowerXR (tm) Family of High-Performance Power System Solutions Logic Launches System on Module and eXperimenter Development Kit for the Texas Instruments AM3517 microprocessor

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VC investment fell in 2009 Venture capitalists invested $17.7 billion in 2,795 deals in 2009, marking the lowest level of dollar investment since 1997, according to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Venture investments in 2009 represented a 37 percent decrease in dollars and a 30 percent decrease in deal volume from 2008. It was the second consecutive year of annual deal and dollar declines.

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