Also of Interest:

• TPEs, a varied class of compounds that are easier and greener to process than thermosets, are gaining acceptance in industries including automotive and medical:
  “Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) Market Growth Continues,”
  Machine Design , February 5, 2009
• Designing a car to go 1,000 mph is a constant lesson in compromise:
  “Building a 1,000 mph car,”
  Machine Design , March 5, 2009
• Testing ensures museum visitors enjoy a rich multimedia experience:
  “The art of wireless: Testing ensures WLAN quality of service,”
  Test & Measurement World , March 2009
• Electronically controlled railway brakes may finally displace a 150-year-old technology:
  “Stop That Train!”
  IEEE Spectrum , March 2009
• A new generation of legged robots will navigate the world's trickiest terrain:
  “March of the SandBots,”
  IEEE Spectrum , April 2009
• Thin-film solar cells are making a run at the crystalline-silicon solar cells that dominate today's photovoltaic market:
  “THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS: The key to success is higher efficiency,”
  Laser Focus World , March 2009

Elementals:

• Companies are aiming to replace electret condenser microphones and address new application requirements:
  “Sound Check: Silicon MEMS Microphones Ready To Make Lots Of Noise,”
  Electronic Design , February 28, 2009
• Silicon and MEMS oscillators are joining venerable quartz crystals and ceramic resonators in the highly diverse oscillator market; some pertinent facts will help:
  “Making oscillator selection crystal clear,”
  EDN , February 19, 2009
• Test systems with precision fundamental- and harmonic-frequency impedance tuners and pulsed DC and RF capabilities can provide the data needed for accurate large-signal device models:
  “Pulsed Test Systems Characterize Power FETs,”
  Microwaves & RF , February 2009
• By accurately modeling these high-power GaN HEMT devices, it is possible to develop numerous amplifier designs for CW, pulsed, and highly modulated broadband applications:
  “Tracking Advances In High-Power GaN HEMTs,”
  Microwaves & RF , February 2009
• To understand how test equipment is evolving, editors talked to representatives from Agilent Technologies, Anritsu, Keithley Instruments, Rohde & Schwarz and Tektronix:
  “Test Solutions Soup Up for 4G,”
  Microwave Journal , March 2009

Previous “Also of Interest” and “Elementals” Editions:

• April 20, 2009
• April 13, 2009
• April 6, 2009
• March 30, 2009
• March 23, 2009

Recent Planet Analog Newsletters:

• April 22, 2009
• April 15, 2009
• April 8, 2009
• April 1, 2009