Each week, the editor of Planet Analog finds items of interest and then features them in two sections, entitled “Also of Interest” and “Elementals”. Each cites items from publications outside the Planet Analog and EETimes portfolios. And we also have an archive of recent weekly Planet Analog Newsletters, as pdf files; see the list at the very bottom.
“Also of Interest” and “Elementals” is an extension of our belief that engineers are interested in on-going tutorial on obviously relevant topics, as well as the serendipity of exploring topics which are not directly related to their jobs, but which will broaden their knowledge and sometimes spurs innovative and creative approaches. The first box highlights items of general interest to the engineer, while the second highlights basic and tutorial electronic-engineering material. Among the publications we check are IEEE Spectrum , Machine Design , Design News , Laser Focus World , EDN , Electronic Design , NASA Tech Briefs , Microwave Journal , RF & Microwaves , and Physics Today , plus others.
Consider these items as “online-only” extras, and worth a look. (Please note: there are also links to the previous weeks' editions, below this week’s items.)
Also of Interest:
- A designer’s guide to metalcutting machinery:
“Lowdown on Machine Tools,”
Machine Design , June 10, 2010 - As CMOS pixel sizes are aggressively scaled down to increase resolution, high-dynamic-range (HDR) techniques are required to maintain or even enhance imager performance:
“New techniques recover dynamic range as CMOS pixels shrink,”
Laser Focus World , June 2010 - Thanks to sensor innovations, screen improvements, faster digital processing and other advances, military imaging systems will capture and reveal critical information that cannot be caught or displayed today:
“Seeing Better to Shoot Better,”
Photonics Spectra , April 2010 - Analysis of the influence of a scatterer, such as rainfall, on the performance of a satellite communications system or other microwave link, includes near- and far-field antenna effects:
“Forecast Rain Effects On Microwave Links, Part 2,”
Microwaves & RF , April 2010 - Rectangular connectors that reduce connection problems at live concerts can do the same in industry:
“Rectangular Modular Connectors Improve Stage Setups,”
Machine Design , June 10, 2010
Elementals:
- Inductors carrying both dc and ripple currents play critical roles; therefore, it is important to have a confident estimate of how a device will function in the device parameter space.:
“Compute B/H Curve for Inductor with DC and Ripple Currents,”
Power Electronics Technology , May 2010 - Piezoceramic motors and actuators avoid several problems that beset ordinary motors in medical uses:
“Piezomotors Streamline Medical-Device Performance,”
Machine Design , May 20, 2010 - This simple patch array antenna can be fabricated on microstrip with its own feed and used to achieve narrow azimuth beamwidth with simultaneous wide elevation beamwidth:
“Patch Array Antenna Serves Satcom Needs,”
Microwaves & RF , April 2010 - Selecting the correct MOSFET can be a difficult task; a process quickly identifies the most suitable MOSFETs that enable a designer to request samples or use extensive modeling on just a few devices:
“The J/K Method: A Technique to Select the Optimal MOSFET,”
Power Electronics Technology , June 2010 - The beating heart of mixed-signal processing is delimited by the clock devices that slice the analog world into digital events:
“Take Time For A Clock-Chip Update,”
Electronic Design , May 6, 2010
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