Each week, the Planet Analog section of the print version of EETimes features two small text boxes, entitled “Also of Interest” and “Elementals”, in addition to one or two feature articles, an editor's column, and new products. Each of these boxes cites items from publications outside the Planet Analog and EETimes portfolio. The first box highlights a few items of general interest to the engineer, while the second highlights some basic and tutorial electronic-engineering material.

In this week's print edition (February 11, 2008) you'll see these items (note: there are also links to previous weeks' editions, at the bottom):

Also of Interest

• There are a lot of educational and engineering toys on the shelves:
  “Toys that teach,”
  Machine Design , December 13, 2007
• Safety-integrity levels in European standards increasingly impact equipment designers in the U.S:
  “Programmable safety begets new standards,”
  Machine Design , December 13, 2007
• Electric hybrids may be grabbing headlines, but hydraulic hybrids carry more weight:
  “Hydraulic hybrids are picking up,”
  Machine Design , December 13, 2007

Elementals

• There are many permutations in the implementation of standard, timing and modulation/coding schemes:
  Strategy for RFID Validation and Verification Using Software-defined Instrumentation,”
  Microwave Journal , December 2007
• The impact of microwave technology on printed circuit board materials:
  Printed Circuit Board Materials for Microwave Designs in Automotive Applications,”
  Microwave Journal, , December 2007
• Frequency control devices in automotive applications:
  “Frequency Control in Transportation Applications,”
  Microwave Journal , December 2007

Previous Editions

• February 4, 2008
• January 28, 2008
• January 21, 2008
• January 14, 2008
• January 7, 2008
• December 24, 2007

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