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 extras, and worth a look. (Please note: there are also links to the previous weeks' editions, in the “Navigate” box to the right.)
Also of Interest:
- Tolerance rings cut noise and vibration in small electric motors:
“Tolerance Rings Cut Vibrations in Fractional-Horsepower Motors,”
Machine Design , February 17, 2011 - Massive parallelism and dramatic cuts in energy budgets are crucial for the future of high-performance computing; integrated photonics can help developers reach those goals by transmitting signals optically:
“Photonic integration may boost computing performance,”
Laser Focus World , March 2011 - Human body models increase the accuracy of biomedical device simulations:
“Designing the Model Patient via Simulation,”
Desktop Engineering , April 2011 - Optical gyroscopes such as fiber optic gyroscopes (FOGs) and ring laser gyroscopes (RLGs) are typically used when global positioning systems (GPS) or micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based gyroscopes are insufficiently precise or when GPS signal access is denied or may be jammed:
“Fiber Optic Gyroscope Technology Improving Weapons Systems Performance,”
Defense Tech Briefs , April 2011
Elementals:
- Introduction to a variety of steps taken to ensure the best possible performance from a signal generator:
“Battling Phase Noise at RF and Microwave Frequencies,”
Microwave Journal , April 2011 - The world is moving toward greater use of power factor correction (PFC):
“Optimize Power Factor Correction Inductors,”
Power Electronics Technology , April 2011 - You can use sequencing, loops, and branches to produce a signal that requires less memory and cuts calculating and loading time:
“Maximize a waveform generator’s memory,”
Test & Measurement World , May 2011 - The new silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diode promises to become an important addition to power supply designs:
“Schottky Diodes: the Old Ones Are Good, the New Ones Are Better,”
Power Electronics Technology , March 2011
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