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 (March 3, 2008) you'll see these items (note: there are also links to previous weeks' editions, at the bottom):

Also of Interest

• The stun gun shocks without killing–but how safe is it?:
  “How a Taser Works,”
  IEEE Spectrum , December 2007
• Consider real-world factors when predicting the life of linear-motion systems:
  “Component-life theory comes down to earth,”
  Machine Design , December 13, 2007
• How physicist Jean Hoerni built the bridge from the transistor to the integrated circuit:
  “The Silicon Dioxide Solution,”
  IEEE Spectrum , December 2007

Elementals

• Textbook-style, multipart review of an important group of RF circuits:
  “Power Combiners, Impedance Transformers and Directional Couplers,”
  High Frequency Electronics , December 2008
• In-depth look at the advanced development and proliferation of phased-array radars over the last five decades:
  “Now: Phased-array Radars: Past, Astounding Breakthroughs and Future Trends,”
  Microwave Journal , January 2008

Previous Editions

• February 25, 2008
• February 18, 2008
• February 11, 2008
• February 4, 2008
• January 28, 2008
• January 21, 2008

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