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 (May 26, 2008) you'll see the items below (note: there are also links to most-recent previous weeks' editions, at the bottom).
And please note : my overhang queues for “Also of Interest” and “Elementals” items are so long, that I am posting extra items of each, items which did not appear in print. I intend to do so each week, until the queues are back to a reasonable size. Consider them as a free, online-only bonus, and enjoy!
Also of Interest:
- A new technique lets 3D metallic-dielectric components to go directly from 3D CAD drawings to 3D miniature circuit components:
“An Enabling New 3D Architecture for Microwave Components and Systems,”
Microwave Journal , February 2008 - Here's how to eliminate instability and oscillations in hydraulic position-control systems:
“Take out the shake,”
Machine Design , February 21, 2008 - New standard covers wiring devices and accessories intended to help protect sensitive equipment from malfunction due to noise on the equipment grounding path:
Application Guide for Isolated Ground Wiring Devices,”
NEMA , January 16, 2008 - The same principles that keep aircraft aloft are being used to let submersibles travel underwater:
“Flying Underwater,”
Machine Design , April 24, 2008 - Over 50 companies make these useful systems for quality, metrology, and reverse engineering:
“Navigating Portable 3D Digitizers,”
Desktop Engineering , March 2008 - Ready for a space cruise? The technology is taxiing to the runway:
“The Second Space Age,”
Machine Design , March 6, 2008
Elementals:
- Base stations and handsets need RF amplifiers with high linearity and efficiency; with some clever techniques, designers can align these mutually exclusive goals:
“Heads and tails: Design RF amplifiers for linearity and efficiency,”
EDN , April 3, 2008 - Power and ground are as much a part of any high-frequency circuit as the
active and passive components in the signal path:
“Key Design Factors for Power and Ground Connections,”
High Frequency Electronics , February 2008 - Description of how the S-parameter matrix and the network analyzer have been fundamental sources for characterizing component behavior for almost 50 years:
“Measuring S-parameters: The First 50 Years,”
Microwave Journal , March 2008
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