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:
- The rumblings about 3-D that began in 2009 are starting to hit the home display market in earnest:
“Displays Add a Dimension, Durability,”
Photonics Spectra , July 2010 - These pliers are designed for use in tight spaces and recessed electrical panels:
“Inline Electrical Connector Mate/Demate Pliers,”
NASA Tech Briefs , August 2010 - Coordinate measuring machines and rapid shop floor inspection makes quick work of quality:
“Portable CMMs Save Time,”
Desktop Engineering , August 2010 - “Personal” machine tools and inexpensive CAD let one-man shops straddle the line between traditional manufacturing and more current approaches:
“DIY Manufacturing,”
Machine Design , August 26, 2010 - Modern IR-spectroscopic ellipsometry instruments and data analysis software provide accurate and repeatable thickness and optical property measurements of substrates and film samples:
“Ellipsometry provides detailed analysis of infrared optical thin films,”
Laser Focus World , August 2010
Elementals:
- SuperSpeed USB 3.0 delivers full duplex, high speed 5 Gbit/s differential connections to peripherals:
“USB 3.0: A Tale Of Two Buses,”
Electronic Design , June 10, 2010 - This study relies on a custom test set up to check the validity of different behavioral modeling approaches for predicting the performance of power amplifiers under nonlinear conditions:
“Modeling PA Behavior And Memory Effects, Part 2,”
Microwaves & RF , July 2010 - The trade-offs between gain, match and noise figure in a low noise amplifier, resulting in a new figure-of-merit for selecting the value of source inductance:
“An Analytic and Graphical Method for LNA Design with Feedback,”
High Frequency Electronics , June 2010 - RF-front-end chips make it easier for you to design more distance into radios:
“Punching through the ether with RF-range extenders,”
EDN , May 13, 2010 - This circuit sounds an alarm whenever the perimeter- protection line–a thin copper wire of appropriate length–breaks:
“Circuit may save property and life,”
EDN , May 13, 2010
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