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5.28.09
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Stress out; strain
gauges in
careful selection
and application
28The
of strain gauges can
ensure good results from this difficult
measurement.
by Paul Rako, Technical Editor
Leakage-power
analysis enables
attacks on cryptographic
devices
Leakage current may be
23the gate no one thought to
lock that allows hackers to crack
hardened systems.
by Milena Jovanovic,
University of Montenegro
pulse
Dilbert 13
12 Free ac/dc digital-power reference
design has universal
input and PFC
12 DSP combines fixed- and
floating-point operation
13 Single IC integrates both drivers
and controllers for HB-
LED lighting
13 Agilent, Anite demonstrate
LTE streaming video
14 DSP-based instruments
radically alter swept-spectrum
analysis
14 VMEbus computer combats
EOL issues
16 Voices: Is multimedia abandoning
DSPs? Analog Devices
disagrees
Evolving to DDR3
technology
The move from DDR2 to
37DDR3 requires new design
techniques to improve signal
integrity and gain the maximum
benefit from the latest memoryinterface
technology.
by John Nieto, Inphi Corp
DESIGNIDEAS
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100 TO
10 TO
900 mA
90 mA
44 Current-sense monitor and MOSFET boost output current
47 Multiplexed, programmable-gain, track-and-hold amplifier has instrumentation inputs
48 Simple circuit smoothly drives stepper motors
52 Excel spreadsheet yields RLC best-fit calculator
54 Automatically turn secondary lamp on or off
MAY 28, 2009 | EDN 3