ED_ELECTRONIC DESIGN UPDATE Penton Media September 30, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/electronicdesign/v/890 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Read White Paper: Increasing Bandwidth and Connectivity in Small Form Factor, High-Performance Embedded Applications (http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/enewstext/9/50602411/) Embedded designers of high-performance systems must incorporate growing numbers and types of I/O in smaller and smaller off-the-shelf and semi-custom boards, while keeping their design platforms flexible enough to accommodate a variety of designs, including some that must maintain compatibility with legacy I/O. The SUMIT interconnect technology provides such a solution and is supported by the SFF-SIG. Read this white paper from Versa Logic Corporation to learn about the I/O-Centric, High-Speed SUMIT Interconnect Standard. Download now. 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A C++ program performs the control functions. To view the full article go to: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?AD=1&ArticleID=21819&bypass=1 2009 Readers' Choice Survey 2009 saw many significant innovations. Now it's time to choose the best of the bunch. Our December 1 Best Electronic Design issue will feature a look at the best Leapfrog technology of the year and name the year's best Idea for Design, both chosen by you, our readers. What was the best Leapfrog story of the year? Go to this survey (http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229PK9SN87Q) for a list of nominees, determined by traffic on www.electronicdesign.com, and select your favorite. And, what was the best Idea for Design of the year? Go to this survey (http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229PKQ6NGYL) for the nominees, and choose the best. 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