ED_ELECTRONIC DESIGN UPDATE Penton Media February 3, 2010 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/electronicdesign/v/1060 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Develop sophisticated robotics systems with NI LabVIEW (http://www.ni.com/robotics/?metc=mtsgnz) NI LabVIEW Robotics 2009 provides a standard development platform for designing robotic and autonomous control systems. Engineers and scientists now can implement ideas faster with seamless deployment to real-time embedded and FPGA hardware from a single environment. Explore the benefits of NI LabVIEW Robotics 2009. (http://www.ni.com/robotics/?metc=mtsgnz) ---------------------------------------- ANALOG/MIXED-SIGNAL DESIGN --Free Noise With Every ADC (While Supplies Last) By Dave Van Ess, Cypress Semiconductor Mixed-signal designers know that noise limits data-converter resolution. Some noise is inherent, some is controllable. 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Frenzel, Communications Editor Like some of you, Communications Editor Lou Frenzel came to engineering via work as a technician. It was a good background. In Lou's opinion, all engineers should have such a hands-on, less theoretical experience before designing anything. But engineering techs are scarce these days. What happened? To view the full article go to: http://electronicdesign.com/article/commentary-communications/whatever_happened_to_electronic_technicians.aspx?nl=1 INDUSTRY VIEWPOINT --The Contextual Web: Architectures and Business Models for Information Appliances By Jason Kridner, Texas Instruments The Internet has changed dramatically, going from merely collections of static corporate Web pages to a network of real-time interactions. Now, a new class of easy-to-create, user-friendly electronic appliances is poised to drive a shift in usage patterns and economic models. 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