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To view the full article go to: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22081&bypass=1 --Diode Tester Limits Reverse Voltage And Forward Current To Protect Sensitive Junctions By Michael J. Gambuzza, General Electric To view the full article go to: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22082&bypass=1 --Adjustment-Free Fan Controller For Under $1 By Jim Keith To view the full article go to: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22083&bypass=1 Electronic Design Pop QuizSponsored by Toshiba Do you have an eye for camera design? Do you understand image sensor technology, dynamic range, aliasing and more? Then take the professor's challenge and test your "camera smarts" to be entered to win one of six $50.00 Amazon gift cards! Take this quiz now. (http://popquiz.electronicdesign.com/toshiba-image-sensor/default.aspx) Electronic Design Pop QuizSponsored by Intel (http://connectthis.intel.com/) The embedded Internet is bringing transformative changes to the embedded world. The era of intelligent connectivity is dawning. And the industry is about to hit the fast-forward button. Are you in? Take the quiz to test your knowledge. (http://popquiz.electronicdesign.com/intel_Oct09/) TECHVIEW --Low-Energy Microcontroller Takes It To The Limit Leapfrog · Bill Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor To view the full article go to: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22075&bypass=1 --Single-Chip Optical Transceiver Targets Light Peak Technology Communications · Louis E. Frenzel, Communications Editor To view the full article go to: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22076&bypass=1 --SAW Oscillator Competes For Clock Duties Against Entrenched Crystal Oscillators Communications · Louis E. Frenzel, Communications Editor To view the full article go to: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22077&bypass=1 --1-Gsample/s ADC Fits Advanced Wireless Applications Communications · Louis E. Frenzel, Communications Editor To view the full article go to: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22078&bypass=1 ELECTRONIC DESIGN PRODUCTS --2D Communications Sheet Challenges 3D Trends From the Editor · Mat Dirjish, Components Editor To view the full article go to: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22085&bypass=1 --Select Optimal Protection For Your VDSL-Based Telecom Circuits From the Industry · Paul Wiener, Bourns Inc. To view the full article go to: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22086&bypass=1 COLUMNS --MEMS Inertial Sensor Combines Breakthroughs In Performance And Cost Editorial · Joseph Desposito, Editor-in-Chief To view the full article go to: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22090&bypass=1 --Will Android Open The Set-Top Box? Lab Bench · Bill Wong, Embedded/Systems/Software Editor To view the full article go to: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22084&bypass=1 --Remove Redundancy In Your Compression Designs Simply The Bits That Matter · Al Wegener, Samplify Systems To view the full article go to: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22064&bypass=1 --Bob's Mailbox Pease Porridge · Bob Pease To view the full article go to: http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22065&bypass=1 ---------------------------------------- VTI Instruments Corporation (http://www.vtiinstruments.com) ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Subscribe To Electronic Design http://electronicdesign.com/Subscribe/ ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Download White Paper: Understanding Long-Term Evolution Fundamentals And Measurement Challenges Brought to you by Rohde & Schwarz Read now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/enewsrtrail/9/80573157/&ord=9682010 Download White Paper: Myths & Realities Of Real-Time Linux Software Systems Brought to you by Versa Logic Corporation Read now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/enewsrail/9/50602460/ ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Webcast On Demand: A New Approach To Mobile Design That Reduces Dev Time Learn about trends in display panel and CMOS image sensor technology, high-speed interfaces, and more. 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