Taming the
Universal Serial Bus
Last year, the Universal Serial Bus was
an untamed technology. Now, EDN's
hands-on USB project gets the bus under
control.
--Richard A Quinnell,
Technical Editor
LVDS: power-miser
angel, interconnect demon
High data rates and limited signal swing
conspire to make the design and
characterization of LVDS interconnect
systems a tricky proposition.
--Bill Travis, Senior
Technical Editor
CPLDs readily
replace precious (lc mu)P resources
Using CPLDs to offload your CPU lets you
create a device that hits an effective
performance and cost balance between the
conflicting attributes of standard and
custom parts.
--Damon E Domke, Design
Engineer
Feedback
isolation augments power-supply safety
and performance
Isolated power supplies have been around
since the beginning of the electronics
industry. As power-supply designs change
to keep pace with increased efficiency
and power-density demands, isolated
feedback is crucial to maintaining
safety.
--Ron Young, Maxim
Integrated Products
