Today's Sociotechnical Problems Require a New Field of Study - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Today's Sociotechnical Problems Require a New Field of Study
Wall Street Journal (blog)
When dealing with CSS designs, we have much to learn from biological systems. As in biology, the key attributes of a good CSS design are robustness and flexibility. The system must be robust enough to perform adequately under lots of different ...

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Si2 Announces Member Demonstrations at the Design Automation Conference - MarketWatch (press release)

Si2 Announces Member Demonstrations at the Design Automation Conference
MarketWatch (press release)
Witness the seamless integration of analog and digital domains with a mixed-signal design, implementation, and verification solution. Learn more about a robust and advanced low-power solution, proven to dramatically reduce overall power consumption in ...

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Osram launches Oslux LED for smartphone camera flash - Semiconductor Today

Osram launches Oslux LED for smartphone camera flash
Semiconductor Today
In some designs the technical components can look bulky and the recesses in the enclosure can also make the device less robust. Osram Opto says that, with the new Oslux LED for flash applications, it supports smartphone makers in their efforts to ...

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Human Circuit Chosen as Media Integrator for ATF Fire Research Lab's ... - Sacramento Bee

Human Circuit Chosen as Media Integrator for ATF Fire Research Lab's ...
Sacramento Bee
Human Circuit will provide designs for a robust and scalable HD capable platform that can be expanded in the future. Jim Hatcher, Chief Technology Officer at Human Circuit said, "Our challenge was to streamline their system without jeopardizing quality ...

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VI Systems launches 40G VCSELs with HAB pad design for robust bonding and ... - Semiconductor Today

VI Systems launches 40G VCSELs with HAB pad design for robust bonding and ...
Semiconductor Today
They also have a novel HAB contact pad design which overcomes the problems of thick and soft planarization layers (characteristic to high-speed VCSEL designs) and which enables ultra-robust bonding and packaging. VI Systems says that its novel ...

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Interconnect modeling at 20nm – more of the same or completely different? - EE Times (blog)


EE Times (blog)
Interconnect modeling at 20nm – more of the same or completely different?
EE Times (blog)
This shift in silicon manufacturing changes the requirements for physical design—which means design methodologies, design tools, and verification tools must evolve to ensure we can continue producing robust designs within these new constraints.

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SMIC Employs Mentor Graphics Calibre PERC for Reliability Verification of ... - SYS-CON Media (press release)

SMIC Employs Mentor Graphics Calibre PERC for Reliability Verification of ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
... and a greater number of vulnerable circuit nodes at the interfaces between voltage domains in low power designs,” said Tianshen Tang, vice president of design service at SMIC. “We offer a multi-pronged approach that includes robust ESD protection ...

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National LambdaRail's Network Operations Services Transferred to CENIC - SYS-CON Media (press release)

National LambdaRail's Network Operations Services Transferred to CENIC
SYS-CON Media (press release)
In addition to optical layer services, CENIC will now be responsible for switch, router and engineering support desk NOC services and, in a recently expanded agreement, CENIC will deliver network design engineering capabilities for NLR.

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USB 3.0 bringing superspeed connectivity to mobile devices - EDN.com


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USB 3.0 bringing superspeed connectivity to mobile devices
EDN.com
The USB 3.0 microconnector is smaller than the USB 2.0 and HDMI microconnectors together, saving real estate on mobile-system designs. Although Wi-Fi offers wireless convenience, USB 3.0 provides battery-charging capabilities and ultrahigh data rates, ...

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Sigma Designs Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha

Sigma Designs Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
G.hn solutions are now in field trials and expected to begin deployments by the end of this year, driven largely by robust power line connectivity and all-wire flexibility. WiFi solutions based on Sigma's Media Processor reference designs with key ...

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