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Voices: VSIA President Kathy Werner on closing down an industry consortium
Industry consortia are mostly, like diamonds, forever. Kathy Werner is president of the VSIA (Virtual Socket Interface Alliance), an industry consortium devoted to streamlining the selection and transport of semiconductor IP (intellectual property). She is also IP manager at Freescale Semiconductor. <em>EDN</em> recently asked her why VSIA elected to shut itself down. Details... more...
Applying solenoids: Flying blind is not recommended
Solenoids—especially in applications that require them to rapidly energize and de-energize—require an understanding of their operational subtleties and your control-circuit options. Details... more...
A digital picture frame is worth 1000 words
Many camera owners are adopting DPF (digital picture frames) to sequentially display a large number of images and as a replacement for the traditional photo album. Prying Eyes took a look at the inner workings of the Westinghouse DPF-0561. Details... more...