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CONTENTS: JULY 1, 2003
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* BEST OF THE WEB - FEATURED SITES
 - Top New EE Sites of the Month
 - Complete List of This Month's Best Papers, Demo's, Cool Sites

* CONFERENCE CALENDAR
 - Featured Upcoming Conferences, Seminars, and Webcasts

* eCLIPS - BEST OF THE WEB, TOP SITES BY SUBJECT AREA
 - Busses & Boards - CompactPCI, PC/104, 1394...
 - DSP/Communications - DSP's, VoiceIP, TeleComm...
 - Embedded Systems - 68K, x86, 8051...
 - System-on-a-Chip - Config. Processors, FPGA's, IP...
 - Embedded Software - assembly, C/C++, java

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PHOENIX BIOS EDITOR - FREE DOWNLOAD
>> Phoenix BIOS Editor is a Windows-based application providing tools 
that allow embedded design manufacturers, silicon vendors, OEMs, ODMs 
and system builders to create custom BIOS for specific applications 
and designs. This greatly simplifies BIOS edits, eliminating 
complicated source code changes that once were necessary.
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/489


BEST OF THE WEB - TOP NEW EE SITES OF THE MONTH:
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40TH DAC PAPER ARCHIVES (archive, 5 Stars)
>> DAC is the premier EDA and SOC conference. Here are all white 
papers presented at the conference - 2.1 Reshaping EDA for Power 3 
Design for Manufacturability and Global Routing 4 Design Analysis 
Techniques 5 Embedded Hardware Design Case Studies 6 Special Session: 
Emerging Design and Tool Challenges in RF and Wireless Applications 
- and more!
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/544
 
5 DAYS TO INDUSTRIAL ETHERNET (tutorial, 4 Stars)
>> If you're putting Ethernet in your factory, there are some very 
important things you need to consider before you get started. * 
Criteria for selecting cables, hubs, switches and network cards. * 
Important facts about system layout. * Questions you should always ask 
your vendors about application layer protocols. * Security issues and 
best practices for maintaining a healthy system over the long haul.
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/545
 
A GNU DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR THE AVR MICROCONTROLLER 
(paper, 4 Stars)
>> This chapter shows how to build and install a complete development 
environment for the AVR processors using the GNU toolset. I created an 
area for the AVR tools under /usr/local to keep this stuff separate 
from the base system. As root, I chown'ed /usr/local/avr under my 
normal account.
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/546

AN INTUITIVE APPROACH TO DSP (tutorial, 4 Stars)
>> Ken Schachter provides an overview of Signal Processing concepts. 
He describes differences between digital signals and digital data, 
time domain and frequency domain, real-time and non-real-time, and 
types of filters. This course gives beginners an excellent overview of 
key concepts, and provides experienced staff with an alternative way 
to explain digital signal processing concepts.
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/547
 
AVR PROJECT PAGE (project, 4 Stars)
>> This page contains my projects (more to come in future), collection 
of links development tools and other resources for low cost Atmel 
AVR-microcontroller family. Atmel AVR 8bit microcontrollers base on 
advanced RISC core with 32 registers, stack and reasonable instruction 
set. Microcontollers have 1-128 kb built-in flash program memory and 
0-4 kb SRAM memory.
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/548/

CHIP DESIGN RESOURCE CATALOG (catalog, 4 Stars)
>> Use this online resource to locate Chips & Cores, EDA Tools, 
Intellectual Property and related Chip Design Services.
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/549/

FREERTOS - REALTIME SCHEDULER (rtos, 4 Stars)
>> Open source, mini Real Time Scheduler. This site shows how a 
complete embedded solution can be created from a Windows host using 
quality open source tools and low cost hardware. Free scheduler Free 
Windows development suite Free source code No royalties Plentiful, 
low cost, off the shelf hardware Pre-configured complete system 
solution Cross development from a standard Windows host Demo 
application to illustrate use
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/550/

H8 SINGLE-CHIP MICROCOMPUTER TUTORIAL (tutorial, 4 Stars)
>> The experience you acquire with assembler will also be useful in 
programming in the C-language. In other words, assembler is the 
starting point in programming microprocessor programs.
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/551

M16-C ELEARNING (tutorial, 4 Stars)
>> This is the Web learning service for the Renesas 16-bit micro-
processor M16C. Details on this page are for people familiar with the 
basics of microprocessors. Refer to the M16C/60 Programming Manual 
(for Assembly Language/C Language) or the appropriate User's Manual 
for more details.
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/552

PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN & MANUFACTURE (magazine, 4 Stars)
>> We are pleased to announce that we have combined Printed Circuit 
Design and PC FAB magazines into a new product - Printed Circuit 
Design & Manufacture. By combining the best of these proven and 
respected publications, PCD & M will provide an unmatched circulation 
reach and comprehensive editorial content to professionals in the 
design and fabrication markets.
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/553/
 
VON MAGAZINE: THE VOICE OF IP COMMUNICATIONS (magazine, 4 Stars)
>> VON Magazine's articles will include: 'What Works at Work' 
application case studies of successful IP communications deployments; 
'Category Killers' detailing the best products in an industry segment; 
our opinionated columnists include: Kevin Werbach, David S. Isenberg, 
Bob Emmerson and Daniel Dern. Plus, I'll be interviewing a 'Pioneer 
of VON' in every issue.
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/554/
 
WIND RIVER DEVELOPER NETWORK (resource, 4 Stars)
>> For more than 20 years, Wind River has been a trusted resource for 
developers designing, building, and perfecting real-time embedded 
systems. The Wind River Developer Network bolsters our commitment to 
the embedded community by providing a place to exchange ideas with 
other developers and gain access to the practical information they 
need to successfully develop high-performance embedded systems.
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/555/

*** COMPLETE LIST ***
>> For a complete list of the month's BEST SITES go to
@ http://www.eg3.com/search/bestofweb.htm


BEST OF THE WEB: FEATURED UPCOMING CONFERENCES
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7/7/2003, PORTLAND: O'REILLY OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE CONVENTION
>> The O'Reilly Open Source Convention brings together the leaders of 
10 critical open source technologies to give you an inside look at how 
to configure, optimize, code, and manage these powerful tools. Topics 
include PERL, Linux, Web Services, Python and more.
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/531/
 
7/14/2003, SCOTTSDALE: THE IMAGE CONFERENCE
>> The IMAGE Conference, first held in 1977, is sponsored by the IMAGE 
Society Inc., a non-profit, professional association for the 
advancement of visual simulation along with other virtual reality 
technologies and their applications. The IMAGE 2002 Conference will 
consist of a Keynote Address, seven Paper Session SIG meetings, 
Reception, Luncheon, an Exhibit Hall, and numerous Technical Short 
Courses (Tutorials)
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/534/

8/12/2003, SAN FRANCISCO: WESCON
>> The Wescon conference addresses high-end electronic system design 
developments and techniques, as well as management issues related to 
test and measurement, semiconductor, EDA and manufacturing disciplines. 
The exhibit floor offers new active & passive components, 
semiconductors and EDA products, test & measurement tools and 
equipment, and production & packaging equipment and services.
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/556/

8/19/2003, BOSTON: SOFTWARE TEST AUTOMATION CONFERENCE AND EXPO
>> The demand for software test automation tools and services 
continues to grow at a rapid pace --- 30% or more per year according 
to some estimates. With eBusiness and eCommerce continuing to drive 
this figure, companies are still trying to find tools and support to 
help them automate effectively. The Software Test Automation 
Conference and EXPO addresses the issues associated with these 
endeavors.
@ http://www.eg3.com/best.cgi/326/

*** COMPLETE CONFERENCE CALENDAR ***
>> For a complete and searchable list of upcoming CONFERENCES, 
SEMINARS, and WEBINARS go to
@ http://www.eg3.com/search/conferences.htm


BEST OF THE WEB: TOP SITES:
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TOP SITES BY SUBJECT CATEGORY
>> Browse the TOP SITES by subject category.  These are the best 
Internet portals, publications, consortia and other one-stop info
resources for efficient Web browsing.  Subjects include Busses &
Boards (PC/104, VME, CompactPCI...), DSP/Communications, Embedded
Systems (8051, ARM, PowerPC...), System-on-a-Chip (IP, ASIC, FPGA...)
@ http://www.eg3.com/WebID/ambig/5-stars.htm


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