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1 Dec 2004 - eg3.com e-clips
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   embedded, dsp, busses, soc - e-clips December best of the web...
each month, the eg3.com editorial staff surveys thousands of web sites to identify the 'best' or 'most interesting' news, white papers, demo's, and other electronic design sites - focused specifically on designers of electronic products. here are our highlights and top choices from the last thirty days. comments please to info@eg3.com.

contents:

  • wireless standards solidify : 802.x, wimax, bluetooth & more
  • microsoft vs. google : new search technologies
  • new web sites : recommended, cool new sites
  • conference calendar : upcoming events

Analog Devices Presents - An Introduction to ThreadX RTOS for Blackfin
Join us on Dec. 9 for a webcast on the Express Logic ThreadX RTOS for embedded applications running on the ADI Blackfin Processor . ThreadX enables the programmer to control multi-threaded applications supporting difficult real-time demands on the full range of Blackfin Processors . Register Now.
    wireless standards solidify : 802.x, wimax, bluetooth & more
In an effort to organize the 'alphabet soup' of wireless standards, the IEEE has just published a reference guide to the 802.x standards. "Wireless Communication Standards: A Study of IEEE 802.11, 802.15 and 802.16" provides a comprehensive overview of the IEEE WLAN, WPAN and WMAN standards, while discussing deployment of WLAN networks. It further addresses current business trends and provides insight into future wireless communication standards development. Release here , and it can be purchased here .

Beyond the 802.x standards, don't forget Bluetooth , which had a great December. The Bluetooth SIG announced the adoption of Bluetooth Core Specification Version 2.0 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), which increased data rates by 3x. Release here . The SIG also announced a ' roadmap ' of future Bluetooth developments, and successfully participated in a transition of the former Bluetooth conference into Wireless Connectivity America , just held in Santa Clara, CA.

On the analysis side, December saw a flurry of fresh research into the emerging wireless future -

eg3.com now has complete keyword coverage of all the major standards - point your browser to http://www.eg3.com/mobile and click on a standard (802.11, Zigbee, Bluetooth, etc.), to drill down for more details.

    microsoft vs. google : new search technologies
Microsoft may have sent shudders through the nouveau-riche of competitor Google with its stealth announcement of a new, improved 'beta search.' Try out the new 'Microsoft Beta Search' at http://beta.search.msn.com/ . During the lulls of December, you can also take some time to educate yourself to become a better Web searcher. For example, don't miss the Google Guide , a tutorial on how better to use Google. A complete eg3.com section on better searching is here .

On the search front, the various 'newsgroups' often offer that special answer to that specific design question. There a few meritorious search engines just for news - try Google groups , or search Yahoo groups for specific embedded groups. On the news front (i.e., reported news), you can also use Google's news page or even Rocketnews.com , a competitor. Suppose you are investigating Green Hills Software products, for example - check the Google news search for recent company updates including non-Green Hills articles. Check it out, here . For specific electronic articles, try the advanced search at EE Times , here . Happy searching!

   new web sites: recommended, cool new sites

Among interesting sites new to eg3.com this month, we identified a new 'learning site,' Demo's on Demand . This site offers an assortment of tutorials and vendor demo's, primarily in the EDA and SOC areas. For those of you searching for new employment, EE Times launched a new employment micro-site, EE Times Career Center . It may or may not prove more efficient than Monster.com or other more general employment sites.

PICMG published its AdvancedTCA tutorials, here . And Interphase published its own paper, The ABCs of ATCA . For those into 'Open Source' or 'GNU,' don't miss the very interesting Codesourcery site which currently specializes in ARM tools.

> To browse all 'best of the web' sites, for the last thirty days, click here .
   conference calendar: upcoming events

( conference, 4 stars ) - 12/6/2004, Brisbane
2004 International Conference on Field Programmable Technology
Field-programmable technologies, including complex programmable logic devices and systems containing such components, have become an important topic of research for universities, government, and industry worldwide. Field-programmable devices combine the flexibility of software with the performance of hardware. Their regular structure facilitates rapid improvement in density, capability and speed.

( conference, 4 stars ) - 12/8/2004, Grenoble
IP - SOC 2004 Conference
IP/SOC 2004 (IP Based SoC Design) will be the 13th edition of the Working conference on hot topics in the design world, focusing for the past 4 years on IP based SoC design and hold in the well known Silicon and Nanometer Technology Valley in the French Alps.

( conference, 5 stars ) - 1/6/2005, Las Vegas
International CES - Consumer Electronics Show
The 2005 International CES is a four-day crash course in the consumer electronics industry's hottest technologies. Digital, wireless, interactive, broadband-you can try them, evaluate their potential and get a sneak peek at what's on the other side of the CE horizon. Think of it this way: In consumer electronics . . . everything that's coming is here!

( conference, 4 stars ) - 1/10/2005, Anaheim
Medical Device Manufacturing Industry Conference
See the medical device manufacturing industry's top suppliers in every category: Assembly, Precision Manufacturing, and CNC Equipment Automation Technology CAD/CAM/PDM Contract Manufacturing IVD Suppliers Medical Electronics MEDPAK® Packaging, Sterilization, and Cleanroom Equipment Plastics/Disposables Raw Materials Small Motors and Motion Control

> To browse all 'conferences' , click here .
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