* Technology Oct 11, 2009
The Mini Zeppelin streams digital data directly from a music device using what the British company says is an audiophile-grade digital-to-analog (DAC) converter, bypassing the DACs in the music players. The Bose SoundDock 10 has a few tricks of its own, including a pair of proprietary Twiddler transducers (a combination of a high-frequency transducer and midrange driver; in other words, a speaker). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Startup launches post-layout verification tools May 12, 2009
F3D is ideally suited for sensitive analog circuits where coupling is a challenge ADCs, DACs, differential signals, image sensors, RF and high speed designs using MIM/MOM Caps (Metal-Oxide-Metal/Metal-Insulator-Metal capacitors) and 3D devices. Meanwhile, R3D's target applications include discrete or embedded power devices, where efficiency and reliability are important, as well as designs requiring analysis of large metal interconnects. (EETimes)
New TMS320DM365 processor from Texas Instruments provides pixel-perfect 1080p H.264 video flexibility without the design complexity Mar 3, 2009
0 Phy, 16-bit DDR2, voice codecs, real time clock and three 10-bit DACs) for smaller board size and system cost savings of up to 25 percent. Royalty-free, production-ready codec bundles (MP3, G.711, H.264, MPEG-4 and JPEG) and premium audio and video bundles (AAC, WMA and AEC, MPEG-2, VC1/WMV9) decrease design complexity and accelerate time-to-market. (PR Newswire)
Fight against Aids hits road block Feb 7, 2009
NIZAMABAD: The district Aids control society (Dacs) is on the horns of a dilemma ... The staff of Dacs visit villages falling under the limits of various PHCs and motivate the pregnant women to undergo the tests and go to hospitals for deliveries so that transmission of the HIV virus to the child could be prevented ... But Dacs chief T Dinesh Kumar said it was necessary for pregnant women to undergo the Elisa, Combs and Rapid tests. (Times of India)
