What's New @ IEEE in Circuits

VOLUME 2 NUMBER 2 FEBRUARY 2001

CONTENTS:
1. The dangers of faulty wiring in aging aircraft
2. DRAM design made accessible
3. SIA reports - Chip sales in November increase more than 28% over November 1999
4. Need for speed: dealing with ever-speedy microprocessors
5. Introduction to the next generation of microprocessors
6. IEEE joins with universities on distance learning
7. Investigate one of the hot areas in communications
8. Read the proceedings of IEEE/SEMI Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference 2000
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1. THE DANGERS OF FAULTY WIRING IN AGING AIRCRAFT
As today's military and commercial aircraft age past their teen years, miles of wiring buried deep within their structures begin to crack and fray. Faulty wiring has been blamed for a number of airline tragedies, including SwissAir 111 and TWA 800, and is also a concern for the space shuttle, nuclear power plants, subways and railroads. A recent U.S. Government report carries strong recommendations for tackling this looming problem. The most promising technological solutions are arc-fault circuit breakers and advanced fire suppression devices; advanced reflectometry methods for routine maintenance; and "smart wire" systems that constantly monitor the wiring status. For the complete IEEE Spectrum article, visit http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/feb01/wire.html

2. DRAM DESIGN MADE ACCESSIBLE
More dynamic random access memory (DRAM) circuits are manufactured than any other integrated circuit (IC) in production today, with annual sales in excess of US$25 billion. In the last two decades, most DRAM literature focused on the user rather than the chip designer. Brent Keeth's and R. Jacob Baker's "DRAM Circuit Design: A Tutorial makes DRAM IC design accessible to both novice and practicing engineers, with a wealth of information available in a single volume. Visit http://shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=PC5863
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3. SIA REPORTS - CHIP SALES IN NOVEMBER INCREASE MORE THAN 28% OVER NOVEMBER 1999
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) recently reported that worldwide sales of semiconductors were up $18.28 billion in November 2000, an increase of 28.4% over $14.24 billion a year ago, today. George Scalise, president of the SIA said industry sales increases could reach $205 billion in 2000 marking the first time annual industry sales will exceed $200 billion. The increase in sales was evident worldwide. Communications and Internet infrastructure markets experienced the most profound growth in demand. The Japanese market grew 38.9% and the Asia/Pacific market 20.9%. The Americas market rose 30% and the European market 24.1%. More information about the SIA can be found at http://www.semichips.org

4. NEED FOR SPEED: DEALING WITH EVER-SPEEDY MICROPROCESSORS
An understanding of high-speed interconnect phenomena is essential for digital designers who must deal with the challenges posed by the ever-increasing operating speeds of today's microprocessors. High-Speed Digital System Design : A Handbook of Interconnect Theory and Design Practices provides a much-needed, practical guide to the state of the art of modern digital system design. Visit http://www.ieee.org/shopamazon

5. INTRODUCTION TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF MICROPROCESSORS
Study the next generation of microprocessors in deep submicron CMOS technologies. Written by some of the world?s leading technologists, designers, and researchers, "Design of High-Performance Microprocessor Circuits" covers all levels of system abstraction with the emphasis resting squarely on circuit design. Each topic of this invaluable reference stands alone so the chapters can be read in any order. Visit http://shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=PC5836
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6. IEEE JOINS WITH UNIVERSITIES ON DISTANCE LEARNING The IEEE has partnered with select universities to provide IEEE members with discounts on Web-based courses. Members who enroll can receive discounts of up to 10 percent off tuition. Members may earn graduate certificates and advanced degrees entirely online in telecommunications, project management or computer science. University partners participating in this expanding program include New Jersey Institute of Technology, U.S. Open University, Stevens Institute of Technology, Pace University and National Technological University. For the full list of courses or to learn more about the advanced degrees and professional development certificate programs available through the IEEE, go to http://www.ieee.org/eab/PDI/wbc/

7. INVESTIGATE ONE OF THE HOT AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS
Wireless communications is one of the fastest growing areas of communications technology. Here under one cover, you will find the most current and most classic papers on circuits for wireless communications under one cover with "Circuits for Wireless Communications Selected Readings." Carefully selected by experts S. Tantaratana, B. Srisuchinwong, and W. Surakampontorn, this book is useful for students, engineers just beginning to work in cellular communications and experienced engineers who want a convenient and useful reference resource. Visit http://shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=SR117 ***What's New Special - Use Code TIJ for 20% Off - order instructions below***

8. READ THE PROCEEDINGS OF IEEE/SEMI SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CONFERENCE 2000
Cover all the proceedings of the 2000 IEEE/SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference and Workshop in one volume. Sponsored by the IEEE Electron Devices and CPMT Societies, this conference proceeding covers Process Specific Yield Learning; Factory Dynamics; Yield Analysis & Modeling; Defect Source Methodology; Poster Session - Manufacturing Methodologies; Educating & Training the Workforce and much more. Visit http://shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=CH37072
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