What's New @ IEEE in Circuits

VOLUME 2 NUMBER 5 MAY 2001

CONTENTS:
1. Rambus friend or foe?
2. Read the latest in semiconductor thermal measurement and management
3. A Microwave CAD Benchmark?
4. "Get IEEE 802(TM)" Program Provides Public Access to Networking Standards
5. IEEE computer society delivers digital library using XML
6. The interactive learning tool for the VHDL design tool
7. ISSCC calls for papers on ICs for Information Technologies
8. Learn about the black magic of electromagnetic compatibility
9. Tips from six designers from the world's major microprocessor sources
10. Exclusive choice for semiconductor memory designers
11. What's New Special - 20% off select IEEE products listed in this issue!

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1. RAMBUS FRIEND OR FOE?
The Ides of March seems to have had it in for Rambus, Inc. News that the California firm's upcoming patent infringement suit was in question sent it's stock into a free fall on March 15. The company claims that the patents for Rambus DRAM, or RDRAM, also cover aspects of two competing memory types being used by competitor Infineon Technologies AG, of Munich. Read the entire article in Spectrum Online at www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/may01/ram.html

2. READ THE LATEST IN SEMICONDUCTOR THERMAL MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT
The conference proceedings of the 17th Annual Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management Symposium (Semi-Therm), sponsored by the IEEE Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology Society covers topics ranging from simulation in thermal management and novel measurement techniques to advances in compact models, active cooling technology, thermal enhancement technology and component thermal performance. Visit shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=CH37189C
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3. A MICROWAVE CAD BENCHMARK?
In the October 2000 issue, Microwave Engineering magazine outlined the details of a CAD Benchmark--a free space electromagnetic problem based on a balanced antipodal Vivaldi antenna. The response from CAD vendors produced so much information that the results were spread over multiple issues. See the Technology Feature posted at Microwave Engineering Online. Visit www.mwee.com/magazine/benchmark-collection/index.html

4. "GET IEEE 802(TM)" PROGRAM PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS TO NETWORKING STANDARDS
The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) launched the "Get IEEE 802" program granting public access to view and download individual electronic (PDF) IEEE Local and Metropolitan Area Network (802) standards at no charge. New IEEE 802 standards will be added to the "Get IEEE 802" program, in PDF format, six months after publication. The "Get IEEE 802" marks the first time the IEEE-SA has joined forces with industry to make a series of standards widely available. The program was established to assist potential users for whom the standard itself could be more costly than its actual implementation for network connectivity. Visit standards.ieee.org/announcements/getieee802.html

5. IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY DELIVERS DIGITAL LIBRARY USING XML
Seventeen periodicals of the IEEE Computer Society's Digital Library, which also includes more than 500 conference proceedings covering all aspects of computer science and engineering, are now formatted in Extensible Markup Language (XML). The Computer Society migrated to XML to provide for expanded indexing, more advanced search features and fewer losses during data conversion. The XML-based portion of the Digital Library also conforms to W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) guidelines, facilitating access to materials by individuals with visual disabilities. The peer-reviewed material can be accessed through computer.org.

6. THE INTERACTIVE LEARNING TOOL FOR THE VHDL DESIGN TOOL
To learn more about Very High Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language (VHDL), try "VHDL: Electronic Systems Design Methodologies and Interactive Tutorial CD-ROM." This unique and sophisticated product offers a comprehensive and reliable tutorial on VHDL and Top-Down Design. It provides fully interactive tutorials with links to a hyper-text version of IEEE Std 1076-1993. These robust tutorials are supported by a vast quantity of real-world based case studies and application notes, based on the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Rapid Prototyping of Application Specific Signal Processors (RASSP) program. shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=SP1120
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7. ISSCC CALLS FOR PAPERS ON ICS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
The International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) is seeking original papers in multiple fields related to integrated circuits (ICs) for Information Technologies for this year's meeting scheduled for 5-7 February in San Francisco. The online submission system will be begin accepting papers in July. For details on topics and other requirements check the online posting www.sscs.org/isscc/2002/call2002.htm

8. LEARN ABOUT THE BLACK MAGIC OF ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is an engineering discipline often identified as "black magic." This belief exists because the fundamental mechanisms on how radio frequency (RF) energy is developed within a printed circuit board (PCB) is not well understood by practicing engineers. Mark Montrose's "Printed Circuit Board Design Techniques for EMC Compliance: A Handbook for Designers" is a user-friendly reference covering a broad spectrum of information never before published, and is as fluid and comprehensive as the first edition. Visit http://catalog.wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=0780353765

9. TIPS FROM SIX DESIGNERS FROM THE WORLD'S MAJOR MICROPROCESSOR SOURCES
"Physical design for low-power and high-performance microprocessor circuits" will be the topic of a VLSI Circuits Short course June 13 in Kyoto. Stay the 14th through 16th for all the sessions of the Symposium on VLSI Circuits. "The friendships I developed at the VLSI Symposium have been so important to heighten sensitivity and focus my vision for the mainstream technical targets," says Toshiaki Masuhara of Hitachi. "This is the way to find the solutions for the technical challenges." Visit www.vlsisymposium.org/circuits/short.html

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