What's New @ IEEE in Circuits

VOLUME 5 NUMBER 5 MAY 2004

CONTENTS:
1. New Processor Displays 300MHz Performance Capability
2. Emerging Technology in IC Research Available in New Proceedings
3. Intel Integrates MEMs Module into Cellular Phones
4. Upcoming Conference Addresses Issues in Digital Signal Processing
5. Competition Heats up in Race for Thermal Management
6. 2005 IEEE Election Candidates Revealed
7. Entangled Photons Secure Money Transfers
8. New Web Page Helps Researchers Purchase Articles through IEEE Xplore
9. Latest Wiley-IEEE Press Book Focuses on Electromagnetic Modeling
10. Are Career Events Worth Attending?
11. Probabilistic Chips Arbitrate Trade-offs between Energy and Accuracy
12. Blockbuster Technology Patents Linked to IEEE Citations

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1. NEW PROCESSOR DISPLAYS 300 MHZ PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY
A microprocessor developed by chip-maker Stretch Inc. could replace a full custom circuit in computer hardware devices. Dubbed S5000, the processor runs under Linux and Windows XP operating systems. With a 300 MHz performance capability, the S5000 outperforms the 2 GHz competition. In the coming year, the processor will be implemented in video, networking, communications, medical and security applications. To learn more, visit:
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2. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY IN IC RESEARCH AVAILABLE IN NEW PROCEEDINGS
The proceedings from the 2004 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, now available through the IEEE Online Catalog & Store, provide an overview of integrated circuits (ICs) and Systems-on-a-Chip design. Focusing on embedded systems, the conference yielded new findings in the areas of high-speed converters, digital-analog converters, RF Potpourri and Multi-Gb/s. For more information, or to purchase the proceedings, visit: shop.ieee.org/store/product.asp?prodno=CH37519
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3. INTEL INTEGRATES MEMS MODULE INTO CELLULAR PHONES
Space requirements in cellular phones and customized resistor, capacitor and filter component designs are but a few innovations implemented by Intel in their new microelectromechanical (MEMs) systems prototype. The module is a possible precursor to a wider use of MEMs technology in cellular operations. Find out more at: www.mwee.com/mwee_news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=18902424

4. UPCOMING CONFERENCE ADDRESSES ISSUES IN DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
The 2004 47th IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS) begins on 25 July in Hiroshima, Japan, and addresses key aspects of theory, design and application of circuits and systems. Plenary sessions focus on the futures of digital signal processing in terms of VLSI and TOPS processing technology. For more information, or to attend this session, visit: www.huis.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/mwscas04/

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5. COMPETITION HEATS UP IN RACE FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT
IEEE Spectrum reports on the race to develop cooling systems that keep pace with accelerating transistor and micro-processing technologies. These cooling systems range from heat sinks and cryogenic refrigeration systems to ionized air and miniaturized evaporation systems. To learn more about these advancing technologies, visit: www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/may04/0504ther.html

6. 2005 IEEE ELECTION CANDIDATES REVEALED
Michael R. Lightner, Levent Onural and James M. Tien will vie for the chance to be the 2005 IEEE President-Elect. Candidates for numerous other local and national positions have also been declared. The entire list can now be viewed on the IEEE website. Biographies on each of the candidates will are being provided as they become available. Official ballots will be mailed to IEEE Members by 1 September. To learn about the election and these IEEE leadership candidates, go to: www.ieee.org/corporate/elections/candidates.xml

7. ENTANGLED PHOTONS SECURE MONEY TRANSFERS
An encryption device using entangled photons adds another level of security to electronic money transfers.Researcher Anton Zeilinger and his colleagues at the University of Vienna teamed up with the Austrian company, ARC Seibersdorf Research, to develop this device. A laser and a crystal split a single photon, generating a pair of matched photons that are magnetically connected to each other.One of each pair of photons is then sent to a different locale to create a secure communications channel that is protected by a force field of entangled photons. During the trial run, fiber optic cables traveled 1.5 kilometers to bridge a 500-meter distance between two banks. As yet, these photons are capable of bridging distances of 20 kilometers before becoming unstable. To read more, visit: www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994914

8. NEW WEB PAGE HELPS RESEARCHERS PURCHASE ARTICLES THROUGH IEEE XPLORE
A new web page gives detailed, easy instructions on how to purchase individual IEEE online articles from the over one million archived documents in IEEE Xplore. IEEE members have electronic access to journals they already subscribe to through IEEE Xplore, but can also purchase articles from other IEEE journals at a member-only rate of US$13 per article. Non-members pay US$35 per article. To learn how to purchase individual articles, visit: www.ieee.org/portal/index.jsp?pageID=discover_level1&path=discover/sub_pages&file=apo.xml&xsl=discover.xsl

9. LATEST WILEY-IEEE PRESS BOOK FOCUSES ON ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELING
Award-winning author Dr. Ismo V. Lindell imparts his expertise in the field of mathematical modeling with the new Wiley-IEEE Press book "Differential Forms in Electromagnetics." An internationally respected authority on differential forms, Dr. Lindell conveys a clear and practical understanding of theoretical analysis of electromagnetics. The topics covered include EM theory, wave equations for electromagnetic two-forms, derives useful identities and much more. For more information, or to purchase this book, visit: www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471648019.html
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10. ARE CAREER EVENTS WORTH ATTENDING?
While more and more jobseekers use the Internet to submit their resumes to prospective employers, career events such as job fairs still have their place in the job-seeking market, according to Jennifer Hartranft, a staffing manager at a satellite manufacturer in Arizona, USA. She offers job-seekers tips on how to get their feet in the door, and get the most out of career events, in the latest edition of IEEE-USA Today's Engineer: www.todaysengineer.org/apr04/career.asp

11. PROBABILISTIC CHIPS ARBITRATE TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN ENERGY AND ACCURACY
Researcher Krishna Palem at Georgia Tech is working to make computer calculations more inaccurate using probabilistic (PBit) chips in an attempt to save battery space on mobile devices. Unlike chips made of binary bits, PBit chips allow a circuit to be active with less than a 100-percent probability to generate faster processing speeds. To learn more, visit: www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,63318,00.html

12. BLOCKBUSTER TECHNOLOGY PATENTS LINKED TO IEEE CITATIONS
A new study from CHI Research Inc. illustrates specific examples of innovative "blockbuster" patents that build on IEEE science. This follow-up to a previous CHI study demonstrates impressive results for specific technology subcategories, such as telecommunications and computer hardware. For example, Qualcomm Incorporated's fundamental 1990 patent for Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology references four articles from IEEE journals. CDMA later became one of the fastest growing wireless technologies and is now one of the highest-cited patents in the U.S. patent system. There are more than 1,000 highly cited patents that reference at least three IEEE articles. For the full report, visit: www.ieee.org/patentcitations

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