Posted Jan 30, 2012, by Robin Bornoff
‘Bits stuck onto other bits’, a succinct definition of an electronic product, if not a product that contains electronics. Soldering is the method of choice for getting the components to attach to the pcb, the layered board that contains the metallic traces connecting component pins to other component pins. Rivets, welds, screws or bolts for the chassis, some form of gluing or sticky adhesion … Read More
Tags:
Electronics Cooling,
FloTHERM,
CFD,
thermal chokepoint,
T3ster,
thermal bottleneck
Posted Jan 30, 2012, by Per Viklund
Do you remember the hype on EP’s (Embedded Passives) just a few years ago?
In the PCBD&F magazine, late in 2006, Kathy Nargi-Toth wrote in an Editorial to PCD&F referring to an industry survey:
The statistic that blew me away was the change in anticipated implementation of embedded passives.
The projections are that 24.6% of the PCBs, up 222% over current figures, will incorporate embedded … Read More
Tags:
EP,
Expedition,
"Embedded Passives",
Expedition Enterprise
Posted Jan 30, 2012, by J VanDomelen
Engineers from Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company, and The Boeing Company have unleashed a unique aircraft that has been turning heads at recent air shows, and for good reason.
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey was designed from the ground up (a rarity in a downturned economy, it seems) to meet the needs of multiple armed services. In doing so, it combines the capabilities of a helicopter with those of fixed-wing … Read More
Tags:
Geek,
Embedded Systems,
Hardware,
Warfighters,
V-22,
Aviation,
Milaero,
Bell Helicopter,
Military,
Software,
Aerospace,
Textron,
Mentor,
Electric,
Mentor Graphics,
Electronic,
Mentor.com,
Boeing,
Mil-Aero,
Design
Posted Jan 29, 2012, by J VanDomelen
System interoperability is a major issue and continual challenge in military and aerospace (mil/aero) applications. Electronic components and solutions from various vendors must all work together. The same is true of legacy versus modern systems.
Many industry pundits in the mil/aero community have long compared the challenge to trying to have a 50-year-old communicate effectively with a newborn—they … Read More
Tags:
electrical,
Electric,
Electronic,
SystemVision,
Software,
Aviation,
Mentor Graphics,
Computer,
Mentor.com,
Mil-Aero,
Aerospace,
Milaero,
Engineer,
Design Automation,
Geek,
EDA,
Hardware,
COTS,
Mentor,
Design
Posted Jan 28, 2012, by J VanDomelen
Systems integration is no small feat. Ensuring disparate parts and systems—standalone solutions from multiple vendors—talk and work together seamlessly and reliably is a challenge.
In fact, the systems integrator, not to mention the MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) specialist charged with keeping systems in good working order over decades of deployment, has been given many nicknames reflective … Read More
Tags:
systems whisperer,
Military,
Mentor Graphics,
Design,
Design Automation,
Mentor.com,
Mil-Aero,
Milaero,
COTS,
electrical,
hardware wrangler,
HDMI,
Electronic,
High-Definition Multimedia Interface,
EDA,
Mentor,
Electric,
Geek,
Embedded Systems,
Hardware,
Technology
Posted Jan 27, 2012, by John Day
Considering the number of traffic accidents involving driver error, it seems obvious that many lives would be saved if cars could drive themselves. Additional benefits of autonomous vehicles include less traffic congestion and better fuel economy/lower emissions.
The enabling technology is close at hand. Google’s fleet of driverless cars has traveled nearly 200,000 miles, DARPA (Defense Advanced Research … Read More
Tags:
automotive electronics applications,
autonomous vehicles,
parallel park assist,
Center for Automotive Research,
Google Driverless Car,
DARPA,
lane keeping assist,
Santa Clara Law Review,
New York Times,
Stanford University,
DARPA Grand Challenge
Posted Jan 27, 2012, by J VanDomelen
Gone, in large part, are the days of military and aerospace (mil/aero) organizations buying a complete, comprehensive, end-to-end turnkey system from a single, solitary vendor. Rather, a vast majority of today’s mil/aero systems combine the technologies, components, and capabilities of myriad technology vendors.
Integrating parts from various vendors in a single system, like most things, has its pros … Read More
Tags:
Sony,
Software,
Mentor.com,
Computer,
Design,
Mil-Aero,
Milaero,
Military,
Aerospace,
Electric,
Hardware,
HDMI,
electrical,
Mentor,
Design Automation,
Mentor Graphics,
EDA,
Embedded Systems,
Electronic,
Geek,
Yamaha
Posted Jan 25, 2012, by Paul Johnston
Here’s something new in this blog – a post I’ve mostly not written. Below is a response from Russell Forsyth on the subject of the how to get that “time to value” in an implementation which I addressed last time. He’s a Senior Consultant with Mentor Consulting Division Americas. We’ll try and keep this under 20,000 words by not going through Russ’ successes and accolades.
Russ has the view competent … Read More
Tags:
Outsourced Integrated Electrical Systems Software,
methods,
pilot projects,
Capital,
CHS Tips and Tricks,
Best Practice,
Process Model,
jumpstart engagements,
Mentor Consulting,
Training,
Deployment,
Implementation Projects
Posted Jan 25, 2012, by Colin Walls
I was recently interviewed by EEWeb about my career and interests and ideas about the world of electronics and embedded software. If you are curious, you can have a read here.
… Read More
Tags:
Embedded Software
Posted Jan 25, 2012, by Mike Jensen
I recently spent some time rummaging around my basement. I suppose my basement is not unlike many others — it’s kind of my family’s catch-all storage place for items too big to fit in a closet. Besides housing my HVAC and water heating systems, my basement is home to a variety of holiday decorations, lots of canned, bottled, and bulk food items, a small collection of mismatched folding tables … Read More
Tags:
Modeling,
Simulation,
analog modeling,
VHDL-AMS,
System Modeling,
System Simulation
Jim Martens
Harry Foster
Dennis Brophy
Jay Gorajia
Mark Olen
Travis Mikjaniec