By Douglas Cebik, on November 14th, 2006
From an analog design perspective, the digital still camera (DSC) provides surprisingly rich turf. Far from what the product category name might imply, the DSC is loaded with mixed-signal design and components. Looking first at attributes tied to this month’s focus on line drivers, the Nikon 4800 of Figure 1 provides one view of [...]
By Douglas Cebik, on November 14th, 2006
Tokyo — As the rest of the world grapples with its “first” transition to HDTV, demonstrations of third- and fourth-generation “super” or “ultra” high-definition (HD) displays, with resolutions eight to 16 times sharper than current offerings, were all the rage at recent electronics and display trade shows in Japan. Full-HD resolution (1,080 x 1,920 [...]