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September 13, 2004 - In This Issue

Gilbert/Hoff/Pease Panel Discussion Continued
Here is the continuation of the panel discussion among Barrie Gilbert, Ted Hoff, and Bob Pease. The first part of this conversation appears in the Engineering Hall Of Fame section of our September 13, 2004 YOUR Issue, ED Online 8684. Electronic... — Lucinda Mattera

Engineering Hall of Fame: Introduction & 2004 Honor Roll
Once again, Electronic Design is proud to salute the EE profession with our Engineering Hall Of Fame. Here, we present the Class Of 2004 inductees. After lifetimes of accomplishments and accolades, these engineers also have earned perhaps... — Doris Kilbane

Photo Essay Contest
INDIVIDUAL WINNER See associated figure Senior Electronic Design Engineer Harry Gibbens Jr. of Enoch Corp. sent along this series of photos illustrating his work with junior test engineer... — Staff

Now Is The Time To Strategize The Future Of Engineering
Short product life cycles. Fast turnarounds. A constant barrage of new information. A race to stay on top of technology while getting new products out the door. To win the race, America must lure college students into engineering. Otherwise,... — Wayne Labs

Welcome To YOUR Issue
At Electronic Design, we take EE professional issues seriously. After all, we"re nowhere if we"re not central to your design work and your career concerns. Our goal is to be your trusted source for both in-depth information on emerging... — Mark David

Can Politicians Make A Difference?
These are your fellow engineers talking, in response to Electronic Design"s 2004 online Reader Profile Survey. The industry remains in a huge state of flux, with the rapid shift to offshore outsourcing and a growing number of U.S.... — Ron Schneiderman

Putting A Face On Our EE Workforce
In this special issue, the editors of Electronic Design take their second annual look at the current state of compensation for EEs, as well as the other factors that influence job satisfaction. The information appearing in this issue comes from... — Jay McSherry

Positive Signs Unable To Kickstart EE Salaries—For Now
Now the bad news: Employment remains below the 363,000 quarterly average in 2003, putting downward pressure on wages and essentially slamming the lid on engineering compensation at the moment. In fact, according to the Electronic Design... — Jay McSherry

Can Politicians Make A Difference?
These are your fellow engineers talking, in response to Electronic Design"s 2004 online Reader Profile Survey. The industry remains in a huge state of flux, with the rapid shift to offshore outsourcing and a growing number of U.S.... — Ron Schneiderman

EEs Try To Survive The Changing Workplace
It has become abundantly clear to all electronics engineers that the workplace is morphing at a rapid clip. In fact, you could say the change is as drastic, if not more so, than when the electronic calculator and the PC replaced the slide... — John H. Day

Jim Williams: A Mover And Shaker Of All Things Analog
Today, newborns will often fall asleep to sounds from radios, TVs, CDs, DVDs, etc. But 51 years ago, sleep wasn"t in the equation when five-year-old Jim Williams" dad brought home a short-wave radio. It was a "seminal event," as he describes... — Doris Kilbane

Innovation, Problem Solving... And Compensation Keep EEs In The Game
Add to that the impact of such issues as the economy and national security, and it would be reasonable to expect engineers to be more than a little sour about their lot in life. Yet 61% of this year"s survey respondents feel adequately compensated... — Jay McSherry

Tim Berners-Lee: The Internet"s Creator Looks To The Next Evolution
Prior to the 1990s, the Internet was primarily the domain of scientists, government employees, academicians, and a few corporate users. The Internet started from the Department of Defense ARPANET project, a communications network of the... — Doris Kilbane

Alex Lidow: Making The World Less Power-Hungry
Imagine you needed a glass of water and the only way to fill it up was from a fire hydrant with a big, clunky valve. Sure, you"d get that glass filled with water—but the street would be filled as well. "In the good old days,... — Doris Kilbane

Carver Mead: A Trip Through Four Eras Of Innovation
Largely due to a little boy"s trips with his dad to a power plant, today we can enjoy digital cameras with high-quality photos, touchpad screens, fast and clear telecommunications, video recorders, the Internet, and tons of other technological... — Doris Kilbane

Hall-Of-Famers Ponder The Future Of Electronics Engineering
Last month, Electronic Design brought together three of this industry’s foremost designers and most respected thinkers to participate in an informal panel discussion about the future of electronics engineering in America... — Lucinda Mattera

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Upgrading microprocessor performance requires packing more transistors into a chip, which necessitates operating at a lower voltage and higher current. To meet these power-oriented requirements, Intel developed voltage-regulator design guidelines... — Sam Davis

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