How to Secure your Laptop
Just having your laptop locked up in a laptop bag is not enough to deter thieves. You need to have certain measures in place to prevent the laptop from getting stolen,...
Why WiMAX Will Not Fail
In today’s fast-paced lifestyle, consumers want communication at faster speed and lower cost, more broadband capabilities as well as nomadic and mobility support. Keeping these demands in mind, IEEE 802.16 working...
Why Distributed Solar Power Is Crucial
Distributed solar power generation is the opposite of centralised generation. In centralised generation, electricity is generated at central power plants that are sometimes located hundreds of kilometres away from the load...
“WLAN Testing and Associated Challenges”
Ashwin Gopinath of EFY asked industry experts four questions on WLAN testing. This special interview clubs their responses and gives you the big picture. Here is what Abhay Samant of NI,...
Key inflections points in semiconductor space, its emerging technologies and an alternative to Silicon
As we advance from one generation of technology to the next and develop smaller, faster and more functional chips, there are key inflection points where innovative technologies must be developed. This...
“An infrastructure optimised for voice was an expensive way to transmit data; we had...
Tejas Networks designs end-to-end data and telecom solutions based on optical networking technology. Arnob Roy, president-engineering, Tejas Networks, spoke to Abhishek Mutha of EFY about the seamless migration from 3G to...
Electronic Circuit Prototyping More Than Just An Artefact
Prototypes are not just a vital element of the electronics design but a powerful tool for public communication and exhibition too. Creating a physical mock-up of an object makes it possible...
And Then, There is Embedded Vision!
Last May, several leading technology firms got together in Oakland, USA, to form the Embedded Vision Alliance (EVA). The initiative’s motto: To enable “machines that see!” This concept generally refers to...
Maximising Solar PV Energy Penetration
Photovoltaics (PVs) will be a key pillar of our future sustainable energy system, and 1:1:1 for wind, solar, and others (hydro, biomass, geothermal) is a reasonable expectation—according to Prof. Eicke R....
FPGA Design Flow
Field-programmable gate array (FPGA) is a device that has numerous gate (switch) arrays and can be programmed on-board through dedicated Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) or on-board devices or using remote...
