Location: Menlo Park, CA Education: BS and MS, University of Utah Occupation: Software Developer Member Status: John has been a subscriber since 2002. Technical Interests: His interests include user interfaces for embedded systems, field-programmable gate array (FPGA) development, and embedded … Continue reading →

The answers to Circuit Cellar’s May electronics engineering crossword puzzle are now available.Across 1.            MOSIPROTOCOL—Adds a state indicating ownership [two words] 3.            SPECTROMETER—Measures wavelengths 8.            SHELL—Protects an operating system’s kernel 10.          CHARGE—Q 12.          ASSIGN—A FORTRAN control statement 13.          HALL—American physicist (1855–1938) … Continue reading →

Designer and technology executive Scott Potter won first prize in the 2012 RL78 Green Energy Challenge, presented by Renesas Electronics in partnership with Circuit Cellar and Elektor magazines. The global contest called on participants to develop green energy designs utilizing … Continue reading →

The answers to Circuit Cellar’s April electronics engineering crossword puzzle are now available. Across 1.         BITDENSITY—Bits per inch of magnetic tape, for example [two words] 3.         KALMANFILTER—aka LQE [two words] 5.         EMBEDDEDSECURITY—Circuit Cellar columnist Patrick Schaumont covers this topic with articles … Continue reading →

Whether you’re planning a small controller for your own use or an electronic device for mass production, you need to keep “testability” in mind. So, it’s a good idea to make a dedicated tester for your product part of its … Continue reading →