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The article features on the new designs in field programmable gate array (FPGA) architecture developed and distributed by Actel Corp., Altera Corp., Amtel Systems Corp., Lattice Semiconductor Corp., QuickLogic Corp., Xilinx Inc., GiDEL Ltd., Nallatech, SBS Technologies Inc., and VMetro Inc..

The article evaluates the SATA II disk drives and systems from Silicon Image Inc. and offers information on its added features, backup capability and storage capacity.

Evaluates the 3.1-Mpixel CYIWOSC3000A cameras developed by Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Features of the camera; Design and construction of the camera; Cost of the camera.

The article evaluates several entertainment products including the third generation iPod, Nano from Apple Computer Inc., the Soundbridge Radio from Roku Labs Inc., and the LCD TV, Aquos from Sharp Corp.

The article evaluates the LatticeSC field-programmable system chips from Lattice Semiconductor Corp. and offers information on key features, functional applications, processing speed and cost.

The article presents a comparison of two integrated digital video processors, the TMS320DM6446 and the DM6443, from Texas Instruments Inc. and offers information on their usage, price, and design.

The article evaluates ARM Ltd.'s Cortex-A8 microprocessor. Based on the next-generation ARM v7 architecture, Cortex-A8 delivers up to 2000 Dhrystone MIPS. It's optimized for low-power next-generation mobile devices. The dual-issue superscalar core includes the first implementation of ARM's NEON signal processing extensions as well as Thumb2 technology for better code density, improved energy efficiency, and higher performance. This combination makes the core a good match for consumer products running multichannel video, audio, and gaming applications. The Cortex-A8 runs at more than 600 MHz in low-power 65-nm processes. High-performance consumer designs will be able to run the Cortex-A8 at up to 1 GHz in high-performance 90- and 65-nm processes. The single-instruction/multiple-data NEON engine includes its own floating-point unit and leverages shared access to the L1 and L2 caches. New ARM Artisan cell libraries enable the processor's high speed and power efficiency. These libraries also support Intelligent Energy Manager technology and implement advanced leakage control structures.

Evaluates the microprocessor TLC28x0 from TimeLab Corp. Information that based on a patented digital timing technology, the timing processor chip offers designers six independent high-resolution clock synthesizers--more than any other available clock synthesizer chip; Targets on x86 notebook, desktop, and embedded x86 applications; Cost of the product.

Evaluates the Cyclone II series of field programmable gate arrays from Altera Corp.

Evaluates the FA626 ARM processor core developed by Faraday Technology Corp. for delivering a synthesizable central processing unit. Design features; Power consumption; CPU cache size.

Introduces the third generation ER4525 mobile multimedia application processor, developed by Emblaze Semiconductor. Design and specifications; Usability of the processor; Contact information.

Evaluates the high-performance extensions to the 32-bit H8 processor and the 16-bit M32C/81 architecture of Renesas Technology American Inc. Range of compute-intensive control applications; Improvement of processing power; Inclusion of instructions reducing the external code storage.

The article evaluates several electronics products including the triple-PowerPC-based CPU for the Xbox 360 and the multicore CELL processor chip for the Sony PlayStation3 developed by International Business Machines Corp. and Microsoft Corp, the first 16-Gbit NAND flash memory from Samsung Semiconductor Inc, and the ATl Radeon X1800 graphics engine from nVidia Inc. and ATI Inc.