Circuit Cellar 305 December 2015

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Issue #305
December 2015
Theme: Programmable Logic
06 : PRODUCT NEWS
09 : CLIENT PROFILE: microEngineering Labs (Colorado Springs, CO)
10 : EDITORS’ PICKS: Programmable Logic
32 : QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: Innovative Product Design – An Interview with Rich Legrand
12 : Comparing FPGA Technologies – By Monte Dalrymple
20 : Evolutionary Robotics (Part 2): Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms – By Walter Krawec
26 : Low-Power FPGA Logic Design: Has It Been in Front of Us All This Time? – By Yitzhak Ovadya, Shimon Mizrahi, Josh Lorch, & Elnatan Hatzroni
44 : EMBEDDED IN THIN SLICES: The Internet of Things (Part 4): Cell Modem Certification – By Bob Japenga
48 : THE DARKER SIDE: Op-Amps and Capacitive Loads – By Robert Lacoste
56 : THE CONSUMMATE ENGINEER: Fundamental Optics (Part 1): Curved Mirrors – By George Novacek
60 : PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC IN PRACTICE: Building an FPGA Board – By Colin O’Flynn
68 : FROM THE BENCH: Wireless Home Automation (Part 3): Interfacing with ZigBee Devices – By Jeff Bachiochi
77 : TEST YOUR EQ
78 : CROSSWORD
80 : The Future of Hardware Design – By John Young