Seite 3 - Boards & Solution/ECE Magazine July 2013

Dear Readers,
As always in August, the major section
of the Boards & Solutions / ECE
magazine are our “Yellow Pages” –
the yearly European Embedded
Companies Directory.
Yellow Pages 2013 Embedded Companies Directory
On more than 50 pages, our Companies Directory provides you with
the contact details of companies serving the European embedded
market. Each company is listed with logo, postal address, phone and
fax number, e-mail and homepage.
The directory is structured into following product groups:
n Real Time Operating Systems
n Development Tools Software
n Development Tools Hardware
n Embedded Software
n Embedded Connectivity
n Micros & DSPs
n ASSPs & Memories
n PLDs, ASICs & EDA
n Analog & Power
n Embedded Computing
n SBCs, COTS & Busboards
n SFF Boards, COMs & Motherboards
n Industrial Computing & Displays
n Backplanes, Racks & Connectors
n Data Acquisition, T&M
n Engineering Services
The Directory starts on page 23.
Of course this issue contains not only the Yellow Pages, but also a
couple of technical articles. The cover story talks about design
freedom with ARM modules. ARM processors today almost reach
the complexity of x86 processors. Meanwhile, processors are clocked
at over 1 GHz, fast buses such as, among others, the PCI Express are
the rule and a DDR3 memory is almost always used. Most manufac-
turers still support circuit design using appropriate reference designs,
but the user has to rely on his own ability during layout. The
reference designs are mostly created „quick and dirty.“ Since the user
relies on someone else’s know-how, it’s all the more important to
select the right module provider to avoid nasty surprises later. So
when deciding, it pays first of all to thoroughly question what the
proffered module actually delivers in terms of future development
security. Read more at page 6.
The article starting on page 10 introduces Rutronik’s new established
Internet-based distribution organization. The German distributor has
created Rutronik24, a new Internet- based E-Commerce distribution
organisation which especially addresses the needs of small and
midsized companies.
Yours sincerely
Jürgen Hübner
(Publisher)
3 July 2013
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