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MICRO: New Sematech head is well suited for pocket protector and pinstripes
. But the business side can be even more daunting. Just ask the outgoing president and CEO of International Sematech. "The job is tougher on the diplomatic front, not on the technical front," insists Mark Melliar-Smith, who is voluntarily leaving the Austin, TX based consortium he has headed since
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Toward automating CAM
models. Users can use one of several methods to classify surfaces in the model as Feature-CAM manufacturing features. When features are to be recognized by the software, a milling wizard creates them, for instance, by dividing the model into horizontal slices. The software recognizes features as side
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The ever-shrinking connector
twin-beam receptacle contacts rather than pin blades. Pins are in the cable-side connector half. The board-mounted connectors come in pocket tape for easy placement on PCBs which are then IR reflow soldered. The bladelike contact of the cable side connector inserts into the twin beams
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Embedded Linux on PC/104
There's embedded Linux and there's embedded Linux. The Linux strategy used for a shirt-pocket sized MP3 player won't necessarily fit in the PC/104 world. And guess what? RedHat and other commercial releases lean toward the MP3, PDA, cell phone, etc. side of embedded. So what's a PC/104 system
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Power Modules-How to Avoid Errors When Applying Thermal Paste (.pdf)
. conductivity Lambda [m]. SKiM modules. material layer thickness. Chip. 106. 120. 2,92%. Too thin a thermal paste layer results in air pockets between the under-. Chip solder. 57. 70. 3,65%. side of the module and the top of the heat sink, causing a high thermal. DCB (Copper). 394. 300. 1,94%. resistance Rth
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Easy mowing
hydraulic motors, one for each side, propel traditional ZTR mowers which use dual levers to steer. Because they operate independently and at different efficiencies, maintaining straight lines or tight turns is difficult. A new drive system packaging the two hydraulic motors in one case clears
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2006 Volkswagen GTI
, and side-curtain air bags, threepoint safety belts in all locations, and side-protection door beams. Notable creature comforts that come with the. 2006 Volkswagen GTI | Machine Design. Skip to Content. Home. Subscribe. Advertise. Contact. RSS. E-mail: * Password: *. Create new account. Request new
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Hydrostatic Bearings
, pressure in all the pads is equal and lower than pump pressure. If the load is off center, the gap decreases somewhat on the loaded side and flow from the pad there decreases. This results in an increase in loaded-pad pressure and a decrease in pad pressure on the opposite side, so the runner
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Trends In Aerospace Machining
show good agreement between the simulated machined surface finish (top) and that of the actual part. Aerospace structural components often have complex pockets separated by thin walls, as strength and weight are critical. Swarf machining benefits such parts by cutting them with the side of the tool
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Chevrolet HHR
mornings. Rear seats are split 60/40, so one side can be folded down for large loads while still carrying a rear passenger. Need more space? Pull up the floor panel behind the rear seat and slide it into holders to make it an elevated surface for light loads. Doing so also reveals shallow partitions