Carbon fiber, magnesium, ceraluminum: Why your next laptop will feel different

PC makers have something new to sell you. With hardware becoming more standardized, laptops are now differentiating themselves with their materials.
The Gazette

Carbon fiber computer chassis a first for Cedar Rapids manufacturer

A Cedar Rapids company that specializes in manufacturing rugged computers has added a new twist in their latest computer - a carbon fiber chassis. Crystal Group's tiny REO412 computer is believed to ...
Electronic Design

Modules And Chassis Ride PXI Express

The PXIe-5122 digitizer and the PXIe-6537 and PXIe-6536 digital I/O modules embark as the industry’s first PXI Express instruments, while the PXIe-1065 lays claim to being the first 18-slot PXI ...
EDN

Systems and Infrastructure: 10 Gbits/s forces fiber-module rethink

As it turns out, several aspects of 10-Gbit/s fiber-optic modules are unique. More accurately, several challenges not seen in previous generations of modules have created new features. While it is ...
EDN

Interface concerns within 10-Gbps fiber-optic modules

Integration conceptually dominates methods of producing more compact fiber-optic modules. Nevertheless, today's 10-Gbps designs comprise several interfaces from one element to another. More integrated ...