Portable Electronics Product Design and Development

by Haskell, Bert

• ISBN13: 9780071416399
• ISBN10: 0071416390
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-01-26
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

This engineering tutorial breaks down the design process of portable electronics, providing an invaluable roadmap for engineers and designers. Detailing every crucial issue from interface design to chip packaging, the book never looses sight of the fact that balancing design parameters of convenience, utility, and size dictate marketplace success. * Offers a clear roadmap of the design process: interfaces, chip elements, storage, power, packaging, and more * Includes case studies from landmark products: camcorders, digital cameras, and cell phones * Key tradeoffs in component and system selection

Author Biography

Bert Haskell is President & General Manager of Wireless Age, Inc., Austin, Texas, a company that specializes in the deployment of wireless network technologies that enable user mobility. He was formerly Vice President for Product Development at Stellar Display Corporation, where he was responsible for the development of flat panel display products. Prior to this he was Director of Marketing for Interactive TV and Wireless Solutions at Concero, Inc. He has also served as Vice President for Portable and Consumer Electronics at MCC Corporation. He is currently sits on the board of Portelligent, Inc., the leading supplier of technical intelligence for the portable electronics industry. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Rochester and was a contributor to the textbook Anytime, Anywhere Computing. He lives in Austin.

Table of Contents

Design: Using Technology to Fill a Need

Component Technologies

System Interfaces

Processing Microprocessors

Mass Storage

Power Sources

Electronic Packaging

Circuit Boards

IC Packaging

Discrete Components

Connectors

Mechanical Assemblies

Housings

Shielding

Display Bezels

Thermal Management

Hinges

Ruggedization

Component Selection and System Tradeoffs

Infrastructures, Standards, and Economics

Landmark Products

What Will the Future Hold?