 David Carey, Vice President, Technical Intelligence, TechInsights, tears down the latest electronic systems to show you the components and the design choices that bring them to life.
"Samsung SGH-J750: Handling complexity and time-to-market one step at a time", by David Carey, November 30, 2009.
"Small WiEx cellular phone repeater solves large problem", by Dave Carey, October 26, 2009.
"Chumby: Open-Source, Internet-enabled gadget modernizes the nightstand clock and invites hackers", by David Carey, August 10, 2009.
"What you need to know about Microsoft's Blue Track mouse", by David Carey, May 18, 2009.
"Motorola's "Green Phone" renews and recycles", by Bob Widenhofer, May 4, 2009.
"Samsung SPH-9000: Shrinking PC meets up with with new broadband standards", by David Carey, April 20, 2009.
"Android dreams, GooglePhone delivers" by David Carey,April 6,2009.
"Vtech's Kididoddle: Touch-pad technology meets child's play", by David Carey, March 20, 2009.
"Sperry Vertical gyro for Boeing 747", by David Carey, March 3, 2009.
"Esolo 'MP4': Apple Nano clone adds some extras", by David Carey, February 9, 2009.
"Homing in on the GPS Snitch", by Bob Widenhofer, January 26, 2009.
"Retro wireless: Hoffman RT-159A/URC-4 survival radio", by David Carey, EE Times, December 1, 2008.
"Revell RC Helicopter: Fun with mechatronics", by David Carey, EE Times, November 24, 2008.
"Teardown Video: Nokia's N95 smartphone" by David Carey,November 14, 2008
"MotoGP electronics is where the rubber meets the road" by David Carey,November 3, 2008
"Android dreams, GooglePhone delivers" by Bob Widenhofer,October 27, 2008
"Esquire puts e-ink on the cover" by David Carey,October 7, 2008
"CFL and LED lamps: White light in a 'green' world" by David Carey, October 6, 2008
"Bluetooth headset turns to SUN and goes green" by Jeff Brown,September 29, 2008
"Garmin Nüvi 205: Entry-level GPS in the great wide open" by David Carey,September 3, 2008
"Converter box brings digital TV into analog realm" by David Carey,August 20, 2008
"Pleo evolves on four legs and two ARMs" by Jeff Brown,July 24, 2008
"China's homegrown 3G wireless standard goes for the gold" by David Carey,July 17, 2008
"Apple iPhone 3G exposed" by David Carey,July 12, 2008
"Intel and TriQuint surprise with iPhone 3G wins" by David Carey,July 10, 2008
"Safe bet: tire pressure sensors" by David Carey,June 26, 2008
"$100 BOM eludes first OLPC laptop" by David Carey,June 2, 2008
"Universal remote gets on grid" by David Carey,May 20, 2008
"Surveillance on a shoestring" by David Carey,April 29, 2008
"Robot Guitar embeds autotuning" by David Carey,April 22, 2008
"Gyro sensor liberates mouse" by David Carey, April 1, 2008
"Spec revision's cost is in the cards" by Jeff Brown,March 26, 2008
"Evolution of the smart Phone" March 3, 2008
"SecurID fob: single-chip safety net" February 26, 2008
"Guitar Hero jams go wireless" February 11, 2008
"Cordless phone's next phase" February 4, 2008
"FinePix F460 camera undergoes postmortem" January 14, 2008
"Low-cost phone is rich in features" by Jeff Brown, January 7, 2008
"Sony adds Wi-Fi to place-shifting A/V controller line" December 10, 2007
"iPod video, up close and personal" December 3, 2007
"XM radio receiver makes waves" November 12, 2007
"Hot 3G phone owes debt to analog" November 5, 2007
"Polaroid's back with LCD frame" October 15, 2007
"Body fat meter is thinly priced" October 8, 2007
"Moto fone is elegant yet simple" September 17, 2007
"Full-featured phones are ultrathin" September 10, 2007
"Inside Kawasaki's Moto GP racing bike" August 20, 2007
"Photo printer taps micromechanics" July 23, 2007
"Four cameras built on a budget" July 16, 2007
"Ruggedized Phone Built for Abuse" June 25, 2007
"Tiny Nintendo DS Lite drives volume" June 18, 2007
"Under the Hood: Apple for the living room" May 28, 2007
"Automated Blood test is a breeze" May 21, 2007
"Special Issue: Inside the Prius: Part 6 - Navigation unit bridges automotive, CE" May 14, 2007
"Special Issue: Inside the Prius: Part 5 - Inverter/Converter is Prius' power broker" May 14, 2007
"Special Issue: Inside the Prius: Part 4 - Controllers keep dual motors humming" May 14, 2007
"Under the Hood: Inside the Toyota Prius" April 23, 2007
"Stripped Down Prius reveals its secrets" April 9, 2007
"Under the Hood: Mobile star finder keeps it simple" April 2, 2007
"Under the Hood: Handset adds twists for TV" March 26, 2007
"Under the Hood: The MP3 that broke new ground" March 5, 2007
"Philips Low-controller sets pace for Sony " January 15, 2007
"Draft-n Router Delivers Wireless" January 8, 2007
"Low-cost setup minds the house" December 4, 2006
"Roomba sweeps low-cost parts" November 13, 2006
"DVD writer bypasses the PC" October 16, 2006
"Revised Nano toughens skin" October 2, 2006
"NFC turns phone into a wallet" September 18, 2006
"Camcorder sets sights on sports" September 4, 2006
"Camera in a pill surveys GI tract" August 21, 2006
"Runners get iPod virtual trainer" August 7, 2006
"Amtech tag lets RFID ride the rails " July 24, 2006
"Nokia's 7280 puts fashion first" July 10, 2006
"Tablet PC senses where, who" July 3, 2006
"Navman iCN510: Go-anywhere guide" June 12, 2006
"'Brick' phone begat revolution " May 29, 2006
"Adapter sees digital TV on PCs" May 15, 2006
"HiFi turns iPod into boom box" May 1, 2006
"Keyboard of lasers, image sensors" April 17, 2006
"En route to one-chip cell phone" April 3, 2006
"Xbox 360 rides two beefy chips" March 20, 2006
"Wi-Fi add-on pays for Xbox" March 6, 2006
"Xbox controller cuts gaming cord" February 20, 2006
"MP54 ups car audio's cool factor" February 6, 2006
"2.5G mobile eyes thin market" January 23, 2006
"'Pentop' computer is child's play" January 9, 2006
"$60 blood pressure monitor" January 2, 2006
"VoIP phone rides 802.11b" December 12, 2005
"Packaging aids 3G phone evolution" December 5, 2005
"Camcorder nabs still images, too" November 7, 2005
"Trying to take bite of the Apple" October 24, 2005
"Upstart game box connects" October 10, 2005
"Entry-level iPod Shuffles in" September 27, 2005
"Entry-level camera delivers" September 12, 2005
"Handset tunes in analog TV " August 15, 2005
"PC music files relayed home" August 1, 2005
"Tiny cameras pack functions" June 13, 2005
"Panasonic's Projection for HDTV" May 23, 2005
"Nokia teams up in CDMA" May 9, 2005
"Low-cost wireless mouse pays" April 25, 2005
"PDA nears wireless trifecta" April 11, 2005
"Analog buoys ADSL modem" March 28, 2005
"A global phone with local restrictions" March 14, 2005
"Low-end cell leans on analog " February 28, 2005
"Camera flashes on OLEDs' promise " February 14, 2005
"Digital TV gets an analog lift " January 31, 2005
"3G data spec brings broadband home" December 6, 2004
"Mobile media player polishes the product" November 8, 2004
"PDA-on-the-cheap gets down to basics" October 11, 2004
"Panasonic previews free-form imaging " September 13, 2004
"Nokia extras enliven first 'fun and phone'" August 16, 2004
"Entry-level PDA bucks CPU trend " July 19, 2004
"Dick Tracy watch makes it to market" June 7, 2004
"Camera phone ups ante in resolution" May 24, 2004
"Evolving roles for walkie-talkies" April 22, 2004
"Video recorder has eye on time, money" March 25, 2004
"Bluetooth making good on price points" March 1, 2004
"CDMA phone puts features in focus" February 2, 2004
"Popular iPod gets a makeover" January 5, 2004
"Tablet PC Opens Up Computing Options" December 1, 2003
"Casio Develops Time to Set Wrist Camera" November 3, 2003
"Wireless data card carries connections" October 6, 2003
"Hardware leasing paints new picture" September 8, 2003
"Nintendo GameBoy eases down the road" August 11, 2003
"SkyFi radio beams sounds from afar" July 14, 2003
"Sticklike Pen Phone rewrites the rules" June 16, 2003
"Locator gives early warning to parents" May 19, 2003
"Haltingly, film bows to the digital future" April 21, 2003
"SonicBlue's Replay TV -- Sili Valley meets big media, again" March 24, 2003
"Danger's Hiptop: 'Arm'ed and dangerous" February 24, 2003
"SV-AV10 Audio/Video Recorder: The Whole World In Your Hands" January 27, 2003
"Mitsubishi's D-2101V 3G Handset: Too Much, Too Early?" December 23, 2002
"Archos' Jukebox: Multimedia Goes Mobile" November 27, 2002
"PROXIM'S Harmony 802.11a WLAN Card: Burning Up The Airwaves" October 28, 2002
"T-Mobile's PocketPC Phone Edition: Are We There Yet?" September 5, 2002
"Motorola's Bluetooth headset: Headlong into hands-free" August 6, 2002
"Garmin's GPSMAP-76S: Location, location, location" July 10, 2002
"Axia Eyeplate The Card-Camera Connection" June 10, 2002
"Compact silicon drives color phones" May 14, 2002
"XBox: PC meets console" May 6, 2002
"Palm's latest wireless wonder" April 15, 2002
"Apple's iPod packs a pricey punch" April 11, 2002 |
On the Trail of the iPhone:
- "A4 chip drives AppleTV iPod Touch" by Rick Merritt, EETimes, September 1, 2010
- "Apple says iPhone 4 problem is a math glitch" by Rick Merritt, EETimes, July 2, 2010
- "Next-gen iPhone could cost Apple $170" by Rick Merritt, EETimes, May 13, 2010
- "Update: Apple suggest fix for iPad Wi-Fi issue" by Peter Clarke, EETimes, April 7, 2010
- "Inside the iPad: Samsung,Broadcom snag multiple wins" by Rick Merritt, EETimes, April 4, 2010
- "Apple iPhone 3GS leapfrogs Palm Pre" by Rick Merritt, EETimes, June 8, 2009
- "The $199 iPhone: still a money maker" by Rick Merritt, EETimes, June 9, 2008
- "Pricey iPhone rings up $220 in hardware costs" by Rick Merritt, EETimes, July 9, 2007
- "Under the Hood Update: Software at the heart of iPhone Simplicity" by Patrick Mannion, Techonline, July 1, 2007
- "Taking the iPhone Apart" by Arik Hesseldahl, Business Week, July 2, 2007
- "iPhone Under the Knife" by Rachel Rosmarin, Forbes.com, July 2, 2007
- "Techies Rush to Dissect Apple iPhone" Excite, July 2, 2007
- "Teardowns: Apple took safe route" by Patrick Mannion, Embedded.com, July 9, 2007
- "iPhone gets stripped down" New Electronics, July 2, 2007
 David Carey, Vice President,Technical Intelligence, TechInsights, writes a Special Feature Column for Planet Analog
- "Under the Hood Teardown: Samsung YP-K5 features MP3, FM, images, and good audio" January 27, 2007
- "RIM fields BlackBerry with consumer appeal" January 22, 2007
- "Sirius S50 satellite radio tunes up your ride" November 28, 2006
- "Nikon 4800 Digital Camera--driving video, regulating voltages" November 7, 2006
- "Sharp Aquos 45-inch LCD TV is analog goldmine" September 28, 2006
- "Motorola E1 ROKR cellular handset has camera, action, lights" September 18, 2006
- "Motion LS800 tablet PC senses where, senses who without touching" July 11, 2006
- "RIM 8700 teardown: the power of power integration" June 12, 2006
- "HDD camcorder teardown: MEMS, gyros keep things steady" June 12, 2006
- "Creative MuVo Slim: flashy mixed-signal music" February 20, 2006
- "Nokia 6225 meets analog RF design challenges" November 22, 2005
- "Tiger Gizmondo: Gaming upstart leans on analog" October 24, 2005
- "Under the Hood of Fuji's A330: Analog links to digital pictures" September 12, 2005
- "Under the Hood of Sharp's V402SH: TV (ana)logs-in to your phone" August 15, 2005
- "Under The Hood: Analog Rocks in Delphi's XM Roady2" July 13, 2005
- "Under the Hood: Sendo X Smartphone promotes analog underground" June 27, 2005
- "Under the Hood: Optical wireless mouse: Rodentia Analogus" May 10, 2005
- "Under the Hood of Siemens' ADSL modem: Broadband from A-to-D (and back)" April 18, 2005
- "Noise-canceling headphones: analog margin-makers" March 14, 2005
- "Under the Hood of the Kyocera K112: Low-tier phone leans on analog" February 15, 2005
- "Under the Hood: Motorola's HS810 Bluetooth headset has analog calling" January 25, 2005
- "Dish Network Receiver: Analog pulls in the signal" December 8, 2004
- "Under the Hood of a Tablet PC: The analog side of the story" November 8, 2004
- "Under the Hood: JVC Digital Videocam offers a cast of analog players" October 8, 2004
- "Under the Hood: LifeLong's FM Radio tunes in low-cost analog ASICs" September 26, 2004
- "Under the Hood of Motorola's A920: UMTS drives multi-radio systems" August 7, 2004
- "Panasonic PT-50LCX63: HDTV's analog ending" July 12, 2004
- "Handspring Treo 600 Smartphone: analog is key" June 15, 2004
- "Minolta Dimage X: a different view on optics" May 27, 2004
- "Daewoo progressive scan DVD: video commodities" May 5
- "Victor tire gauge: analog under pressure" March 16, 2004
- "Toshiba PCX2600: cable modem's analog origins" February 11, 2004
- "LG-KV1300 phone: Analog on the leading edge" January 26, 2004
- "NamTai EyeToy for Sony PS2: Gaming grows eyes" December 8, 2003
- "HP iPAQ 1945: PDA Packs Plenty of Analog" November 17, 2003
- "UT Starcom PHS Handset: Cordless Color Calling" October 20, 2003
- "Sony PlayStation 2: Got (analog) game?" August 26, 2003
- "How “digital” is your Digital Still Camera?" June 25, 2003
Other Publications About or By UBM TechInsights
- "What the Droid 2 really costs", by Jeff Brown, August 13, 2010.
- "9500ix radar detector: Escort arms its high-end road warrior to the hilt", by David Carey, April 12, 2010.
- "Blood glucose meters--medical labs in the palm of your hand", by Steve Bitton, February 8, 2010.
- "Introducing...Your Next Phone!", by Stacy Higginbotham, December 9, 2009.
- "Eye-Fi uses Secure Digital (SD) card slot for Wi-Fi in cameras", by Jeff Brown, September 28, 2009.
- "CEA may set wireless charging standard", by Rick Merritt, July 14, 2009.
- "Teardown: Inside Cisco's Flip UltraHD digital camcorder", by Patrick Mannion, July 2, 2009.
- "Smarter Phone Charger on the way", by Elizabeth Woyke, June 30, 2009.
- "Austin company tears down technology...", by Omar L. Gallaga, June 27, 2009.
- "A first look inside the Palm Pre", by Rick Merritt, June 7, 2009.
- "Vote on top 10 sites with engineering appeal", by Allan YogaSingam, March 20, 2009.
- "Vote on top ten sites with engineering appeal", by Allan Yogasingam, March 20, 2009.
- "Netbooks, smart phones: Will the twain meet", by Jeff Brown and Howard Curtis, February 23, 2009.
- "Teardown: Digicam highlights integration, price erosion", by Jeff Brown, January 27, 2009.
- "Update: Samsung sweeps up photo frame chips", by Rick Merritt, EE Times, December 15, 2008.
- "Chip Reverse Engineering Firms Merge", EE Times, December 9, 2008.
- "Stars Align for LCD Suppliers to Enjoy Big Gains from Touch Phones", by Jeff Brown, Information Display, October, 2008.
- "RF modules key to new mobile designs", by Graham Teague, EE Times, June 20,2008.
- "Update: Why Atom may bomb", by Rick Merritt, EE Times, June 4,2008.
- "Mobile apps,media processors on the wane", by Rick Merritt, EE Times, June 2,2008.
- "EE Times Market Intelligence Unit rolls with reports on Ethernet, ATCA", by Rick Merritt, EE Times, February 13,2008.
- "Bad breath? Your phone can tell you!'", by Junko Yoshida, EE Times, February 12, 2008.
- "CMP acquires teardown specialist'", by Patrick Mannion, EE Times, August 6, 2007.
- "System and IC teardowns critical to 'business intelligence'", by Patrick Mannion, EE Times, August 2, 2007.
- "Stripped-down Prius reveals its secrets", by Patrick Mannion, EE Times, April 9, 2007.
- "What's new in the Q?", by John H. Day, Electronic Design, September 22, 2006.
- "Taming the tangled web of cords", by Michelle Kessler, USA TODAY, February 7, 2006.
- "Tug-of-war in Consumer Electronics", by Cameron Crotty, Electronic Business Online, December, 2005.
- "Teardowns find 'Microsoft Inside' Xbox 360", Dylan McGrath and Spencer Chin, EETimes, November 23, 2005.
- "Steve Jobs's Tiny but Sure Bet", by Peter Burrows, Sept. 9, 2005, BusinesWeek Online, Sept. 9, 2005.
- "Siemens SX1 Smartphone", by David Carey, I.Q. Information Quarterly, Vol 3, Number 5, 2004.
- "Commentary: Apple's Blueprint for Genius", by Peter Burrows, March 21, 2005, Business Week Online.
- "UMTS Handsets Teardown Analysis", by Howard Curtis, November 2004, EPN.
- "Cell Phone Integration Path Unclear, Study Says", by Rick Merritt, October 18, 2004, EE Times.
- "Tech Tale: Walkman of the 21st century", by Phil Keys, June 21, 2004, Nikkei Electronics.
- "Tech Tale: California, Japan, Taiwan", by Phil Keys, June 7, 2004, Nikkei Electronics.
- Complexity raises UMTS costs", by Howard Curtis, May 2004, Wireless Europe.
- "3G-Telefonerna ar for klumpiga: Nokia visar hur 3G-telefoner sk byggas", by Jan Tangring, April 2004, Elektronik Tidningen.
- "How much does a handset cost?"February 2004, GSM Daily.
- "Nokia: Seeking a Next-Generation Image with the 7650 (English Translation)" March 2003, David Carey and Howard Curtis, Prosessori.
- "Die Products: Ideal IC Packaging For Demanding Applications," December 23, 2002, Larry Gilg and Chris Windsor, Electronic Design.
- "Cost and Complexity Hold the Key to FOMA's Future," November 2002, Howard Curtis, Wireless Europe.
- "Technology Trends in Die Products", Tetsuya Onishi, Electronic Journal, Jan. 2002. Japanese-language trade press article that cites Portelligent from Sept. 2001 Electronic Journal symposium in Tokyo.
- Merrill Lynch, "Electronics Supply Chain: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times."
Merrill Lynch Investor's Report that specifically cites Portelligent as data source, October 2001
- "Miniaturization in Electronics: The Passive-Aggressive View"by David Carey, Passive Component Industry, September/October 2001
- "Component Counts Increase in Portable Information Terminals as Wireless Capabilities and High-Speed OSs Emerge," M. Robertson, Nikkei Microdevices "Industry Watch" note, September 2001
- "Cell Phones Employed for Communications from Hijacked Planes in Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks," M. Robertson, NE Online (Nikkei Electronics/Nikkei Microdevices Web Page), September 2001
- "Teardown: PDA design must beat competition in cost and features" by Richard Nass and David Carey, August 2001, Portable Design
- "Developments in Lead-Free Solder in North America,"M. Robertson, Nikkei Microdevices "Industry Watch" note, August 2001
- "Anatomy of an Internet Phone", by David Carey, Electronic News, July 2, 2001
- "i-mode Strikes the Right Chord", by Howard Curtis, Electronic News, May 21, 2001
- "Power down for portables" , by Greg Vrana, Technical Editor, EDN, 6/21/01
- "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"
MicroDesign Resources, October 2, 2000
- This article is referenced in the following online articles:
MicroDesign Resources Guardian Unlimited
- "PS2 Manufacturing Cost Estimate of $US440 Exceeds Product Price"
Nikkei Electronics, January 29, 2001, no. 788 (Japanese translation of above article) |