Forecasting “Technologies to Watch” is a little bit like observing a flock of geese cruising across a clear sky. By the time you have taken in the overall scene and started concentrating on individual birds, the flock disappears over the horizon. So it goes with leading-edge technologies: Today’s prognosis dissipates a little more with each passing day, to the point where, six months hence, leading indicators have changed course; the evolutionary shifts you’ve been monitoring have been stopped in their tracks by fluctuating costs, design hiccups or politico-economic forces; and still-newer technologies have stepped up to the plate. Our special issue ushers in the 30th anniversary of this publication. Over those three decades, technologies have come and gone; companies have formed, consolidated, disappeared. The state of the art is a far cry from the first IC, microprocessor, computerized design tool. The only constant, of course, is change—and these days the pace of change moves at an ever faster clip. So how do you keep up? Foremost you rely on sources you can trust, and you tap into them more frequently. If you thought we were quick online with breaking news this past year, check out the debut of our redesigned site later this month and see how we’ve raised the bar. You’ll still find broad analytical perspective in our print articles, but eetimes.com should be your morning brew. For a glimpse of what you can expect from our coverage of leading technologies in the new year, read the 15 stories by our seasoned editors. And rest assured that the most experienced news staff in the industry will continue in 2002 to bring you the real story, each and every day. Happy New Year!
Microprocessors Software model needs overhaul ASICs/PLDs Custom IC advances see price caps Encryption Chips Security dons chip, card mantles Comms Chips Technical trial-by-fire awaits NPUs Analog/Mixed-Signal ICs Power hogs are handheld woes IP/Cores Intellectual property adolescence DRAMs Tech potential nixes price wars IC Design Tools Design tools exceed timing closure	IC Verification Tools Semiformal tools to speed tests Industrial Nets PCs, Ethernet occupy factory floor Net-Centric Computing Net embedded software to grow Optical Communications Dense wave nets' future is cloudy Comms Infrastructure Routing to take new path Military Tool Chest DOD presses for net-centric tools Displays Integration grows to system level

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