Today's embedded systems often include several counters and clocks that keep track of time, and ensuring that they are accurate - and synchronized across multiple devices - can be critical. For example, synchronized clocks can be used to partition shared resources (such as network links) in distributed systems with critical real-time requirements.

Ethernet switches are so fundamental to our connected world that they sometimes get taken for granted. Attention focuses on splashy end products - like weapons systems and the gee-whiz applications that drive them - rather than on the lower-level components that actually make the applications work.

Rugged power supplies capable of addressing industry unique specifications have become a critical design element in today's military electronics. Are the performance specifications of VPX power supplies the solution?