You might think..."It's all been done before"..But occasionally I do wonder if I've come up with a nifty circuit. Also, I thought it would be cool to see my name in print.. There's a prize too $$$ :) So..I sent this email to EDN magazine.
---- Hello I'm considering submitting a design for fun.... Do I need to perform a patent search to find out if my design idea is original ? Do you accept design ideas from outside the US? Thanks D
------- No response from EDN since Nov. 10, 2006...
My guesses as to no reply are:
1) Mentioning "fun" spoiled it? 2) EDN only takes US originating designs 3) EDN favors engineers from humongous tech companies 4) EDN is biased and favors circuits using devices advertised by chip companies 5) EDN is overloaded with design submissions 6) The guy I emailed got fired for publishing too much patented and copyrighted circuits.I haven't pursued the matter any further. I set a limited "time expense". But I will be interested in hearing about any experiences with submitting circuits to EDN or other magazines.