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The Cat-and-Mouse World of Logic Camouflage
We all know that security (or at least talking about it) is all the rage, although most of that attention relates to software. But hardware…
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The Cloud Slaps Another Sinner
“Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street.” – Paulo Coelho Arabs call it kismet. Westerners, fate.…
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Aaware of Wake Words
Few tech areas are hotter right now than smart speakers and smart home assistants, with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Microsoft Cortana, and Apple Siri all…
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Sound Off – No Wait, Sound On!
Today we’re going to talk sound. Two separate stories – one where we can enjoy sound, the other where sound can work for us. You…
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Forecast: Cloudy
“Expectation is the mother of all frustration.” – Antonio Banderas I don’t like this. I don’t like it at all. This “cloud” thing has got…
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Wide Bandgap Wakes Up
For the five decades of Moore’s Law, the main thrust of semiconductor technology advancement has been about shrinking geometries, lowering voltages, and lowering power consumption.…
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More EDA Big Data
We’ve been watching new ways of handling data emerge in EDA-land for a while now. One of the earliest we discussed was IC Manage’s Envision…
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The Changing Face of Distribution
Once again, a news story has appeared in time to provide a topical twist to a story that was already underway. At the beginning of…
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Motherhood, Apple Pie, and NXP
“As private parts to the gods are we; they play with us for their sport.” – Lord Melchett, Blackadder They say you shouldn’t shout at…
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eFPGAs Go Mainstream
For decades, the idea of embedded FPGA fabric has been hanging around the industry like a comic sidekick – providing entertaining conversation, but never really…