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Cracking a WALNUT
It’s almost obvious that this would be a problem. Well… part of it is obvious; part not so much. What do accelerometers do? They measure…
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Two Cores When One Won’t Do
Do you trust your processor? Yeah, you’re right; that’s not a fair question. If the question is reworded as, “Will your processor always give the…
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What’s the Bandwidth of a FedEx Truck?
“The more storage you have, the more stuff you accumulate.” — Alexis Stewart Something seems very wrong about this whole idea. There I was, minding…
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Driving Miss Data
Autonomous vehicles are coming. Countless teams around the globe are engaging engineering challenges that stand in the path of commoditized, robust, self-driving vehicles. While companies…
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A Mentor Announcement Duo
Over the last couple of months, there have been two interesting news items emanating from Mentor Graphics (now officially part of Siemens). They’re largely unrelated…
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Mighty Gecko Saves the Day
“I have a soft spot for Batman, because he doesn’t have any super powers… and he’s pretty dark.” – Peter Dinklage Mighty Mouse. Underdog. Rocket…
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Intel’s Semiconductor Secrets
I cannot describe this as anything but amazing. One of the largest and most secretive technology companies on the planet just spent an entire day…
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Device Security After Deployment
So you just shipped that new fancy-dancy Internet of Things (IoT) thingamajiggy with the kung-fu grip and the volume that goes to 11. Congratulations. That…
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Industry 4.0: The Future of Manufacturing?
If you live in Germany, the term Industry 4.0 (or rather Industrie 4.0) will be familiar to you. The term comes from an initiative backed…
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DynamIQ Tension
“As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment.” – Carl Jung You want the short version? Some future ARM processors will support 8-CPU…