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OpenAMP Allows OS Management
In the beginning was the operating system (OS). And the OS begat processes and the processes begat threads, and all thrived under this benevolent hierarchy.…
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Engineering vs. Biology
I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I can no longer…
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Back in My Day
In most professions there is a notion of history, legacy, and apprenticeship. On top of the education and qualifications required just to become a member…
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A New Neural Approach
It’s been introduced as nothing less than a new way of computing certain kinds of problems. It’s another approach to computing more the way the…
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May You Live in Interesting Times
I was rather saddened to learn that the ancient Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times” is probably a 1930s invention, because all the…
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The Nürnberg Trials
“If two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary” – William Wrigley, Jr. WARNING: This posting may explode without notice. We have…
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The Tao of P-Channel MOSFETs
Robert Chao is what many of us dreamed we’d become when we first started engineering school. We loved technology. We knew we were intelligent. We…
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Are IoT Standards Really Standards?
When it comes to the Internet of Things, the cry went up a couple of years ago: “We need standards!” And so now one of…
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A Different View of FPGA
For as long as most of us can remember, the FPGA game has been about bigger, faster, louder – more LUTs, more IOs, faster SerDes,…
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Software Is Free — Sometimes
“You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.” – old proverb Cloud-based thinking has affected – inflicted? – most aspects…