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AMD Tweaks Versal Premium FPGAs to Produce Next-Generation Devices
AMD has announced the eventual appearance of 2nd-Generation Versal Premium FPGAs. Plans for this new generation include four devices with 643,456 to 1.5 million LUTs…
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Will the last person to leave Intel please turn out the light?
Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger has left the building – specifically Intel’s headquarters: the Robert Noyce Building in Santa Clara, California. On December 2, Intel issued…
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Streaming AI Development and Deployment at the Edge
I’ve said it before, and I’ll doubtless say it again—I like a simple story that I can wrap (what I laughingly call) my mind around.…
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The Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 6: And Yet More Final Thoughts
Before conducting my Zoom interview about the Heath Company and Heathkits with Chas Gilmore – formerly the VP of product development, marketing, and sales at…
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The Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 5: Final Thoughts
Towards the end of my interview with Chas Gilmore – formerly the VP of product development, marketing, and sales at the Heath Company – I…
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AI-Powered Documentation Generator and Understander
Documentation is one of those things that people love or loathe. The people who create it typically loathe doing so. The people who use it…
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The Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 4: The Demise of Heathkit
Chas Gilmore joined the Heath Company in 1966 as a design engineer in the company’s Scientific Instruments group. By 1976, he was director of engineering…
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Taking the Size and Power of Extreme Edge AI/ML to the Extreme Minimum
Earlier this year, I penned a couple of columns under the umbrella title “Mind-Boggling Neuromorphic Brain Chips.” One of the first comments I received concerning…
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The Rise and Fall of Heathkit – Part 3: The Microcomputer Kit Era
Chas Gilmore joined the Heath Company in 1966 as a design engineer in the company’s Scientific Instruments group. By 1976, he was director of engineering…
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Intelligently Transporting Electrical and Optical Signals
Back in the day, when computers ran standalone and there was no such thing as networks, I used to be reasonably confident that I had…