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Communications Out of Thin Air
The piper will be paid. You can do all kinds of things to reduce currents in your wireless sensor node or other module that will…
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Qualcomm: the Intel of Cellphones
In the computer world, we’re long accustomed to Intel’s being the overwhelmingly dominant supplier. If you use the words “computer chip” or “microprocessor” around normal…
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Board Revolution
They say timing is everything, and when designing digital electronics, “they” are absolutely correct. Unless we can get the timing right on every path in…
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Signing Off on Standards
Not long ago, we took a look at the issue of RTL sign-off. Within that discussion was the consideration that this might go for standardization…
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Accelerating Innovation in Cloud & Mobile Computing
The 1980s witnessed a “golden age” of the computer. While the commercially successful x86 architecture continued to evolve at the microarchitecture level, completely new architectures…
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Building the Internet of Things
Q: What is the Internet of things, Mr Salesman? A: Whatever matches my product range. Perhaps that is a little jaundiced, but after three days…
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The End of ASSP
FPGAs have their sights set on ASICs. This is nothing new. FPGA companies have actually been hell-bent on “ASIC replacement” for the past three decades.…
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Guaranteeing It
There’s nothing quite like a lifetime warranty to quell concerns about product reliability. Granted, there are weasely ways in which some folks define “life” –…
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A Flexible Test Strategy for 3D ICs
The semiconductor industry is ramping up for the wider adoption of 3D ICs, which promise better performance, reduced power, and improved yield. While some aspects…
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Saas: Software as Sadism
Programmers, call off your drug pushers. I know, I know… you think you’re helping. But really, you’re not. You think you’ve got my best interests…