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What Is Time, What Time Is It, and Why Do We Care?
I’ve made mention of this before, but it bears repeating; when I was a little lad growing up in England, it seemed to me that,…
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The Microcontroller that Just Won’t Die
Movie history is replete with heroes and villains that refuse to die, despite grievous bodily harm. Here are a few quotes from various movies to…
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Embedded Security for MCUs at the Edge
I don’t know about you, but I think it’s getting to be a scary world out there, cybersecurity speaking. I’m not an angry man, but…
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Do You Long Nostalgically for Retro Tech? Part 2: Film and Nixie Tubes
Of course, retro-tech nostalgia is not limited to sound reproduction, which I discussed earlier in Part 1 of this article series, so let’s now talk…
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Do You Long Nostalgically for Retro Tech? Part 1: Audio cassettes, LPs, and Vacuum Tubes
One of the many things that have happened to me as I age is that the tech toys of my youth are now coming back…
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Are You Ready for the Chiplet Age?
As is usually the case, I’m astonished and astounded by the leaps in technology that are occurring all around me. Things are now moving so…
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MEMS Oscillators Address Precision Timing Problems
Everywhere I turn these days I discover more instances of the need for precision timing. I’m also learning about various amazingly clever solutions engineers have…
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Meet the CAN Invader – How Can Automotive Ethernet Curb Car Theft?
There’s a car-theft gang in Atlanta that’s stealing late model, high-end Toyota and Lexus vehicles by hacking the cars’ CAN (car area network) Bus. Apparently,…
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Want Tailormade Screamingly-High-Performance RISC-V64 IP?
Soooo… you’ve decided you’re going to create a system-on-chip (SoC) device of such awesomeness that it will leave your competitors gnashing their teeth and rending…
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Processors for Wearable Medical Devices Help to Fight Type 1 Diabetes
My cat developed diabetes this year. She’s 16 years old and has become lethargic, even more than is normal for an old cat. The vet…