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Say “Howdy” to the Hawk AI Integrated Mini-ITX System
When a lot of people hear the name Flex Logix, their knee-jerk reaction is to think eFPGA (“Embedded FPGA”). While it is certainly true that…
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Cars and Robots with Smart Skins That Can Feel
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I love science fiction. Thinking about it, you probably wish I’d stop waffling on about this topic.…
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Intel’s Gamble on oneAPI and DPC++ for Parallel Processing and Heterogeneous Computing: An Interview with Intel’s James Reinders
Intel is placing many big bets on semiconductor process improvements, building new fabs and manufacturing plants around the world, new packaging technologies, and even software.…
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Another Huge Step Forward for Machine Vision
Captain’s log, stardate 22276.3: I’m happy and sad, baffled and bewildered, and dazed and confused. The day is yet young, so everything is pretty much…
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Movellus Intelligent Clock Network IP Trades Transistors for Lower Timing Skew and Better IC Design Margins
Power distribution and clocks are the essential infrastructure of chip design. Since the earliest days of the integrated circuit, power has been distributed on top…
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Can Any Emerging Memory Technology Topple DRAM and NAND Flash?
During its recent quarterly financial update on July 28, Intel announced that it was winding down its Optane Persistent Memory business using what amounts to…
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Nova Desktop PCB Printer: Print anything. On Everything.
It seems like only a couple of days ago that I was waffling on about how time seems to go quickly when you get older…
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How to Train Your Robot: Rosie the Robot Vacuum Joins Our Family
As I write this article, Rosie the robot vacuum cleaner is taking its third try at mapping my home. Rosie is our name for an…
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SiLC’s FMCW LiDAR Can Perceive and Identify Objects More Than a Kilometer Away
I’ve told this tale before, and I’ll doubtless tell it again because I think it’s worth the retelling. When I was a kid (think Charlie…
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Intel Takes Control of Communications Hill with Analog-Enabled FPGA Portfolio
If you drive south from downtown San Jose, California on US 101, you’ll soon see a commanding hill rising high above the city’s suburban landscape.…