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Dhrystone Is Dead; Long Live CoreMark!
“There are lies, damn lies, and benchmarks.” With apologies to Mark Twain (or possibly Benjamin Disraeli or maybe Henry Du Pré Labouchère), benchmarks have been…
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Atmel SAM3U Boasts Screaming USB
Atmel made its name with programmable logic and nonvolatile memory, but the company is now a big supplier of microcontrollers, too. It’s one of the…
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Demonstrating Targeted ROI
Wall Street says, “Flat is the New Up!” GSA says, “Semiconductor sales for 2008 totaled $252 billion and dropped 6%, compared to 2007 sales of…
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A Nice DATE in Nice
I have to confess a weakness – I love trade shows/exhibitions. I enjoy being involved in designing, creating and setting up trade show booths, enjoy…
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Powering Up
They were completely unprepared for what they saw when they stumbled upon it. This was supposed to be wild, untouched back-country. As far as anyone…
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Xilinx Strengthens Its Defenses
Designing for military and aerospace applications can be tough sometimes. The other designers – you know, the ones that do commercial applications – can have…
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Managing More Freedom
It’s all about degrees of freedom. The more of them you have, the more options you have. In the mechanical world, we think of it…
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Cadence Uses the F Word
Mentor brought us Leonardo, Precision, ModelSim, and Catapult. Synopsys sells Synplify and HAPS. Magma brought us Palace and Blast FPGA. Big EDA companies have had…
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IP Mates, IP Stars and IP Trolls
A mate in the pub. It’s a regular problem: there is something you think you need, you are a bit hazy about what it is…
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So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur
You’re a smart guy (or gal; forgive the pronoun). You’re a clever engineer. You design good products. Better than those dweebs in Marketing deserve, really.…