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  • The Case for Hardware/Software Co-Verification

    Large devices allow you to stuff a whole system into the FPGA, but debugging these complex systems with limited visibility – and a one-day turnaround…

  • Chillin’ with QuickLogic

    Deep in the system designer’s psyche, the traditional truths of FPGA are fused with non-volatile, metal-to-metal connections. FPGAs are expensive. FPGAs consume too much power.…

  • RTOS Roundup

  • The Case for Hardware/Software Co-Verification

    The Case for Hardware/Software Co-Verification

    Because development boards are readily available, many FPGA designers make the mistake of relying on them as their primary embedded processor debug and verification environment.…

  • Chillin’ with QuickLogic

    Chillin’ with QuickLogic

    Soft sourceless music flows through the dim-lit scene. The faint smell of incense lingers. The embedded system designer sitting back on the recliner is a…

  • Tyranny of the Metaphor

    It seems reasonable enough on the surface. There is a pile of work to be done, and one of the project manager’s duties is to…

  • Thinking Like Xilinx

    Thinking Like Xilinx

    Conventional wisdom says that Charles Dickens’s novels are so long because he was paid by the word. This is not strictly true, as his novels…

  • ARMed and Dangerous

  • SerDes Sweet Spot

    SerDes Sweet Spot

    Sometimes, even the experts get fooled. Anybody who is intimately familiar with the FPGA industry would probably have predicted the same thing. With the epic…

  • Baby, You Can Drive My Car

    Since my first car was among the least expensive available when I made my purchase, I thought I would see what innovations are available today…