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Turning Flat Images Into 3D Scenes
If Elon says it, it must be true. Autonomous vehicles don’t need no steenkin’ lidar sensors. We can do it all with cameras. A nice…
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Got FPGA? Got Test!
I was just chatting with the chaps and chapesses at Testonica. These little scamps offer a wide range of services, including test and measurement (T&M)…
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Xilinx Brings AI to FPGA EDA
For decades, FPGA companies have been bragging about how their devices can be used to accelerate all sorts of compute-intensive functions, and they have built…
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Boolean Logic Problem Finally Solved
One of the first things we learn in Computer Science 101 is how to reduce and simplify logic truth tables. If you’ve got a bunch…
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Internet for Everyone: a Parable
Introduction: A friend of mine recently moved to the suburbs and found that distance from the city is inversely proportional to progress. Here is his…
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I See Zebus and Zebras Everywhere!
It’s funny how, the older you get, things seem to increasingly circle around. You start off thinking you are heading in a new direction, and…
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Microchip TimePictra Masters Time
What do GPS, cloud data centers, power substations, the Department of Homeland Security, and Microchip all have in common? A very clear sense of time. …
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RIP, Cloud-Connected Devices
Clouds are ephemeral, passing quickly from sight, carried away on the lightest of breezes. Apparently, so are cloud-based products. Consumer giant Samsung has decided to…
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Accelerating C/C++ Without Tears or Tribulations
Just to make sure I have your attention, let’s start with the conclusion and then I’ll tell you how we got there. Is that OK…
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Your Car: 25 GB/Hour of Personal Data
What defines creepy? Is it a dark abandoned house with creaking floors and a history of mayhem? A doll with eyes that seem to follow…