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How To Implement Virtual Memory, Part 3
We saw earlier how to use the MMU in your x86 processor (or almost any other modern processor) to space-shift your system’s memory. You can…
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SWA Stands for Stupendous, Wizard, and Awesome
Many of today’s electronic systems feature multiple printed circuit boards (PCBs) and/or modules. (For the remainder of this column, unless such interpretation is inconsistent with…
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How To Implement Virtual Memory, Part 2
Earlier this week we looked at one of the most useful ways to leverage virtual memory. But there are other reasons for cracking open your…
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Can Intel Succeed?
Doug had cinnamon apple oatmeal for breakfast the day he hit the championship-winning home run. For the big game, the team was wearing their preferred…
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How To Implement Virtual Memory on x86 Chips
As if it weren’t already complex enough, x86 processors from Intel and AMD allow you to make software and memory even more indirect and complicated.…
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Don’t Stand So Close to Me!
One of the all time great English rock bands was The Police. Emerging in the British new wave scene playing a style of rock influenced…
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2020 Was a Great Year! (for Chips)
It may seem counterintuitive, but 2020 was a very good year. Good if you were in the business of making and selling semiconductors, that is.…
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Eta Compute Pivots to AI Software
When you’re in the processor business, you’re also in the compiler business. Like it or not, inventing a new CPU or MCU with its own…
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Say what? When it Comes to Voice Control, The Future is Now!
When I was a little lad about six years old growing up in England circa 1963, my mom and dad were both working, so I…
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Say Goodbye to More Cloud Services
With all the turmoil in the world, it’s nice to know that we can rely on our connected cloud-based devices. Oh, wait. No, we can’t.…