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Mentor’s Major DFT Upgrade
It isn’t often that we see an innovation that is really a game-changer. Most of the announcements we get from technology companies, particularly in areas…
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Create Your Own RTOS in 1 Hour (Part 3)
“The fault… is not in our stars, but in ourselves…” Julius Caesar, I.III Very little code is required to make an x86 processor handle task…
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Create Free Silicon Chips Courtesy of Google, SkyWater, and Efabless!
Recently, I received an email from my old chum Dave Millman, who is CEO of SalesDev.Global. Before we plunge headfirst into the fray (this column)…
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Why Do We Install Software?
“I can install toilets. I’m learning how to do basic wiring.” – Sandra Bullock Why do we “install” software on our PCs, phones, and sometimes…
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Untether AI – Peddling PetaOps
It seems we are announcing new AI inference hardware on a weekly basis these days. There is an incredible amount of engineering talent and energy…
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Create Your Own RTOS in 1 Hour (Part 2)
“I believe the future is only the past again, entered through another gate.” – Arthur Wing Pinero We know what a task state segment (TSS)…
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Create Awesome GUIs with Microchip’s Ensemble Graphics Toolkit
I’m sure you are familiar with Monty Python’s classic Four Yorkshiremen sketch, but it’s always worth revisiting one of its incarnations on YouTube. This is…
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Why Universities Want RISC-V
“Learning is not compulsory… neither is survival.” – W. Edwards Deming New microprocessor designs often emerge from universities. But how often do processors go back…
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Create Your Own RTOS in 1 Hour (Part 1)
“What fresh hell is this?” – Dorothy Parker Want a fun late-summer project? Looking for a source of frustration? Need a quick hack to polish…
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Flex Logix Joins the Race to the Inferencing Edge
Have you noticed that there seem to be a lot more products flaunting the fact that they are “Gluten Free” on the supermarket shelves these…