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HLS Powers AI Revolution
I started working in high-level synthesis (HLS) in 1994 which, assuming my math is correct, was 26 years ago. In those early days, we referred…
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IoT Connectivity on the Cheap
“Phone home.” – E.T., the extraterrestrial Bigger, better, higher, faster. That’s the usual mantra for electronics innovation, where standing still is the same as running…
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Worried About Your SSD Data? Virtium Has You Covered!
I’ve been thinking a lot about the impermanence of data recently. A lot of my own documents and images that used to travel through time…
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Setting Sensible Standards for IoT
“The majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions.” – Patrick Lencioni Setting standards must be lonely work. You meet, you discuss, you…
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What Is bfloat16, Anyway?
“If you ever hear yourself saying, ‘I think I understand this,’ that means you don’t.” — Richard Feynman Nothing about AI or machine learning is…
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Ultimate Guide to Switch Debounce (Part 5)
Just to ensure we’re all tapdancing to the same drumbeat before we leap into the fray with gusto and abandon, let’s briefly remind ourselves that…
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Estimating Power Before You Start
“Power corrupts. PowerPoint corrupts absolutely.” – Edward Tufte Want to know how much energy your new battery device will consume? The answer may be in…
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Xilinx Boosts the Bandwidth
A few years ago, we all thought we were on the cusp of “enough” bandwidth. If everybody with a smartphone could stream HD video simultaneously,…
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SiTime Oscillator Beats on Rocks
“What Youth deemed crystal, Age finds out was dew.” – Robert Browning “We are in a somewhat uninteresting territory.” These are the words of Piyush…
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Work from Home Survival Guide
With the COVID-19 situation continuing to evolve, numerous companies in our industry have been telling their employees to work from home (WFH) lately to enable…