Archives: Fish Fry

  • The Design Automation Conference 2011

    The Design Automation Conference 2011

    In this week’s Fish Fry, I dish the dirt on this year’s Design Automation Conference.  I attempt to unravel the mysteries posed by Gary Smith in…

  • Back to the Drawing Board

    Back to the Drawing Board

    In this week’s Fish Fry, my special guest is Lattice Semiconductor’s new CEO Darin Billerbeck who has some very interesting things to say about the…

  • Refining Innovation

    Refining Innovation

    In this week’s Fish Fry, I check out some new intriguing iPhone apps including a DAC navigation app from Cadence, a couple new EE apps that…

  • What Lies Beneath

    What Lies Beneath

    In this week’s Fish Fry, I check out Texas Instruments’ itty bitty new digital sensor and investigate how this new technology may help usher in…

  • ESC Silicon Valley 2011

    ESC Silicon Valley 2011

    I pounded the padded carpet this week at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose where I witnessed the wonder that is Woz, interviewed new FPGA…

  • Portion Control: Prototypes, Processors and Printed Food

    Portion Control: Prototypes, Processors and Printed Food

    In my Fish Fry this week, I dive into the wild world of FPGA prototyping and offer up an elixir that might just solve all of our…

  • The Dichotomy Of Power

    The Dichotomy Of Power

    In my Fish Fry this week, I try to unravel the “aloha” of electronic engineering terminology; what we can do to make more power, use less…

  • Building a Better Bridge To Tomorrow

    Building a Better Bridge To Tomorrow

    In my Fish Fry this week, I debate the nature of multi-core and examine some new standards that will hopefully make multi-core implementation easier in the…

  • More Than Meets The Eye

    More Than Meets The Eye

    In my Fish Fry this week, I dig into the details surrounding the recent battle between investment banker Carl Icahn and Mentor Graphics, explore the…

  • Old Is The new New

    Old Is The new New

    In my Fish Fry this week, I investigate the re-birth of an old system language coming back into style, delve into the world of cloud-based…