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Embedded Software

After Design West

Back from my travels, so a brief post painting with my impressions of last week’s event … Design West [which...

Verification Horizons

Getting AMP’ed Up on the IEEE Low-Power Standard

Power Aware Verification Course Modules Released I guess I could continue the puns on the low-power theme as a few...

By Dennis Brophy

Embedded Software

Great expectations

So often in life, we have expectations. We anticipate enjoying some upcoming event (or not, as the case may be),...

Verification Horizons

Prologue: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

This is the first in a series of blogs that presents the results from the 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional...

By Harry Foster

Embedded Software

Design WEST

This week I am at Design WEST in San Jose, California. This is an annual pilgrimage for me – even...

Simulating the Real World

Experiment vs. Simulation, Part 5: Detailed IC Package Model Calibration Methodology

In the royal family of thermal IC package modelling types, a detailed model is King. All critical 3D geometry is...

By Robin Bornoff

Embedded Software

Get lost!

For many years I rejected the idea of getting a GPS [sat nav] for my car. I did not feel...

Embedded Software

What is an FPGA?

In the early days of embedded systems, software engineers typically had some understanding of hardware design. Indeed, in many cases,...

Embedded Software

How big is a sheet of paper?

When I was a kid, the size of a piece of paper was described by a name, some of which...