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Embedded Software

Embedded World 2013

February 25, 2013

This week I am on my annual pilgrimage to Nuremberg, Germany to attend Embedded World. This is the first major...

Verification Horizons

IEEE 1800™-2012 SystemVerilog Standard Is Published

February 25, 2013

Download the standard now – at no charge! The IEEE has published the latest update to the SystemVerilog standard. And...

By Dennis Brophy

Simulating the Real World

Experiment vs. Simulation, Part 3: JESD51-14

February 22, 2013

The JESD51-14 standard was published in November 2010, prepared by the JEDEC JC-15 Committee on Thermal Characterization. It outlines a...

By Robin Bornoff

Embedded Software

A 1000 days with an iPad

February 21, 2013

I figured out that I have been using an iPad for just about 1000 days. I do not just mean...

Verification Horizons

See You at DVCon 2013!

February 19, 2013

Learn about new standards, industry surveys and trends This year’s DVCon is set and if you have not yet registered,...

By Dennis Brophy

Embedded Software

Why C is faster than assembly

February 18, 2013

I am very interested in the pros and cons of various programming languages for embedded applications. Although I mostly favor...

Embedded Software

Chocolate is good

February 14, 2013

So, today is Saint Valentine’s Day. I will adopt my usual practice and ignore it. It is not because I...

Embedded Software

Reentrant write-only ports

February 11, 2013

Recently I posted about the challenges of using a write only port. Then I followed that up with another posting...

Embedded Software

Losing the penny

February 07, 2013

Here in the UK our currency is the pound, which is divided into 100 pennies. Technically, they are “new pennies”....