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Electronics for the sick

Electronics for the sick

I have always for medical electronics interesting and I have blogged about it from time to time [here and here,…

Can you do the placebo?

Can you do the placebo?

To me, “placebo” always sounds like a Spanish or South American dance, so my natural instinct would be to give…

AMP & SMP revisited

AMP & SMP revisited

Multicore continues to be a hot topic. Recent Web seminars, that we have run, were well attended, with lots of…

iPad – an interim report

iPad – an interim report

I have now lived with my iPad for a little over two months. Soon after I got it, I blogged…

When compilers do magic

When compilers do magic

What is a compiler? Ask an average engineer and you will get an answer something like: “A software tool that…

Arthur Smith and the Italians

Arthur Smith and the Italians

I was entertained yesterday to an extent that I decided a bonus posting today was in order. We went to…

The Soviet Empire – my part in its downfall

The Soviet Empire – my part in its downfall

Enough time has passed that this story can now be told. With great events in history, there is a public…

EDA and embedded software

EDA and embedded software

Mentor Graphics is an EDA [Electronic Design Automation] company, which means that the core of the business is supplying [software]…

No comment on the World Cup

No comment on the World Cup

Regular readers of this blog may have noticed that I have not touched on a very topical subject: the Football…