Arm TechCon

Arm TechCon

Next week – on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – one of the foremost events in the embedded systems world is taking…

Arm TechCon 2018

Arm TechCon 2018

As I previously mentioned, the conference season is under way. My next stop is this week, when I am speaking…

CISC and RISC

CISC and RISC

Some time ago, I wrote about my role as a STEM Ambassador. This has been an interesting experience, giving me…

Not making chips – an agreement to facilitate early access to CPU architectures

Not making chips – an agreement to facilitate early access to CPU architectures

As a humble embedded software specialist, working for a company that is widely known in the EDA business [notwithstanding a…

Another ARM conference

Another ARM conference

Hot on the heals of ARM TechCon in California last week, I am off to another ARM-centric event on Thursday…

Low power multicore from a software designer’s perspective

Low power multicore from a software designer’s perspective

After talking about low power CPU modes last week, I make no apology for returning to the topic. Reducing power…

Conferences in perspective

Conferences in perspective

My busy two week conference period is now behind me and, having had a bit of R&R in the meantime,…

Embedded hypervisors

Embedded hypervisors

Some technologies, it seems to me, should not really exist. They do, however, because they address a specific need. Typically,…

ARM Tech Con in Sixteen Hours: Top Five Moments

ARM Tech Con in Sixteen Hours: Top Five Moments

Editor’s note: From time to time, I have guest bloggers. Findley Merritt is a social media specialist with Mentor Graphics…