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FPGA

What is an FPGA?

What is an FPGA?

April 15, 2013

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

By Colin Walls
3 MIN READ
The floating point argument

The floating point argument

September 10, 2012

I am on vacation and, all being well, by the time this posting goes live, I will be sunning myself…

By Colin Walls
3 MIN READ
Embedded World 2011

Embedded World 2011

March 7, 2011

Last week I attended the Embedded World show in Nuremberg, Germany. I have been to this event most years and…

By Colin Walls
2 MIN READ
Fix it in the software!

Fix it in the software!

June 22, 2009

As a specialist in embedded software, I think that Mentor Graphics is an interesting place to work. The company has…

By Colin Walls
2 MIN READ