From the Experts
ESD magazine is closing. Here's why it’s a good thing for you.
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KRicheson
Uggh, speaking of editorial filtering...
That would be "heed the advice..."
RTOSes are dying, Linux is in. Or is it?
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KB3001
As hardware resources become more abundant, Linux would naturally replace other solutions, that goes ...
As the magazine that catered to embedded systems programmers closes, the future lies in less hands-on programming and more auto-generated code.
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lwriemen
For code generation, the Executable UML tools offer the best solution, development at a high level ...
Take a trip through the life's work of one engineer who was involved in embedded systems from Day 1 (courtesy of Rambling Jack).
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antiquus
Your description of the 1960's computer room left out the smell of machine oil and printer ink.
Dan Saks crunches over 12 years of data on programming-language preferences from reader studies and finds some surprises about C/C++.
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Chip Overclock
These surveys, both for what OS and what language embedded developers are using (see Jack Ganssle's ...
Embedded systems are evolving in exciting ways but our design methods are out of date.
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Niall looks at the changes in user-interface technology over the past few years and makes a few predictions about application upgrade and cloud connectivity.
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Embedded developers are taking a close look at using the Linux-based Android mobile device platform in real-time deterministic apps. But is it realistic? If so, what will it take? Or is this just another tantalizing but impractical dream?
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bboyle
"Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real-time"... to quote myself. If you need deterministic ...
Commentary
Just what is a hacker, anyway? Can you define this elusive term in a way that clarifies while also intriguing the kids?
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IDontUseTheForumSoWhyAmIForcedToMakeANickname
As defined by a hacker:
hacker == innovator
One who can take an existing design and reverse ...
Extracting insight from mounds of data may benefit from using old techniques
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David Ashton
Very much so, I used to deal with multisite modems on a polling system and got to know when there ...
This fall, EE Times will kick off a yearlong celebration of its 40th anniversary year. Through coverage and various activities online, in a special digital edition and at events, we plan to honor 40 visionaries, technologies and disruptions that have rewritten the rules—of technology, of the industry, sometimes of society—over the last four decades.
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RICK.HILLE
In keeping with the "Greatest Hits" theme of this survey (borrowed from the music industry), I'd ...
Using social media, firmware engineers come together to design a firmware curriculum for embedded systems engineering students.
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cdhmanning
I think I disagree with this.
I came from completely the other side. I studied Computer Science ...
The Department of Homeland Security put feelers out to other governments in the hope of bolstering the safety of industrial control systems (ICS) and created a venue to brainstorm solutions.
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Srinath Anantharaman, ClioSoft
Best-in-class niche software products are integrated into EDA flows to meet specialized needs; but what, exactly, is a “best-in-class” product?
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One can't avoid the question: Are we facing a dramatic reversal of the trend from the Foundry model back to the IDM model?
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The MicroMan
This sounds like a shameless advertisement.
The problem is that today's fabs are so outrageously ...
With the new 802.11ac standard, we’ll be able to give the smartphones, tablets and notebooks we use everyday more breathing room through Gigabit-capable Wi-Fi networking. Get ready – it’s happening sooner than you think.
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Krish_USC
5 G itself has come means what will be the next ? May be devices based on Cognitive Radio concepts ? ...
Many years ago and in a Galaxy that seems far far away, my buddy and journalism mentor Richard Goering teamed up to provide EDA coverage for EE Times...
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The MicroMan
I'd vote for Gary.
Gary Smith for President.
And he's got entertainment value, too.
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