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Jim Turley
5/2/2012 8:40 PM EDT
Embedded systems are evolving in exciting ways but our design methods are out of date.
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cdhmanning
Of course we are creatures of habit. Even in our rapidly changing industry we need to organise and ...
Jim Turley
7/8/2004 3:00 PM EDT
Privilege protection does in hardware what most operating systems and kernels do in software -- it keeps errant and malicious code under control.
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Jim Turley
6/3/2004 3:00 PM EDT
Chips that CPU makers are offering this summer may be tiny but they're full of some amazing features.
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Jim Turley
3/18/2004 12:00 PM EST
Athough the x86 architecture is a quarter century old, the introduction of protected mode changes how you program newer members of the family.
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Code compression under the microscope
Jim Turley
2/18/2004 3:00 PM EST
ARM, MIPS, IBM, and ARC offer techniques to reduce memory footprint. Here's how code compression works on each architecture.
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Jim Turley
1/27/2004 3:00 PM EST
How do you get from beach sand to microprocessors? Prof. Turley explains the process. In doing so, he reveals a few secrets.
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Jim Turley
11/5/2003 12:00 PM EST
Transmeta's Crusoe is a processor of mystery. It economizes power, emulates x86 code, and hides its actual architecture and instruction sets.
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Jim Turley
8/11/2003 9:00 AM EDT
Thanks to the magic of microprocessors and embedded systems, our cars are becoming safer, more efficient, and entertaining.
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Jim Turley
7/14/2003 10:00 AM EDT
If instruction sets didn't matter, processors would be cheaper and designers would have more options. That's why one startup's efforts are so intriguing.
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Ten lies about microprocessors
Jim Turley
6/11/2003 1:36 PM EDT
Processor selection too often turns into a religious war. Debunking the dominant myths is the first step towards making a rational choice.
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krwada
Great article Jim! I can say this about Myth #1. I believe this falls in the same category as "There ...
