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Moving Targets
The future success of DVFS and near-threshold computing look dubious—at least for SoCs.
Chipnastics
New Processor Core Options Try Some ARM Wrestling
When designing a system on a chip (SoC) that employs one or more embedded processor cores, the choice...
JB’s Circuit
Long Standards, Twinkie IP, Macro Trends, and Patent Trolls
In Part II, IP Extreme’s Savage reveals why IP standards take so long while discussing brand values,...
Chris A. Ciufo on All Things Embedded
Intel vs GM: What’s In Store for Intel’s New CEO, President
Today chip giant Intel announced outgoing CEO Paul Otellini’s replacement: he’s Brian Krzanich,...

Intel vs GM: What’s In Store for Intel’s New CEO, President / (Chris A. Ciufo on All Things Embedded)
Today chip giant Intel announced outgoing CEO Paul Otellini’s replacement: he’s Brian Krzanich, former Intel COO and likely an Intel lifer. As Otellini bids goodbye at the annual stockholders’ meeting on May 16, Krzanich moves in as the company’s sixth … Continue reading →...
KeBugCheck question / (Consumerization: BYOD)
Does KeBugCheck only work in a driver ? Andy [code] start: xor eax,eax or esi, 300h add eax, 220h nop cmp [eax], esi pop esi pop ebx jnz short done xor ecx, ecx push ecx ; BugCheckParameter4 push ecx ; BugCheckParameter3 push ecx ; BugCheckParameter2 push ecx ; BugCheckParameter1 push ......
EEVblog #400 – 400th Live Show / (Electronics Engineering Video Blog Podcast)
An epic 4.5 Hours of Dave answering questions for the 400th Episode Live Show! (Sorry, the chat capture seems to have frozen several times)...
Don’t get tied up in knots with your cables! / (EmbeddedPC)
It always seems like it’s the little things that often cause the most problems with your embedded system. The more I work with electronic systems, the more respect and care I have developed for cables and interconnect systems. This goes … Continue reading →...

Multicore Developers Conference

Hyatt Santa Clara, California May 21 - 22, 2013
RTECC Real-Time and Embedded Computing Conference

Denver, CO June 18th, 2013
AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2013

Washington DC August 12 - 15, 2013

Extension Media Interview with Microchip's Joe Drzewiecki
Editor Chris Ciufo spent time with Microchip software manager Joe Drzewiecki at the Spring DESIGN West show (formerly known as ESC). Microchip launched their new MPLAB X compiler strategy that now goes across all Microchip MCUs. It also adds a new license strategy, optimizations that compile 35 percent faster on 32-bit devices (or save 35 percent on code size). There's also a "totally free" version of the MPLAB X compiler. Check out the 3 minute video.
Introducing: AMD Accelerated Processors for Embedded Applications
Learn how the AMD Accelerated Processing Units (APU) combine high performance serial and parallel processing cores to enable breakthroughs in visual computing, security, performance-per-watt and device form factor.

The Innovative MI/O Extension Single Board Computer Unveiled
Configurable designs and pricing competitiveness are the two primary factors in defining the future of vertical applications. In light of making standardized, embedded single board computers a more thoughtful fit for client demands, Advantech introduced the innovative MI/O Extension solution to assist application providers in quickly providing optimal solutions to their clients, while still securing their domain knowhow in key vertical industrial technologies.
No end to the possibilities: x86 meets FPGA Intel® Atom™ E6x5C processor with integrated Altera FPGA marks a new era in embedded computing
The Intel® Atom™ E6x5C processor series pairs an Intel® Atom™ E6x5 series processor with an Altera Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) in a single package. This is an entirely new approach to embedded x86 technologies with the potential to dramatically change the way in which embedded devices are designed in the future. It opens a new window for x86 technologies to become even more dedicated on acommon technology platform.