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Wringing Performance out of Multicore
SequenceL: An Elegant and Efficient Approach to Exploiting the Power of Parallelism
Doug Norton, Texas Multicore Technologies; Larry A. Lambe, Multidisciplinary Software Systems Research; and Richard Luczak, RL Aerodynamics
May 2013
In 2004 CPU providers made a major shift; rather than increasing the clock speed to increase the performance of each new chip generation, they began to add more processors cores toRead More...
Development Tools for ARM
ARM Architecture Offers Challenges Along with Features to Help Meet Them
Shawn A. Prestridge, IAR Systems
April 2013
Embedded developers who create systems using the ARM architecture face challenges similar to developers who use other architectures. Some of these challenges involve initializingRead More...
Sensors in Intelligent Applications
The Big Data Era Demands More Intelligent Measurement Systems
Elizabeth Dolman and Derrick Snyder, National Instruments
March 2013
As modern machines, vehicles and structures continue to grow more complex, engineers require more advanced sensors, measurement systems and data management infrastructures to stayRead More...
Sensors in Intelligent Applications
Unlocking the Potential of “Big Data” in Low-Power Wireless Sensor Networks
Greg Fyke, Silicon Laboratories
March 2013
By 2020, there could be 50 billion devices that communicate wirelessly. According to the GSM Alliance, just a quarter of these devices will be mobile handsets and personalRead More...
Sensors in Intelligent Applications
Sensor Use in Intelligent Systems Contributes to Process Optimization
Christine Van De Graaf, Lilee Systems
March 2013
Modern technology is making being disconnected more difficult than it was not too long ago. It used to be that if you wanted to get away you could leave your laptop and mobile phoneRead More...
Linux and Android: Sorting Out the Roles
Android and Linux – A Closer Look at the Family Tree
Andrew Patterson, Mentor Graphics
February 2013
The popularity of smartphones and tablets has brought the word “Android” into the lexicon of everyday life—the same is not true for Linux, or even the Apple iOS. Consumers are quickRead More...
Linux and Android: Sorting Out the Roles
Linux or Android: Which Is Right for Your Next Design?
Bill Weinberg, Olliance Consulting, a Division of Black Duck
February 2013
If your next device application will deploy a 32- or 64-bit processor and TCP/IP networking, chances are good that you are already considering either Linux or Android as yourRead More...
Digital Signage Serves up Customers with Data
Trends in Mobility and Their Implications for Digital Signage – Revisited
Steve Gurley, Pyrim Technologies
January 2013
It can be said that digital signage is a twenty-first century technology that uses 1950s measurement methodologies to quantify viewer engagement habits. It can also be said thatRead More...
Digital Signage Serves up Customers with Data
Technology Advancements Enable Accelerated Development of Digital Signage Deployments
Satish Ram, Kontron
January 2013
Companies are embracing digital signage as never before. One cannot step inside a retail store, airport or healthcare facility without seeing a kiosk or video display. And, there isRead More...
Standards Update
What Coding Standards Can Do for Critical Embedded Software Development
Chris Tapp, LDRA
December 2012
Reviews of faults and failures in high-reliability embedded systems ranging from medical devices to military systems show that all too frequently the source of the problem lies inRead More...
Security for Data and Design
Want it Secure? Target Both Design and Data Security
Richard Newell, Microsemi
November 2012
As defense, commercial and civil network infrastructures become increasingly dependent on arrays of Internet-connected computers, they are becoming increasingly susceptible toRead More...
Pre-Integrated Systems
Hitting the Ground Running: Pre-Integration Speeds System Development
Susanne Bornschlegl, MEN Micro
October 2012
In transportation, technical requirements are growing in the areas of controls and graphics, for instance—places not typically associated with embedded computing requirements. WhatRead More...