The Trouble With Multicore Software


David Patterson, Professor of Computer Science at UC Berkeley, presented his views to the Naval Postgraduate School about the prospects for multicore programming success. This video was excerpted from his presentation. [youtube vid=EDHXIH8DlLY] » read more

The In’s And Out’s Of Parasitic Extraction


Low-Power Engineering sat down with two of the top experts—Robert Hoogenstryd, director of marketing for design analysis and signoff at Synopsys, and Carey Robertson, Calibre product marketing director at Mentor Graphics—to talk about what changes at 28nm and 22nm and why parasitic extraction is becoming so important. [youtube vid=JXnUWN1uwGQ] » read more

Artificial Intelligence: This Time It’s For Real


AI used to be the stuff of science fiction, but cheap processing power and storage has made it a reality. To find out what's being developed, System-Level Design (www.semiengineering.com) tracked down Rachel Goshorn, assistant professor of System Engineering at the Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science in the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. Check out what she has to s... » read more

Houston…We Have A System-Level Problem


[youtube vid=iZ61OU12TNU] Just imagine what happens when the guidance system on the International Space Station goes on the fritz and the entire lab begins doing somersaults through outer space. Then the solar panels no longer work and the communication system fails, and suddenly you understand how serious system-level design problems can become. Ret. Capt. Daniel Bursch recounts the inciden... » read more

Verifying ASICs with FPGA Arrays


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