Virtualization: silicon and software salvation or technological tower of Babel? By Brian Dipert, Senior Technical Editor
Stable, robust code speaks one language; new CPUs speak another. Is a software rewrite necessary to resolve the seeming contradiction, or can virtualization temporarily—or even permanently—ease the translation?
Design Features
On time, every time: embedding real-time performance By Warren Webb, Technical Editor
High-speed graphics, user interfaces, and networks represent the norm in embedded-system designs, and these performance issues dictate the use of multitasking firmware.
Extending SPI4.2 capabilities for Ethernet services By Shakeel Peera, Lattice Semiconductor
With the proliferation of Internet Protocol-based systems in the telecommunications market, designers are turning to FPGAs to create intelligent Ethernet bridges and traffic managers.
