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Embedded Software

Infected by Olympic fever

August 09, 2012

If you had asked me about the Olympics two weeks ago, I would have dismissed the discussion with “I don’t...

Simulating the Real World

Where’s the Best Place to Put a Radiator in a Room? Part 4: Premature Simulation

August 09, 2012

One thing the Mechanical Analysis Division is not guilty of is vendor hubris. Despite the passion we have about our...

By Robin Bornoff

Embedded Software

RTOS memory footprint

August 06, 2012

Most of the time, I subscribe to the view that “the only stupid question is the one you did not...

Embedded Software

Are you happy?

August 02, 2012

I recently wrote about the concept of having fun. At the time, I commented that happiness is easier to identify,...

Simulating the Real World

Where’s the Best Place to Put a Radiator in a Room? Part 3: 13% Better

Conventional wisdom has it that the best place to put a radiator in a room is under the window. However,...

By Robin Bornoff

Embedded Software

Why should I care about software standards?

From time to time I am pleased to receive submissions from colleagues, who can give different perspectives on embedded software....

Verification Horizons

Synthesizing Hardware Assertions and Post-Silicon Debug

At the 2012 Design Automation Conference, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel at a workshop titled “Post-Silicon Debug:...

By Harry Foster

Verification Horizons

Virtual Emulation for Debugging

A system-level verification engineer once told me that his company consumes over 50% of its emulation capacity debugging failures. According...

Embedded Software

I give up

We all have habits. Some of us have addictions. I am not 100% certain that I understand the difference. I...