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Embedded Software

What are meetings for?

In 1986, I joined a start-up company called Microtec Research – an embedded software development tools company. 10 years later,...

Embedded Software

Comparing apples with apples

I often joke about having a “supercomputer” on my desk. It is actually a moderately powerful desktop PC, which is...

Embedded Software

Poison yogurt

I am not feeling so good. That is not too surprising. At the time of writing, it is less than...

Simulating the Real World

Simulation Software So Simple Even Teenagers Can Use It

The UK government has a policy for all year 10 or year 11 students to undertake a week’s work experience....

By Robin Bornoff

Embedded Software

Embedded software performance optimization: Forget about it!

Another guest appearance this week. My colleague Faheem Sheikh is a member of the Mentor Embedded engineering team. He wanted...

Embedded Software

Universal time

Most people feel the need to know the date and have a fairly accurate idea of what time it is....

Embedded Software

ESC imminent

Well, tomorrow is the big day. ESC San Jose 2012 [now part of DESIGN West] runs for 3 days and...

Verification Horizons

How Did I Get Here?

Remembering Don Loughry “How did you get involved in standards,” I was asked. On a business trip to India in...

By Dennis Brophy

Embedded Software

PowerPoint hints and tips #1

In a recent post, I had a bit of a rant about bad presentations. I primarily lay the blame at...