Performance requirements of the latest defense, communications, and consumer products are accelerating the trend from software to hardware implementation of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms.

There are numerous examples of hardware which has latent features waiting to be unlocked by software. Most recently, we saw a Casio calculator which has the same features as its bigger sibling hidden ...

The Apple TV set-top box doesn't have giant market penetration in a world flush with cheaper alternatives. But like the iPad, the hardware practically demonstrates how Apple goes above and beyond in ...

This paper discusses the functional verification of IP cores and problems which arise during their implemenation in today’s advanced applications. First, the usual approach to functional ...

The internet of things (IoT) is connecting smart devices and machines to create smart factories (known as Industry 4.0 or industrial internet). These highly automated, decentralized factories promise ...

With the proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT), robust security starts with the design of the SoC and continues through the manufacturing supply chain. Rambus is one company that is deeply ...