2019-09-23 - Anthony Nicoli

Blog: Airliner OEMs Contend with Increasing Complexity

The trend has been to electrify more functions on airplanes, but increasing electrification also means increased complexity. The two qualities…

2019-09-19 - K. Charles Janac

Blog: The Era of the Monster Chip

What are the system designs that require a leap in SoC complexity? It's not only big datacenter artificial intelligence (AI)…

2019-09-17 - Sunny Wang

Blog: It’s the Current of the River

One theme of the documentary "American Factory" is the miscommunication between Chinese and Americans. This review of the film from…

2019-08-22 - Andrew Walker

Blog: AI has a Memory Problem

Artificial intelligence, which allows computers to learn and perform specific tasks such as image recognition and natural language processing, is…

2019-08-15 - Aubrey Kagan

Blog: Engineering for Extreme Conditions

Have you ever had to design for extreme conditions or — better yet — have you ever experienced those conditions…

2019-08-13 - Casper Koomen

Blog: Time for an Engineering ‘Hippocratic Oath’

To develop smart cities that serve people, planet and society, engineers might consider adopting a Hippocratic Oath for Engineering to…

2019-08-12 - Mathias Sedner

Smarter Headlights for Safer Roads?

As we make vehicles smarter and safer, smart headlights are a new design consideration.

2019-08-08 - Karl Freund

Blog: Small Card, Big Message

The benchmarks and the ecosystem that was announced along with the Alveo U50 comprise a significant milestone in Xilinx's data…

2019-08-06 - Bill Schweber

Blog: Universal Connectors Not Happening

USB was supposed to take us away from the frustration of so many incompatible barrel-DC connectors, but technical and market…

2019-08-05 - Rick Merritt

Blog: 5G Smartphones in 2020

Qualcomm once predicted 2019 would be a big year for 5G cellular. In its dreams.