As discussed at the end of the first FAQ in this series, “RISC-V is growing and offers stability, scalability, and security,” there is a lack of testing standards and tools for RISC-V compared with mature ISAs such as Intel and Arm. This is an area that is experiencing accelerating developments and progress. The growing availability […]
RISC-V is growing and offers stability, scalability and security
RISC-V is growing rapidly. Semico Research has projected that 62.4 billion RISC-V CPU cores will be sold in 2025. While that’s only about 6% of the overall CPU core market, RISC-V is an emerging technology that most designers should follow and become increasingly familiar with. RISC-V is becoming more commercially attractive as a result of […]
Quantum compasses and optical imaging for global positioning and navigation
There is an emerging demand for a replacement for today’s global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), and especially for the global position system (GPS) in the U.S. Part one of this three-part FAQ series presented several of the shortcomings of today’s GPS technology and some efforts to augment it and improve its performance. Part two presented […]
eLORAN a terrestrial alternative to GPS
Terrestrial-based hyperbolic navigation technologies predate today’s satellite-based global positioning system (GPS). Starting with developments in the 1930s and 1940s, land-based long-range navigation (LORAN) systems using hyperbolic navigation have been continuously advanced. Today, the enhanced LORAN (eLORAN) system has been offered a more secure alternative to GPS. Hyperbolic navigation technologies were independently developed in the U.S. […]
GPS is a ubiquitous and problematic technology
Much of the world depends upon satellite systems for precise navigation and timing services. The global positioning system (GPS) is a ubiquitous and problematic technology. Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) is the umbrella term for satellite navigation systems that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with global coverage. GNSS includes GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, and other regional […]
Functional safety for embedded systems – Virtual Roundtable (part 2 of 2)
Hosted by Jeff Shepard, EE World has organized this “virtual roundtable” into “Functional Safety for Embedded Systems.” Panelists include Anders Holmberg (AH), General Manager Embedded Development Tools with IAR Systems, Mike Dow (MD), Senior Product Manager, IoT Security with Silicon Labs, Jim McElroy (JM), VP of sales and marketing at LDRA Technology, Dave Hughes (DH), […]
Security for embedded systems – Virtual Roundtable (part 1 of 2)
Hosted by Jeff Shepard, EE World has organized this “virtual roundtable” into “Security for Embedded Systems” Panelists include Haydn Povey (HP), General Manager Embedded Security Solutions with IAR Systems, Mike Dow (MD), Senior Product Manager, IoT Security with Silicon Labs, Jim McElroy (JM), VP of sales and marketing at LDRA Technology, and Dave Hughes (DH), […]
Measuring the performance of AI and its impact on society – Virtual Conversation (part 2 of 2)
Hosted by Jeff Shepard, EE World has organized this “virtual conversation” with Gary Bronner (GB), Senior Vice President with Rambus Labs. Mr. Bronner has generously agreed to share with us his experience and insights into AI applications and emerging computing architectures. JS: When benchmarking AI performance, how would you rank the importance of throughput, latency, […]
AI applications and emerging computing architectures – Virtual Conversation (part 1 of 2)
Hosted by Jeff Shepard, EE World has organized this “virtual conversation” with Gary Bronner (GB), Senior Vice President with Rambus Labs. Mr. Bronner has generously agreed to share his experience and insights into AI applications and emerging computing architectures. JS: What is usually the biggest challenge designers face when first using artificial intelligence? GB: One […]
Embedded systems software and programming for a safer world
Functional safety is an important feature in many embedded systems today. Designers need to know the specific safety integrity levels that must be met in various application environments and software development standards and guidelines. The use of an integrated development environment can efficiently bring these various requirements together to maximize the productivity of the development […]
