High-Performance Computing Design Kit Optimizes Any SoC
How do you get the optimum system-on-chip (SoC) design? Becoming expert in all aspects of SoC design is impractical. The Synopsys Designware HPC Design Kit delivers more than 125 design cells and memories optimized for speed, space, and power.
Building a 3D Scanner
London Bolsius built a 3D scanner with a combination parts including some from a Lego Mindstorms kit. It uses a camera and a tracking laser to generate a 3D model with a resolution under 0.17 mm.
Hybrid Quantum Dots Deliver Wide Spectrum White Light
Jong Ho Lee developed a set of quantum dots what work with blue LEDs to generate white light that has a wider spectrum that commercial white LEDs. These quantum dot LEDs (QD-LED) are easy to fabricate and can be tuned to match the underlying LEDs.
Intel ISEF 2013 Highlights
Technology Editor Bill Wong made it out to the annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and checked out some of the engineeing and computer science projects. There were over 1600 of the top students from around the world.
X-Series APU Targets Microservers
AMD's “Kyoto” X-Series Opteron processor targets microservers. The APU architecture combines CPU and a Radeon GPU on the same chip.
Mentor HyperLynx Analyzes 12.5 Gbit/s Designs
Chuck Ferry, Sr. Product Marketing Manager for High Speed Products, explains how Mentor Graphics HyperLynx analyzes high speed serial designs such as 12.5 Gbit/s backplanes to Technology Editor Bill Wong.
Highlights from the Embedded Vision Summit
The Embedded Vision Alliance hosted the Embedded Vision Summit: a technical educational forum for engineers interested in incorporating visual intelligence into electronic systems and software. Engineering TV takes a look at some of the innovative technologies showcased there.
