EDN

Hardware/firmware interface design – Design, part 1

Editor's Note: Designing a robust hardware/firmware interface is not a simple process. It's no accident that engineers charged with this task are generally the more senior and experienced engineers on ...
Design-Reuse

Defining the software/hardware interface: A new paradigm enabled by Codasip Studio Fusion

Before there was a mainstream open standard Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) like RISC-V, a computer processor's software/hardware interface was generally defined by processor architects. The ...
Engadget

Traktor Kontrol S4 hardware interface set to make the scene this winter

Native Instruments today announced its new (and first) integrated hardware / software DJ system with a YouTube video wherein DMC World Champ DJ Shiftee rocked out to the Tetris theme and samples from ...
Machine Design

How the User Interface on IoT Hardware Can Make or Break the User’s Experience

At the low end of the IoT spectrum, simple, commoditized solutions often deliver poorly implemented user interfaces. This article examines various problems that result from a inadequately designed UI ...
Electronic Design

Does Your App Have Hardware Interface Issues? There’s A Solution For That

Fig 1. Mobile phones saw incredible growth and evolution from 2000 to 2011, with functionality that rivals many personal computers. Fig 2. With the right interface, you can turn your mobile phone into ...
Design-Reuse

Hardware/Software Partitioning and Interface Synthesis in Networks On Chip

With deep sub-micron technology, chip designers are expected to create System-On-Chip (SOC) solutions by connecting different Intellectual Property (IP) blocks using efficient and reliable ...
Electronic Design

Prototyping Speeds Hardware Validation, Interface IP Certification

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. The SoC design world is full of challenges and unforeseeable hurdles, especially for protocol developers and early ...
Ars Technica

CES: Home entertainment’s future is interface, not hardware

The Consumer Electronics Association held a press event in New York this week where its members demonstrated the products that they hope to sell over the holidays and early next year. In looking at ...
Business Wire

Interface Masters’ Networking Hardware Solutions Set a New Standard for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning Offload Processing

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Interface Masters announces a new standard of computational offload processing hardware intended for artificial intelligence (AI) and deep machine learning ...
Engadget

Palm Pre review, part 1: Hardware, webOS, user interface

In terms of basic industrial design, the Pre is stunning. Palm has gone to great lengths to talk about the feel of the phone, its likeness to a polished stone, how well it sits in your hand, and we'll ...
EDN

Hardware/firmware interface design – Design, part 4

Power-on initialization requires extra consideration because different hardware and firmware components are turning on in different states and initializing at different rates. Hardware typically comes ...