Scaling Up and Scaling Out: Reimagining Silicon Switching for the AI Era

This has been another “one of those days.” I’ve been discovering all sorts of things pertaining to what’s currently happening in the high-end of artificial intelligence (AI) space (where no one can hear you scream), and now I’m screaming inside and my head hurts. 

Let’s start with the concept of an “AI Pod.” This term … Read More → "Scaling Up and Scaling Out: Reimagining Silicon Switching for the AI Era"

A book that covers Heathkit test equipment? Yes, please

Recently, I’ve written several articles about the Heath Company and its legendary Heathkits. I based these articles on discussions with and materials from Chas Gilmore, who joined Heath in 1966, worked there on and off for more than two decades, and eventually became its VP of product development, marketing, and sales. The articles were also based on discussions with, and a book by Chuck Penson titled “Heathkit: … Read More → "A book that covers Heathkit test equipment? Yes, please"

How MathWorks is Solving the Challenges of Battery Management System Development with Modeling and Simulation

Battery management takes center stage in this week’s Fish Fry podcast! My guest is Danielle Chu from MathWorks. Danielle and I explore the primary functions of battery management systems and the common challenges faced by engineers when designing electric vehicle battery management systems. We also investigate the role that modeling and simulation play in battery management design, the importance of cell characterization for battery modeling and how MathWorks … Read More → "How MathWorks is Solving the Challenges of Battery Management System Development with Modeling and Simulation"

Event-based image sensor cuts processing power requirements by one or two orders of magnitude

I last wrote about Prophesee’s event-based vision sensor at the end of 2023. (See “Prophesee’s 5th Generation Sensors Detect Motion Instead of Images for Industrial, Robotic, and Consumer Applications.”) Back then, I wrote about the company’s fifth generation 320×320-pixel GenX320 sensor, which captures changes in light on a per-pixel basis rather … Read More → "Event-based image sensor cuts processing power requirements by one or two orders of magnitude"

Wow! AI-Powered “Sketch-on-Napkin” to Embedded Design

I was just thinking about the 1871 book Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, writer, and photographer, the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (a.k.a. Lewis Carroll).

Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass continue to influence us today, not just as beloved children’s stories … Read More → "Wow! AI-Powered “Sketch-on-Napkin” to Embedded Design"

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Posted on May 22 at 1:45pm by Max Maxfield
That was not my intent. And they certainly don't pay to be here (you can't pay to get an article on EEJournal). The thing is that I've seen a lot of stuff relating to AI-powered circuit design (see my columns on FLUX, CELUS, and CIRCUIT MIND: https://www.eejournal.com/...
Posted on May 22 at 1:39pm by Max Maxfield
Well, my wife (Gigi the Gorgeous) is at the top of the list, and bacon sandwiches are certainly in the top ten :-)
Posted on May 21 at 2:13pm by Measurement.Blues
This article looks like an ad for Questa One.
Posted on May 21 at 2:06pm by Measurement.Blues
What is your third love, Max? Do tell.
Posted on May 19 at 11:22am by SmithChart
I love Heathkits. My Grandpa (born 1901), loved building them and taught me that even normal humans could be good at electronics. BTW, he spent WW II wiring up Lancaster bombers in Downsview, Ontario -- not far from where Tranter's Heathkit experience in Mississauga. These early lessons and attainments by Grandpa ...
Posted on May 16 at 5:34am by Steven Leibson
You'd need a second camera if you wanted a normal video frame. The IDS camera's sensors only sense and trigger on changes in light intensity.
Posted on May 15 at 10:47pm by John
So, having detected an event, can this thing send you a complete frame of pixels (a snapshot of what's being viewed) or works you need a second, ordinary, camera for that?
Posted on May 14 at 9:33am by Max Maxfield
"It must be that simplicity scares people so they opt for the complex so they can hide behind the complexity." Can you see me now?
Posted on May 14 at 9:32am by Max Maxfield
Hi Steve -- the folks at Prophesee are doing some very interesting stuff on the sensor front; for example, see my column "Look At Something, Ask a Question, Hear an Answer: Welcome to the Future": https://www.eejournal.com/article/look-at-something-ask-a-question-hear-an-answer-welcome-to-the-future/
Posted on May 13 at 12:56pm by Karl Stevens
1) Basically cache fetches the block of memory containing the data and hopes there will be more requests to that block. Usually a 95% hit ratio is assumed, not verified. Then DDR is used to reduce the time to transfer the line/block. Then cache coherency is a required if other accesses ...
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