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Tee up your multiprocessing options: a good processor taxonomy helps you understand processing architectures' sweet spots. You should probably look at multicore options in the same way.(Cover story)

Vendors categorize single-processor architectures by the types of applications they target. For example, microcontrollers, DSPs, network...
EDN Asia, 10/01/09 by Cravotta, Robert · More from publication -
Peering into ultrasound machines.(prying eyes)

Ultrasound finds use in noninvasive imaging in cardiac, obstetric, gynecologic, and other diagnostic areas. What's inside this tool that is...
EDN Asia, 09/01/09 by Cravotta, Robert · More from publication -
Piccolo processors focus on real-time control for cost-sensitive designs.(Texas Instruments Inc.)(Brief article)

by Robert Cravotta Texas Instruments' new Piccolo series TMS320F280xx processors integrate a C28x processor core, peripherals, and a CLA...
EDN, 11/13/08 by Cravotta, Robert · More from publication -
Artificial cochlea: an example of structural processing.

by Robert Cravotta, Technical Editor The cochlea is the portion of the inner ear that senses sound vibrations and converts them into...
EDN, 10/02/08 by Cravotta, Robert · More from publication -
The smallest change necessary.(using failure analusis technique for solving technical problems)(Viewpoint essay)

By Robert Cravotta - Technical Editor When I first started working with development of prototypes in field conditions, I inherited...
EDN, 03/29/07 by Cravotta, Robert · More from publication -
Digital-video processor breaks $10 barrier.

by Robert Cravotta Texas Instruments' DaVinci line of digital-video processors pushes down the cost for digital-media processors to as low...
EDN, 12/15/06 by Cravotta, Robert · More from publication -
Embedded platforms: a second look.

by Robert Cravotta, Technical Editor Processing platforms and their software-development ecosystems are becoming more important for the...
EDN, 11/09/06 by Cravotta, Robert · More from publication -
Transmitting from space: a discarded Russian Orlan space suit serves one last mission to increase awareness of the international space program.(prying eyes)

On Feb 3, 2006, the crew of Expedition 12 released the SuitSat-1 into orbit around the Earth. SuitSat-1 is a Russian Orlan space suit that had...
EDN Asia, 07/01/06 by Cravotta, Robert · More from publication -
Making vehicles safer by making them smarter.

by Robert Cravotta, Technical Editor New features must be smarter to add value without distracting the driver and increasing the risk of...
EDN, 06/08/06 by Cravotta, Robert · More from publication -
8051 core provides hardware-arithmetic extensions.(Ramtron Corp.)(Brief article)

by Robert Cravotta Ramtron's VRS51L2070, the latest device in the Versa 8051 microcontroller family, integrates a single-cycle, 40-MHz,...
EDN, 06/08/06 by Cravotta, Robert · More from publication


