Bob Pease Tribute
It's arguably the highest praise for a late and legendary analog design engineer.
Boldport has created a PCB in memory of Bob Pease. You have to see it (1:43):
Electronic System Level Design Emerges
That's a big focus this week in the wake of a number of blog posts and one summary webinar on the topic.
First, props to industry analyst Gary Smith, who has been beating the Electronic System Level design (ESL) drum for many years now. Now the EDA guru says the ESL flow is here now. Smith presented a webinar on the topic recently to push the concept along, and my colleague Richard Goering summed it up nicely.
The question to you is, are you bought into the program yet? How many ESL concepts have you incorporated in your design today? Have you crafted an ESL flow yet?
Watch List
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Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs is an articulate speaker about the
future of the electronics industry and, perhaps, a Trojan Horse as well? Jacobs
spoke at the Computer History Museum earlier this month about tablets, the
industry's history and Moore's Law ("we can see the end from here."). But what
got the blogosphere blabbering was what he wore on his wrist: an unidentified
smart watch.
Jacobs, at one point in his conversation with museum CEO John Hollar, referenced the watch but then reportedly pulled his sleeve back down over the device.
Hmmmm...
Moore's Law: Saved by Software
We're perpetually hand-wringing about the future of Moore's Law, and clearly it's running into scaling issues. But Krste Asanovic, a U.C. Berkeley computer science professor, thinks software will come to the rescue.
"We're actually relying on software developers to pick up the slack and come up with more efficient code," he said in an interview with Intel Free Press. Here's the 1:38 interview:
Delivered with a Bow
Europe's got a new system-in-package. According to David Manners with Electronics Weekly, the 9-country, 40-partner ESiP (Efficient Silicon Multi-Chip System-in-Package Integration) project partners completed its system-in-package development.
Here's the complete story. Over at EE Times, Junko Yoshida offers her take on the impact of the development.
Tweets of the Week
You know you're an engineering major when you have to look up where Jakarta is. Hahaha #fail
— Jenny ⚓ (@jen_imahustler) August 22, 2013
Number one thought while looking at old episodes of @TheAmpHour: "Why the HELL did I name it that?" also, "What does that word even mean?"
— Chris Gammell (@Chris_Gammell) August 21, 2013
How much slower was your first computer than the one you have now? #TBTpic.twitter.com/R5Uq8r6KHn
— Samsung USA (@Samsungtweets) August 22, 2013
--Brian Fuller
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--3D-ICs; Marvelous Memories; EE, Heal Thyself (Great Reads 8-9-2013)
--Moto X; Noyce Quits; China’s Chromecast (Great Reads 8-2-2013)
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