Hardware Assets
MCMs Navigate Through a Storm of IC Advances
Jeff Child, Senior Editor
In one form or another, multi-chip modules have been around for decades. No doubt they will continue to play vital roles decades from now—even in this era of monolithic systemRead More...
On the Softer Side
Heterogeneous: Next Watchword for RTOSes?
Jeff Child, Senior Editor
As embedded systems bulk up their software content and complexity and move toward distributed software environments, they’ll have to consider the concept of running different Read More...
Military APIs Present Complex Challenges
Michael J. Randazzo, Software Design Engineer, Data Device Corp.
As software takes on an ever increasing scope of a system’s functionality, the role of APIs has shifted from mere convenience to a vital structure within any complex system. TRead More...
Applications Report for Power Management Duty
Sheridan Ethier, Software Engineer, QNX Software Systems
Whether they are fighting on the battlefield or defending the home front, today’s military and security personnel rely on a growing arsenal of intelligent, battery-powered devRead More...
Special Feature
RapidIO Expands Usage as System-Wide Control and Data Plane Interconnect
Chuck Hill, System Architect, Motorola Computer Group
The RapidIO interconnect offers transaction support for a wide range of applications unified within a common peer-to-peer fabric architecture. The RapidIO interconnect currently offRead More...
InfiniBand Aims its Unique Gifts at Embedded Computing
Steve Cook, InfiniBand Technologist
Back when it was practically the only high-speed switched serial technology around, InfiniBand was envisioned as a fix for every data bottleneck in the computing industry. Today it&Read More...
Making Gigabit Ethernet Efficient in Fabric Computing
Jack Staub, Critical I/O
Today, multiple switched fabric alternatives are competing to become the future standard for data networks in high-performance multiprocessor computer systems, also known as fabric Read More...
Test and Screening
Finely Managed Air Cooling for Deployed Military Environments
Randy Banton and Richard Jaenicke, Mercury Computer Systems
The trend of escalating power consumption of both processors and infrastructure chips presents an increasing challenge for deploying high-performance processor systems in military eRead More...
Spray Cooling Electrical and Electronic Equipment
David Harris, Senior Project Manager NSWCCD, Bremerton Detachment
Employing effective thermal management techniques such as spray cooling is becoming a necessity in new small form-factor and power dense electronic architectures. Spray cooling can Read More...
