I used to be young and foolish. I’m not young anymore, but that’s not what I wanted to talk about. What I wanted to say is that I’m constantly amazed by how far and fast technology has evolved in my own lifetime. Take single board computers (SBCs) for example (cue “travelling back in time” audio and visual effects…)
I remember … Read More → "5G AI-Enabled SBCs for Everyone and Everything"
This week my guest is JITX Co-founder and CEO Duncan Haldane. Duncan and I discuss the challenges of board design and how the benefits of software reuse encouraged the development of JITX, why holistic system design is cornerstone to the JITX software-defined electronics platform, and how you can improve your productivity with the JITX cookbook.
… Read More → "One EDA Tool, One Giant Leap for Hardware: How JITX is Reshaping Circuit Board Design"
As we discussed in the initial installment of this 2-part extravaganza, some people pursue a predictable path on their way to engineer-hood (where “-hood” comes from the Middle English “-hode,” which itself comes from the Old English “-hād,” meaning “state of being”). Others, like your humble narrator, end up taking a more circuitous route, which may involve Lady Luck finagling the dice in their favor (I … Read More → "There’s More Than One Way to Become an Engineer (Part 2)"
I was born in 1957. If you are on the younger side of things, I bet you’re thinking something along the lines of, “Wow! That’s AGES ago!” You’re right. It is. That’s why it’s taken me such a long time to get from then to now (I took the scenic route).
Along my rambling (some may … Read More → "There’s More Than One Way to Become an Engineer (Part 1)"
While writing my recent 8-part EDA history (listed below), I became acutely aware that most of the effort devoted to EDA tool development has been aimed at IC design. A much smaller level of effort was devoted to developing printed circuit board (PCB) tools. The reason is simple, I think. IC design tools sell for far more money. While IC design tools cost upwards of six and … Read More → "A Brief History of PCBs: Where did printed circuit boards come from?"
I simply cannot believe that I recently penned and posted my three hundredth column here at EEJournal. I think my columns average out at around 1,500 words apiece, which means we are talking about (pause while I launch my calculator app) 450,000 words!
The really sad thing is that when I was 16 years old circa 1973, my dear old mom did everything but … Read More → "O-M-G! 100 More Captivating Columns"
