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Editorial: MPR’s 20th Anniversary

As it celebrates its 20th anniversary, Microprocessor Report focuses on key changes in semiconductors and technology throughout 2007.

CES: Unicoi’s Simple System

Less expensive, more secure IP Media platform doesn’t use the usual hardware and software components.

CES: The Playaway Book

Findaway World’s digital audio book integrates content and player in one package.

Intel Leads the Way for High-k

Intel announces the introduction of high-k dielectrics and metal gate technology into all products at the 45nm process node to reduce the gate leakage while increasing performance scalability.

Parallel Processing With CUDA

Nvidia’s Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) is a software-development platform for massively parallel processing on Nvidia graphics processors—one of several new solutions for high-performance computing.

Editorial: Call for Papers

In-Stat’s and EDN’s International Microprocessor Forum is calling for papers relevant to its theme in 2008: digital entertainment at home and on the move.

Forecasting the Future of VoIP

Microprocessor Report has adapted this article from a new In-Stat report on VoIP technology and the outlook for semiconductor devices in VoIP equipment.

Fido Runs With the Big Dogs

Innovasic’s Fido 1100 is compatible with the 68K architecture and adds real-time and deterministic features that Freescale’s 68K customers haven’t seen before.

Embedded System Security

A brief survey of the key elements of embedded system security.

Processor Design Mistakes, Part 2

Use of intermediate ISAs to allow a simple machine to emulate its betters (Rubeus Goldbergicus)