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Book Review: Architecture Design for Soft Errors

Written from the viewpoint of a working engineer, the book describes sources of soft errors and solutions involving device, logic, and architecture design to reduce the effects of soft errors.

A Tale of Two Companies

The sudden collapse of Montalvo Systems has unfortunate implications for Intel’s competitors, and Apple’s surprising acquisition of P.A. Semi continues to spawn rumors.

MIPS 74K Goes Superscalar

MIPS Technologies has introduced a high-performance 32-bit embedded-processor core with dual-issue superscalar pipelining and out-of-order execution.

Editorial: Unchained Melodies

Amazon.com plans to sell downloadable music without copy protection. Although some observers hail Amazon’s announcement as a breakthrough for the music industry, it seems more like a restoration of lost rights.

Fault Tolerance for Cortex-M3

ARM Modifies MCU Core for Critical Embedded Systems.

TI Beyond 45nm: It’s Not Just the Process

Embedded and desktop processors differ from one another when it comes to advanced processes. TI can partner for silicon beyond 45nm and keep extensive design expertise in-house.

The New x86 Landscape

http://www.mdronline.com/watch/watch_abstract.asp?Volname=Issue%23051407&SID=1876

Making Chips From Thin Air

IBM has developed a new semiconductor-fabrication technology that replaces low-k solid dielectrics with tiny vacuum cavities approaching the ideal dielectric constant.