Microprocessor-based systems are ideal for executing an essentially infinite number of tasks. The host microprocessors support a limited set of instructions that can combine to produce incredibly ...

We recently looked at the origins of the integrated circuit (IC) and the calculator, which was the IC’s first killer app, but a surprise twist is that the calculator played a big part in the invention ...

This application note describes a simple and efficient FPGA configuration method that utilizes a microprocessor to configure an FPGA device from a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) flash memory. This ...

What's the difference between software and shelfware? Often, it's the user interface and user experience (UI/UX) associated with the solution. Do people dread a particular UI/UX, or do they find it a ...

The interface segregation principle (ISP), one of the five SOLID principles of object-oriented design, states that no client should be forced to depend on methods it does not use. When developers ...

The new Shure MV7i has a combo XLR/TRS input for a second mic or instrument. There's no need for a separate audio interface to combine the two signals. Is Shure’s MV7i the world’s first microphone ...

Jony Ive’s long era of flat design is dead. At WWDC 2025 today, Apple ushered in “Liquid Glass,” a new interface for iOS 26 (all of Apple’s software platforms are jumping straight to “26”) modeled ...