This paper introduces a new trend in hardware design and development — open-source hardware. It defines open-source hardware design terms, features and requirements. It presents FPGA-based platforms ...

Most computer problems are easily traced to either hardware or software errors. However, it isn't always obvious why your computer won't work, and establishing where the problem lies can often be ...

Hardware and software are two sides of the same coin, but they often live in different worlds. In the past, hardware and software rarely were designed together, and many companies and products failed ...

The management of hardware and software assets has become much more complex since the days when the corporate user had one PC on the corporate LAN running a small number of applications. These days, ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. Modern cryptographic algorithms can be implemented using dedicated cryptographic hardware or software running on general-purpose hardware. For various ...

The core concepts in hardware-software co-design are getting another look, nearly two decades after this approach was first introduced and failed to catch on. What’s different this time around is the ...