Posted Jul 2, 2010, by J VanDomelen
At the heart of most mil/aero electronics—and arguably the most important component of current electronics systems is the processor. Virtually all mil/aero electronics take advantage of processors of one sort or another, whether x86, powerPC, RISC, FPGA, 32-bit, or 64-bit. Many different types of processing devices are employed by the modern warfighter, in fact.
Today’s soldier, fed up with being made … Read More
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Posted Jun 28, 2010, by J VanDomelen
Processors are rapidly advancing the state of the art in the commercial world, and the mil/aero community is anxious to reap the benefits of the technology. Moore’s Law, which states that the number of transistors placed on an integrated circuit will double every two years, has taken on a slightly different look and feel as we are reach the physical limits of transistor density in a single core. We … Read More
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Posted May 29, 2010, by J VanDomelen
DoD Apps Store in our future?
I have noticed at recent industry conferences and exhibitions a predominant focus on software, marking a larger seachange in the military and aerospace industry. Case in point: ESC 2010 in San Jose.
ESC was always the venue at which I, as a mil-aero systems architect and geek-of-all-trades, could roam exhibit aisle after aisle looking at hardware. Tangible chips and boards, … Read More
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Posted May 19, 2009, by Happy Holden
This is a “COOL” technology. Imagine being able to ‘print’ transistors on ‘paper’ and other materials.
The bulk of the investment in printed electronics has been taking place in the West, including many factories coming on stream in 2007. This is well reported. However, there is now a surge of investment in printed electronics in Asia and many giant companies have entered the field for the first time. … Read More
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