Search Results for “max maxfield” – Page 37

Using MEMS to Thrash COVID-19

I don’t know about you, but I’m becoming a mite frustrated with the current state of affairs regarding COVID-19. My brother and I have just been obliged to cancel our mother’s 90th birthday celebrations, which were to be held in July 2020 in England (we’ve been planning and purchasing all sorts of things, like a … Read More →

Why, Hello FPGA and AI — How Nice to See You Together!

by Max Maxfield

I love science and technology. I also love beer and bacon sandwiches, but that’s nothing to do with this column, so don’t try to distract me. Generally speaking, I like to think I have a ringside seat at the forefront of technology. Recently, however, I must admit to starting to fear I was no longer … Read More →

Compellingly Cunning Embedded Code Coverage

by Max Maxfield

I just heard about a new code coverage tool from Microchip Technology that’s targeted at embedded designs, that’s quick and easy to use, and that does things no other code coverage tool has done before. Just writing that gave me a flashback to the opening spiel of Star Trek: The Original Series, where the narrator … Read More →

Worried About Your SSD Data? Virtium Has You Covered!

by Max Maxfield

I’ve been thinking a lot about the impermanence of data recently. A lot of my own documents and images that used to travel through time with me in the physical realm* – photographs, letters, journals – seem to have become lost in the mists of the past (*as opposed to using my time machine, which … Read More →

Sensors, Space Probes, and Wi-Fi Cybersecurity, Oh My!

by Max Maxfield

I’m afraid that I don’t know as much about imaging sensors as I would like. I was just about to say that I don’t really come into contact with these little rascals much in my daily life, but then I realized that — in reality — I’m surrounded by the little scamps. For example, in … Read More →

Silicon to Satisfy the AIoT: xcore.ai

by Max Maxfield

There’s a really interesting company called XMOS that’s based in the UK. One of the things that’s noteworthy about the folks at XMOS is that they are extremely well known in certain circles, like audio processing and speech recognition, but relatively unknown in other spheres of activity, like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). … Read More →

Ultimate Guide to Switch Debounce (Part 1)

by Max Maxfield

They taught me a lot of things at university. Unfortunately, they neglected to mention the topic of switch bounce. If you are a practicing engineer working with electronic systems, you will almost certainly have run into this problem. If you are new to the field, you can be assured that the delights of switch bounce … Read More →

How to Start a Startup (Part 4)

by Max Maxfield

I must admit that when I first started writing this miniseries, I had no idea how much interest it would stir. In Part 1, we considered some fundamental points like choosing your company and website names; also, getting a professional graphic designer to create your logo and templates for things like your letterhead and PowerPoint … Read More →

[Electronic] Ghosts of Christmas Past and Future

by Max Maxfield

A couple of days ago, I decided that I really needed a laser distance measurer (it’s best if you don’t ask questions), so I ambled down to my local Home Depot store and picked up a Bosch BLAZE device for only $29. This little beauty, which is only 4 x 1.3 x 0.9” (10 x … Read More →

How to Start a Startup (Part 3)

by Max Maxfield

In Part 1 of this miniseries, we considered some fundamental points like choosing your company and website names; also, getting a professional graphic designer to create your logo and templates for things like your letterhead and PowerPoint presentations. In Part 2, we cogitated on topics like the “look-and-feel” of your website, the importance of backing … Read More →

Filter Results:	Articles	Fish Fry	Chalk Talks
	Fresh Bytes	Industry News

Search Results for: max maxfield