Then and Now

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Communications

A Quick Stroll Through 70 Years of Communications

March 8, 2022
A plethora of communication options have emerged over the last seven decades, from parallel buses to LPWANs.
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Processors Have Come a Long Way

Jan. 11, 2022
然后从mainfr现在:ames to MPUs, processor technology has progressed significantly since Electronic Design was first published.
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Before C, What Did You Use?

May 18, 2017
Electronic Design’s Embedded Revolution survey reinforced the view of C and C++ dominance. Get some feedback from those involved in the development of popular embedded programming...
Dev Tools

What’s the Difference Between Firmware, Then and Now?

Oct. 21, 2016
Over the past decade, the UEFI Forum has modernized the booting process by standardizing an interface that simplifies and secures platform initialization.
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What’s The Difference: PCB Routing Then and Now

Sept. 15, 2014
Obstacles continue to impede success in fully automating the PCB routing process.

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What's The Difference: Ada Then and Now

Feb. 27, 2013
Ada has evolved over the years taking in the latest programming ideas from object oriented programming to contract-based programming.
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What's The Difference Between FORTRAN - Now And Then

Feb. 6, 2013
FORTRAN has progress since its inception at IBM in 1957.
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Transistors: Then and Now

July 1, 2005
The transistor was 18 years old in 1975, the year Solid-State Power Conversion (the forerunner of Power Electronics Technology) was founded.
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