DocumentCode
1178378
Title
The softening of hardware
Author
Vahid, Frank
Author_Institution
California Univ., Riverside, CA, USA
Volume
36
Issue
4
fYear
2003
fDate
4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
27
Lastpage
34
Abstract
In the 1940s, when modern computing began, engineers tended to view computers and the programs running on them as unified entities. Now, after decades in which software and hardware developed along separate paths, we seem to have come full circle. The hardware on which our programs run is thanks to embedded systems. These systems force designers to work under incredibly tight constraints. To understand the technologies developed to satisfy these constraints, we must first distinguish the underlying embedded systems elements.
Keywords
digital integrated circuits; embedded systems; microcomputers; IC fabrics; chips; embedded systems; integrated circuit fabrics; microchips; microprocessors; processors; Debugging; Electrical engineering computing; Embedded computing; Embedded system; Energy consumption; Fabrics; Hardware; Insects; Registers; Softening;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MC.2003.1193225
Filename
1193225
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