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 The constantly shifting promise of reconfigurability By Ron Wilson
The benefit is simplification, size and performance, but reconfigurability remains a vague term subject to interpretation. However, categories can be defined by the timeframe-when a system can be reconfigured is most important. And
what's all the excitement about "software defined radio" (SDR)?
Related stories: NetSeminarý What happens when silicon runs out of space? The push to make tinier devices
has forced designers to rethink the functionality of those ICs. Not coincidentally,
reconfigurable computing approaches that deploy flexible hardware resources
optimized for particular software have emerged as a solution. The approach
also has spawned a number of venture funded start ups are readying such
products. Weýll examine the technology and the business proposition with a
panel of experts.
To register, click here.
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