The thermodynamics of computing 20th April 2018
Energy-saving computer systems could make computing more efficient, but the efficiency of these systems can’t be increased indefinitely, as ETH physicists show. As steam engines became increasingly widespread in the 19th century, the question soon arose as to how to optimise them. Thermodynamics, the physical theory that resulted from the study of these machines, proved to be an extremely fruitful approach; it is still a central concept in the optimisation of energy use in heat engines.
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EnSilica becomes Arm approved design partnerEnSilica has announced that it has become an Arm Approved Design Partner. The company is experienced in developing digital and mixed signal SoCs and has been integrating third party IP into designs since EnSilica was founded in 2001.
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Mouser deal locks up hardware security supplierMouser Electronics has signed NewAE Technology, a company dedicated to providing low-cost, open source tools for performing side-channel power analysis and fault glitching. The global agreement centres around the ChipWhisperer toolchain, which combines open source hardware, software, training, and documentation for embedded hardware security research.
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