Design of anything, from an ERP application to an embedded software system to a hardware device to a mechanical object, is done at some level of abstraction. Simply, a level of abstraction is the ...

DSP development is challenging. DSP systems are increasingly complicated, development cycles are shrinking, and many developers lack DSP programming experience. All of this of this creates a need for ...

NI's Richard McDonell outlines a vision for test and measurement as a shape-shifting technology that readily adapts itself to the task at hand. Abstraction and modularity are the keys. Fig 1. A ...

To be successful in today's global economy, new products must reach the market faster than ever before, forcing a compression of the design cycle. At the same time, silicon gate costs continue to ...