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WifiWall Technology Protects Against Cyberattacks WifiWall Technology Protects Against Cyberattacks Do you travel a lot? If so, do you use your smartphone, tablet, or notepad computer in airports or hotels? Even if you aren't a road warrior, do you use any of the aforementioned devices in public places like coffee bars? WiFiWall 5.0 Traveler (Image source: WiFiWall.com) In my case, I would answer with a resounding "Yes" to all the above. Of course, just about everyone these days knows that public Wi-Fi is subject to nefarious folks mounting all Read Article
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A Comparison of NVIDIA’s Embedded AI Computing Platform Options A Comparison of NVIDIA’s Embedded AI Computing Platform Options Each new embedded AI computing platform blurs the lines between man and machine... When I first got started with machine learning applications, specifically text classification and sentiment analysis, I was working with an eCommerce client building everything onto a web server. Given the huge amount of data we continue working with on a daily basis, it only made sense to build our platform on a dedicated server. For some AI applications Read Article
Python Dragging Students into STEAM Python and CodeBots Dragging Students into STEAM CodeBot. Image source: Firia Labs I have a friend. It's true. I'm not joking. Settle down. Look -- I'm not going to continue until you cease squirming in your seat and stop giggling. That's better. Now, if you're quite finished, we'll continue. We'll call my friend David (because that's his name). David is one of the cleverest guys I know. He has a size-16 brain -- the type with the go-faster stripes painted down the side. He has expertise with Read Article
High Speed Design Features Growing Forward with Altium and Simberian Partnership High Speed Design Features Growing Forward with Altium and Simberian Partnership Happy New Year from Altium! In our first article of the year we talk to Roger Paje, VP of Sales and Marketing at Simberian about our recently formed formal partnership and how their highly accurate field solver technology is helping usher in new high-speed design capabilities in Altium Designer such as layer stack, impedance and surface roughness modeling. These enhancements began in Altium Designer 19, were amplified in Altium Designer 20, and Read Article
Altium 365: The New Frontier of Collaborative Cloud-Enabled Electronics Realization Altium 365: The New Frontier of Collaborative Cloud-Enabled Electronics Realization In this interview, we talk with Leigh Gawne, Chief Software Architect at Altium, to learn about Altium 365 and the impact he foresees that Cloud-enabled electronics realization will have on Design Engineers--as well as the entire industry. (To see Leigh Gawne and team collaboratively design a board LIVE in Altium 365 at this year’s AltiumLive conference, watch this video). Judy Warner: Leigh, please tell our readers about your background and your Read Article
1:05 Why Are Designers Adding Notes Regarding ENIG in Their Designs? Watch Video
1:17 When Should Designers Start Working With Their Board House? Watch Video
2:50 Have There Recently Been Any Changes Regarding ENIG? Watch Video
1:29 Do Designers Usually Have Access to IPC Specs? Watch Video
1:33 How Are You Dealing With Designer - IPC Spec Issues? Watch Video
48 How Did Calumet Electronics Get Started? Watch Video
1:06 A Glimpse Into the History of Calumet Electronics Watch Video
1:45 Why Are Some Designers Not Up to Date on IPC Material Callouts? Watch Video
2:05 What Mistakes Are Designers Making Regarding IPC-4761? Watch Video
2:14 What via Types Are Described in IPC-4761? Watch Video
3:08 What Kind of Things May Slow Down Manufacturing? Watch Video