Monthly Archives: July 2009

Guest blog: David Hamilton

Posted on July 9, 2009 by paulmcl

One area that I don’t know as much about as I feel I should is test. And an area that I know even less about is analog test. David Hamilton is the CEO of ATEEDA, based in an area that … Continue reading →

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Living overseas

Posted on July 8, 2009 by paulmcl

People often ask me about living overseas since I have some experience of it. I was brought up in Great Britain and moved to the US twenty-five years ago (with a baby), lived in the south of France for nearly … Continue reading →

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Changes in relative value

Posted on July 7, 2009 by paulmcl

It’s interesting how the relative values of things change over time. Agatha Christie, looking back on her early life, remarked that she “couldn’t imagine being too poor to afford servants, nor so rich as to be able to afford a … Continue reading →

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Application engineers

Posted on July 4, 2009 by paulmcl

Application engineers are the unsung heroes of EDA. They have to blend the technical skills of designers with the interpersonal skills of salespeople. Most AEs start out as design engineers (or software engineers for the embedded market). But not all … Continue reading →

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EDA’s next top blogger

Posted on July 2, 2009 by paulmcl

Denali’s competition for “EDA’s Next Top Blogger” is now open here. Please go there and vote for me (you are only allowed to vote once). There are two reasons I’d like you to do this. First, I’d like to win. … Continue reading →

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Friday puzzle: monkeys

Posted on July 2, 2009 by paulmcl

It’s Friday on Thursday this week since Friday is a holiday for many people. Last week’s puzzle was to determine the largest order of McNuggets that McDonalds cannot make up using their portion sizes of 6, 9 and 20. It’s … Continue reading →

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The Denali party

Posted on July 2, 2009 by paulmcl

As everyone in EDA knows, Denali has thrown a party every DAC for what seems like forever. I had lunch last week with Mark Gogolowski and I asked him how the party came about. It started 11 years ago in … Continue reading →

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What will I want in my devices?

Posted on July 1, 2009 by paulmcl

Earlier this year, Paolo Gargini gave the keynote at DesignCon. He is an Intel fellow and director of technology strategy for their manufacturing group. He discussed three market enablers that would drive innovation and new products. He wasn’t being particularly … Continue reading →

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