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Avionics applications that require I/O access to aircraft data buses typically access these buses via the low-level C style API libraries supplie...
Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) platforms enable developers to integrate multiple discrete applications of different safety-criticality levels ...
After Apple announced its intention to buy PowerPC processor vendor P.A. Semi back in April, rumors began swirling that the big guns at the DoD w...
3U VME, once a staple of the architecture, faded from the mainstream many years ago. However, the overall benefits of a 3U format have led archit...
It should come as no surprise to you that we are awash in new form factors in the embedded space. Form factors are essentially the size (length, ...
The RapidIO interconnect architecture was designed to be a high-performance, packet-switched, crossbar, or switched pipeline interconnect technol...
It is imperative that engineers design modern avionics hardware (including ASICs or FPGAs) according to DO-254 requirements to ensure highly reli...
By addressing shock and vibration, incorporating advanced cooling techniques, and taking both legacy and future technologies into consideration, ...
Sometimes war is necessary, but the cost of war is always great and many lives are lost. In an effort to diminish the loss of life, some companie...