An SD card is surely not an enterprise grade storage solution, but single board computers also aren’t just toys anymore. You find them in applications far beyond the educational purpose they have ...

Throughout our waking lives we are exposed to a continuous stream of stimuli and experiences. Some of these experiences trigger the strengthening of connections between neurons in the brain, and begin ...

Due to the overwhelming technical advantages of having on-chip memories, embedded memories are ubiquitous in most chip designs, and can comprise significant portions of a chip (upwards of 50%, ...

What if your AI could remember not just what you told it five minutes ago, but also the intricate details of a project you started months back, or even adapt its memory to fit the shifting needs of a ...

"It's on the tip of my tongue." We all say it when that word or a name doesn't immediately come to mind. The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is a common example of "blocking," which is the temporary ...

Longer useful life and improved reliability of products is becoming a more desirable trait. Consumers expect higher quality and more reliable electronics, appliances, and other devices on a tighter ...

A topic that I find particularly interesting, which is raised by many embedded software developers whom I meet, is dynamic memory allocation – grabbing chunks of memory as and when you need them. This ...

The need for speed to process neural networks is far less a matter of processor capabilities and much more a function of memory bandwidth. As the compute capability rises, so too does the need to keep ...

Most modern programming languages use garbage collection, but developers have options for how it is implemented and tuned. Get an overview of how garbage collection works in languages such as Java, ...

During consolidation, the brain produces new proteins that strengthen fragile memory traces. However, if a new experience occurs while an existing memory trace is being consolidated, the new stimuli ...