Cadence and Very Cool Stuff
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Richard Owen
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November 3, 2009
One of the very cool things about my job is that I get to see all kinds of new stuff early. I’m privileged to be involved in technology roll outs, and so get to be involved in early discussions with R&D, Product Engineering, and Marketing. And
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Leakage Power and National Security
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Richard Owen
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October 9, 2009
I read an interesting article recently on EDN regarding a new way to determine cryptographic keys using leakage power. Differential power has long been documented to be a method of cracking keys. In this paper, the author, Milena Jovanovic of the University
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Accurately Measuring Power
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Richard Owen
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February 9, 2009
I was browsing low power news the other day, and came across an interesting announcement from AMD regarding some new processors being released. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10149696-92.html. These are follow up processors to their Shanghai core series
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What Was Cool at CES?
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Richard Owen
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January 12, 2009
First off, let me wish you all a very Happy New Year. I hope 2009 brings fun and success to everyone. Second, I’d like to apologize for the lag in my posts. My loyal readers (thanks Mom!) have been wondering why I went quiet. Nothing dire; it just
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What I'm Thankful For - The Geek Version
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Richard Owen
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November 21, 2008
Here in the US, it is approaching Thanksgiving. Traditionally at this time of year, people gather with their families and give thanks for their blessings over the year. Or at least that’s what the Hallmark Cards show. Blogs will traditionally be
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Better Fix That Leak
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Richard Owen
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November 18, 2008
Things that leak are bad. If your hot water tank leaks, you might ruin your basement. If your furnace leaks, you might get blown up. And if your device leaks, you might not be able to sell your products in the EU. Ok, maybe the later isn’t as bad
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Actually, It Is Easy Being Green
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Richard Owen
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November 6, 2008
Ok, I’ll admit it, I’m a bit of a leadfoot. I like to go fast, especially off stop lights. Maybe it is the competitive streak in me, but I love to be the first off a light. Or maybe it is just me showing the BMW drivers that my Hyundai can
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Pretty Scary, Huh Kids?
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Richard Owen
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October 30, 2008
In honor of Halloween, here are some horror stories about low power bugs. These are real bugs at real customers that would have led to real dead chips. Horror story #1: It was a dark and stormy night… Ok, it was around lunch time. But a customer
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The History of CPF
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Richard Owen
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October 27, 2008
I’ve shied away from getting into the power format wars – honestly, the whole question kind of bores me. I think everyone can agree that specifying your power intent in a single file that drives all the tools in the flow is a good thing. The
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Coarse PSO and the new Apple MacBook
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Richard Owen
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October 16, 2008
After a long day, I like to browse around the web, looking for interesting stories. Ok, yes, I’m a geek (as my daughter continues to remind me, accompanied by a roll of her eyes). But I found this story about the new MacBook too interesting to pass
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