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1. Dynamic Resource Management in a Static Network Operating System

"Dynamic Resource Management in a Static Network Operating System" Abstract We present novel approaches to managing three key resourcesin an event-driven sensornet OS: memory, energy,and peripherals. We describe the factors that necessitate...

Tuesday, 12 January 2010 | 183 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more

2. What Every Programmer Should Know About Memory

"What Every Programmer Should Know About Memory" Published 2007 Abstract As CPU cores become both faster and more numerous, the limiting factor for most programs is now, and will be for some time, memory access. Hardware designers have come...

Saturday, 30 January 2010 | 174 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more

3. Remembering the memories

"Remembering the memories" "A trip down memory lane reveals more about how memory radically changed the nature of digital electronics." ... Web page link

Saturday, 30 January 2010 | 172 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more

4. Safe Memory Utilization

"Safe Memory Utilization" "Whether you're using only static memory, a simple stack, or dynamic allocation on a heap, you have to proceed cautiously. Embedded programmers cannot afford to ignore the risks inherent in memory utilization. E very...

Friday, 12 March 2010 | 216 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more

5. Memory allocation in C

"Memory allocation in C" "Dynamic memory allocation and the structures that implement it in C are so universal that they're usually treated as a black box. In the real world of embedded systems, however, that may not always be desirable or even...

Friday, 12 March 2010 | 224 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more

6. The evolution of phase-change memory

The evolution of phase-change memory "Phase-change memory (PCM) is a term used to describe a class of nonvolatile memory devices that exploit the ability of certain materials to rapidly change phase between two stable physical states. Phase-change...

Thursday, 29 July 2010 | 145 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more

7. Phase change memory (PCM) progress report

Phase change memory (PCM) progress report Academics scale PCM with carbon nanotubes - web page link "Non-volatile memory bits can be made by applying phase-change material to previously created nanometer-scale gaps in carbon nanotube filamentary...

Monday, 04 April 2011 | 95 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more

8. Securing nonvolatile, nonresettable counters in embedded designs

Securing nonvolatile, nonresettable counters in embedded designs "It is sometimes desirable for warranty reasons to count and record certain events such as power cycles, operating time, hard (pushbutton) resets, and timeouts – and do so...

Monday, 16 May 2011 | 112 hits | Print |  E-mail | Report | Read more