Medical devices have to be designed so that people can use them easily and reliably. Human factors considerations have gained increased attention since the release of FDA's guidance document, Medical ...

Designing the hardware-software interface. Dealing with "bytes enables" in RTL verification. Automating the HSI design process across the entire dev team. The hardware-software interface (HSI) holds ...

The importance of ergonomics in hardware design is easy to grasp, if not always simple to carry out. The end goal is to make a device as easy and comfortable to use as possible, both physically and ...

Understanding the importance of usability in software design is critical, whether you are a software developer trying to deliver a functional product, or an organization looking to define the ...

The semiconductor industry continues to follow Moore's Law, doubling the complexity of ICs every 18 months, to the point where it will soon be able to manufacture chips with 100 million gates. Entire ...

By the end of 2026, agentic software will drive most interactions, and agent-compatible, schema-clean products will win by ...

Now that whole systems can be put on a single piece of silicon, IC design is as much a software design issue as it was a hardware design problem before. A typical system-on-chip (SoC) design has two ...

A version of this article appeared in the Summer 2016 issue of strategy+business. Several years ago, a brilliant engineer devised a new software tool for augmenting decision making. He was justifiably ...