Hardware - Software Co-design - The Coming Golden Age
Offered By: Ruby Central via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the evolving landscape of hardware/software co-design in this thought-provoking keynote address. Delve into the historical divide between hardware and software, revisit Marc Andreessen's insights, and examine the impact of Moore's Law and Wright's Law on technological progress. Investigate the concept of open FPGAs, the potential of open HDL like Bluespec, and the economics of board design. Gain valuable insights into the future of open source firmware and its implications for the industry. Discover how these developments are ushering in a new golden age of hardware/software integration and innovation.
Syllabus
Intro
The hardware/software divide
Revisiting Andreessen
Gordon Moore, ca. 1965
Moore's Law: The memory wall
Wright's Law
One final essay...
Jevons foreshadowing Wright
Open FPGAS
Open HDL: Bluespec
Board economics
Open source firmware
Taught by
Ruby Central
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