Embedded-system designers are once again emerging from their cubicles and laboratories to saunter up and down the aisles of the Silicon Valley version of the Embedded Systems Conference in search of the latest products and techniques to ease their professional lives. No, you won't see the end products that these designers are famous for, such as medi-cal instrumentation, industrial automation, military-weapon systems, or even the latest portable-multimedia devices. What you see are the hidden details that designers use to make these products perform their magic. Embedded design is all about sufficiently defining and controlling these details to produce the desired result within budget and on schedule.
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