congatec has launched COM-HPC and COM Express Computer-on-Modules based on the 13th Gen Intel Core processors in BGA assembly.
This engineer's gamble on an "open box" AMD high-end desktop PC microprocessor didn't pan out for his planned high-end desktop (HEDT) build.
USB-IF has published the USB4 Version 2.0, a major update to enable USB 80Gbps performance over the USB Type-C cable and connector.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Time and time again, irreparable system damage has been the fundamental motivation for a teardown, and a (dramatically) defunct Insteon power line modem has this engineer doing post-mortem analysis once again.
A looming birthday, coupled with pessimism that component prices would drop to reasonable levels any time soon, leads to the planning for yet another PC build.
Here's how Clientron was able to address Wanda Pet Group's need for a robust and future-proof point-of-sale (POS) system.
These cases of obsolescence by design are all computer-themed; what real-life examples have you experienced lately?
After choosing the CPUs for upcoming PC builds, this engineer turns his attention to their motherboards, and to the core logic contained on them.
Instruction set architecture is the link between a computer's software and hardware.
This engineer is putting his collection of spare parts to use building systems based on Intel and AMD CPUs.