Apple Computer has settled a lawsuit filed by a Vermont-based business owner who claimed the iPod maker stole his software interface design and used it to create iTunes. The terms of the deal, which ...

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 ...

Creating consistent and proper interfaces for reusable software modules is one of the most critical and overlooked aspects of embedded software design. Interfaces are usually developed on the fly with ...

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 ...

The hardware/software interface (HSI) is the core of advanced semiconductor design, allowing seamless interaction between software and components like accelerators and peripherals. It underpins ...

Meta is raiding Apple’s design bench to overhaul how its software looks, feels, and behaves across everything from social ...

The last three articles have explored the five steps to designing an embedded software architecture. So far, we’ve separated our software architecture into hardware-dependent and independent ...

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 ...

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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 ...

In one of Oracle's shimmering glass towers in Redwood Shores, Calif., on the first and second floors, are five offices, a conference room, a classroom, and a lounge, complete with a three-seater couch ...