Firmware
Kai Ling Lee: Building and Leading
Kai Ling Lee leads over 60 engineers as the director of firmware engineering in Western Digital's Malaysia office.
June 22, 2023 • 6 min read People
Angel Yu: Supporting Women in Tech
Early on, Angel Yu trusted support systems to gain confidence. Today, she builds those support systems for underrepresented groups in tech.
May 2, 2023 • 6 min read People
A Labor of Logic: Real-time Embedded Systems
From controlling elevators, stoplights, the valves of your washing machine, or even how long your toaster toasts, embedded computing is everywhere. Real-time embedded systems are a subset of embedded computing that must complete critical processes within a rigid deadline. Think of a car’s airbag deployment system. If the microcontroller doesn’t detect a collision or electronically […]
November 3, 2022 • 6 min read Technology
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Firmware Runs the World, but Who Will Write It? [pt. 2]
As computer science education treads towards software, how will the industry close the gap of firmware engineering talent?
June 28, 2021 • 5 min read Technology
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Firmware Runs the World, but Who Will Write It? [pt. 1]
Software may have eaten the world, but hardware still runs it. Yet finding those who can engineer firmware is growing harder.
June 21, 2021 • 6 min read Technology