05.Embedded Change Just Happens!

05.Embedded Change Just Happens!
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Embedded Change Just Happens!
By Oliver Bailey, Timelines Industries, Inc.




Executive Summary
How many times have you said, “I would use an FPGA but I need analog, and I don't have the time or budget for an ASIC and,
the project still has requirements that only a microcontroller can fill?” The product release date to production is in the next few
weeks; marketing is still adding last minute “features,” and engineering management has made a mandate to reduce the bill of
materials. We've all experienced the above scenario in one way or another, usually because of last minute changes, marketing
requirements, competitive pressures, or end-user focus groups.

Wouldn't it be nice if a mixed-signal programmable part existed; so