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Engineering and development teams are tasked with building and sustaining well-functioning technical systems. It’s invaluable work—but that doesn’t mean money is no object. With a focus on nuts and ...

Optimizing an embedded system for minimal cost can be a delicate matter. In particular, balancing the development and production costs is a tricky proposition. There are a number of factors that ...

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