Hackaday

Direct Memory Access: Data Transfer Without Micro-Management

In the most simple computer system architecture, all control lies with the CPU (Central Processing Unit). This means not only the execution of commands that affect the CPU’s internal register or cache ...
EDN

Building a better memory controller: architectural performance exploration of an AXI memory controller

Communicationbetween processors and memories is often a major bottleneck, making the designof the memory controller a critical task in determining overall system-levelperformance. The memory ...
EDN

Memory models for embedded multicore SoCs, Part 3 – Memory structures

Editor's Note: Multicore architectures find use across a diverse range of applications thanks to their performance and efficiency. By combining several general-purpose MCU cores — or MCU cores and ...
CSOonline

Stop sneaky hackers from launching DMA attacks

Direct Memory Access (DMA) is a controller feature that has been available at least since the original IBM PC. It can be used by hackers to compromise your otherwise very heavily protected computer.