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  • ECE5505 Digital Test and Verification Notes Part II

    This blog serves as the 2nd and last part for the class ECE5505 Digital Test and Verification. The first part of the notes can be found here. № 12 Oct 15 № 13 Oct 15, Oct 24 № 14 Oct 24, Oct 29 № 15 Oct 29, Oct 31 № 16 Oct 31, Nov 05,…

  • Accelerate Pytorch

    Use Pytorch to accelerate with GPU or apple silicon with Metal

  • Physical Design Essentials

    Physical Design Essentials-An ASIC Design Implementation Perspective1 This book describes why domain of physical design is needed, provide the basic concepts for physical design. Golshan, Khosrow. Physical design essentials. Springer Science+ Business Media, LLC, 2007.978-0-387-46115-1.pdf📁[↩]

  • git Note

    I’ve always trying to summarize an article of how to use git, but there has been a lot of resistance of doing so, one reason is that there are sufficient material that have enough info of how to use git. Although they provide a very detailed info regarding how to use git, I or beginners…

  • The Unexpected Solution: Mastering EML File Import into Mac Mail

    In the ever-evolving world of digital communication, we often find ourselves facing unexpected challenges. One such challenge that many Mac users encounter is the seemingly simple task of importing .eml files into the Mac Mail application. Whether you’re migrating from another email client, recovering old emails, or trying to consolidate your digital correspondence, this guide…

  • Trapped: My 45-Minute Ordeal in the Campus Parking Garage Elevator

    It was a Friday night around 8:30 PM when my routine journey home from campus took an unexpected turn. As a student accustomed to late nights at the library or lab, I was looking forward to getting home to continue my work. Little did I know that the next 45 minutes would test my patience…

  • Farewell to RDP

    Today Windows finally released its “Windows App”, which replaces the Remote Desktop on Non-Window Platforms, goodbye RDP!

  • Crafting a Century-Long Legacy: The Art of Generating and Maintaining a Blog for Years to Come

    Introduction: The Audacious Challenge of Long-Term Blogging In an era where digital content is often as fleeting as a passing thought, the idea of maintaining a blog for a century might seem not just ambitious, but almost absurd. Yet, it’s precisely this audacity that makes the endeavor so compelling. As we stand at the crossroads…

  • Flattening PDFs for Certain Brands Printer: A Complete Guide for Mac and Windows Users

    If you’ve ever tried printing a PDF on your Brother printer and encountered the dreaded “unsupported” error, you know how frustrating it can be. This error often occurs because the printer requires a “flattened” PDF — a version of the document that has been simplified into a single layer. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll show…

  • How Time Flies: My Gmail is Half Full

    Today, I discovered that my Gmail storage is half full. It’s a small realization that made me pause and reflect on just how much time has passed. When I first opened my Gmail account, Google’s offer of 1 GB of storage was groundbreaking. Back then, it seemed like an infinite amount of space. Fast forward…

  • ECE5505 Digital Test and Verification Notes Part I

    Introduction This is the blog for VT ECE5505 digital system test and verification course summary, it is currently working as a draft and not finalized. Simulations Fault Simulation Logic Sim Definition given a circuit, fault model, a test set, determine fault coverage determine test set qualityATPG, a vector 1️⃣Serial2️⃣Parallel-fault3️⃣Parallel-pattern4️⃣Deductive Fault Simulation5️⃣Concurrent6️⃣Critical Path Tracing7️⃣Statistical8️⃣Differential9️⃣Combined STAFAN Non-statistical…

  • Mastering the Gumbel-Softmax Trick: Turning Hard Decisions into Smooth Learning

    Introduction Imagine teaching a computer how to choose between different options — like picking the best movie recommendation or deciding which move to make in a game. These choices often boil down to picking one option from several, a process called categorical sampling. However, this kind of decision-making poses a challenge when training machine learning models…

  • Use Python to automate the Microsoft Word Weekly Report Task

    I need to figure a workflow to automate the process of creating a new Microsoft Word document as weekly report. Althrough I’ve written an article about using Python to handle the task of generating powerpoint slides based on a template, this blog dicusses mainly on Microsoft Word document and how to use previous weeks report…

  • USB Hub with Ethernet Capability Driver needed on a computer?

    I’ve never thought that in 2024 I still have to manually download and install driver for a USB Hub with ethernet functionality. I bought the UGreen USB Hub, in the beginning when I connected it to my Mac, I could not be able to find it in Settings app. Normally when a USB2Ethernet device is…

  • HotSpot Thermal Model Notes

    Introduction Hotspot has been released to its 7 iteration with multiple updates regarding accurate thermal simulation benchmark. Installation To increase the simulation speed, the SUPERLU package is needed, depending on the various distros with own specifiic package managers, the installation could be different. Once it is installed, hotspot could be compiled. SuperLU I prefer to…

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