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Who ate my battery? Why software engineers are the key to low power system design by Embecosm CEO, Dr Jeremy Bennett. An paper about the critical role of software engineers in future low power system design and the importance of system-wide debugging tools to these engineers. presented to the School of Electronic, Electrical and System Engineering at Loughborough University on 14 December 2011. Available for free download under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.

The software drained my battery by Embecosm CEO, Dr Jeremy Bennett and Dr Kerstin Eder of Bristol University Department of Computer Science. An article about the future of low power system design involving both hardware and software. Published in the NMI year book 2011-2012. Available for free download under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.

Open Source Software Meets Open Source Hardware: OpenCores and the OpenRISC 1000 by Embecosm CEO Dr Jeremy Bennett and Julius Baxter of OpenCores. A presentation given at the annual meeting of the British Computer Society Open Source Specialist Group in London on 17 October 2011. Available for free download under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.

Open Source in Embedded System Development by Embecosm CEO Dr Jeremy Bennett. A presentation given at the Embedded Masterclass in Cambridge on 5 October 2011. Available for free download under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.

Open Source Software Meets Open Source Hardware: The OpenRISC 1000 by Embecosm CEO Dr Jeremy Bennett. This is the full version of an article, of which a a summary was published in the first edition of the BCS Open Source Specialist Group newsletter in July 2011. Available for free download under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.

Supplying Industry With Computer Engineers: Where Do We Start? by Embecosm CEO Dr Jeremy Bennett. First published in the ICT Broadsheet of SATIPS, the Society of Assistants Teaching in Preparatory Schools in January 2011. An updated version was subsequently published in "The Ring", the journal of the Cambridge University Computer Laboratory Ring, May 2011. Both versions available for free download here and here under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.

Embecosm has proposed a successor to the HiPEAC supported MILEPOST project, aimed at commercializing the technology developed. This is the outline proposal for a 2-3 year project, to be supported by HiPEAC, Embecosm and industrial partners. Interested parties should contact Jeremy Bennett, jeremy.bennett@embecosm.com for further information.

Processor Verification using Open Source Tools and the GCC Regression Test Suite: A Case Study by Embecosm CEO Jeremy Bennett. Presented to the joint meeting of the UK and Eindhoven Design Verification Club on 20 October 2010. Available for free download under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.

Using SystemC Processor Models with the GNU Debugger by Embecosm CEO Jeremy Bennett. Presented to the 22nd meeting of the European SystemC User Group in Southampton on 14 September, 2010. Available for free download under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.

An Update on MILEPOST by Embecosm CEO Jeremy Bennett. Published in HiPEAC Info, volume 24, p13, October 2010. This article will is available for free download under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.

Open Standards, Open Source, European Interoperability and the EU Digital Agenda. An open letter to the European Commission on the importance of Open Standards and Open Source Software to European digital policy. Sent by Embecosm CEO Jeremy Bennett on 31 March 2010. Available for free download under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.

Since this letter was published, I have received acknowledgements from Sharon Bowles MEP and Caroline Lucas MEP (both on 1 April 2010) and Nirj Deva MEP (on 2 June 2010). I received a reply from commissioner Kroes office on 10 June 2010, but no other commissioner has yet seen fit to acknowledge, let alone reply.

Commissioner Kroes office is happy for its reply to be published. You can read it here.

Caroline Lucas also sent a full (and very positive) reply on 15 April. She has kindly agreed for me to publish her response. You can read it here.

ESL in the Future: The Impact of Open Source by Embecosm CEO Jeremy Bennett. Talk given to the National Microelectronics Institute meeting on Electronic System Level Design in Bristol, UK on 24 September 2009. Available for free download under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.

Open Source for Hardware by Embecosm CEO Jeremy Bennett. First published in "The Ring", the journal of the Cambridge University Computer Laboratory Ring, May 2009. Available for free download under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.