Supply Chain Security for Developers

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why is it normal that your applications have unrestricted to your home directory? I hadn’t until recently. The more I thought about it, the more I became uneasy. In this post I want to explore the trust we have in our software development tools, why that trust can […]

NVIDIA’s AI chip dominance won’t last forever

NVIDIA is throwing cash around yet again – this week buying a $2 billion stake in Synopsys, one of the EDA industry’s leading companies. This led me to reflect on my experience and observations from within the hardware industry. Traditional business theory (and history) shows us that monopolies don’t sustain themselves over time: if a market […]

Marketing for a Small Engineering Company

A strategic investment, not a resource drain MINRES is a well-established and trusted engineering company — small in size but significant in expertise. Unlike startups that focus on rapid growth and investor visibility, MINRES has built its reputation on long-term customer relationships, proven technical capability, and consistent delivery. Since joining the MINRES team in a […]

DVCon Europe 2025: Arteris, MINRES and the Fraunhofer Institute present improvements to SoC modeling and architectural exploration

DVCon Europe October 14, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Forum 5 | 2BEfficient SoC Modeling, Architectural Exploration, and Result Analysis using TLM2-based IPsPresented by Rocco Jonack of MINRES Technologies GmbH (and representing Arteris), and Matthias Jung of Fraunhofer IESEProgram: https://dvcon-europe.org/program/2025/2025-tutorials The tutorial at DVCon will demonstrate how the collaboration of the three companies (MINRES Technologies, Arteris and Fraunhofer IESE), […]

My Journey as a Working Student at MINRES

When I look back at my journey at MINRES Technologies GmbH from July 2024 to August 2025, I realize how much this experience has shaped my professional and personal growth. This was my first real working experience, and it has been a truly transformative year filled with challenges, learning opportunities, and unforgettable memories. I began […]

Debug. And Trace. They’re not always two sides of the same coin

A recent MINRES project with Accemic made me stop and think about how debug and trace are often lumped together in the design flow. But I would suggest that thinking about them separately can make a significant difference during a project. When integrating processor IP into a platform, the question of how to address requirements […]

There’s a Lot More to Rust Than Memory Safety

In the last couple of years the Rust programming language has gained an ever-growing mind-share amongst developers, companies and even government agencies. Rust’s popularity is largely based on its focus on memory safety and the increased awareness and requirements for computer security. Rust was not the first memory-safe language – other languages with automatic memory […]

Unlocking the Power of Virtual Platforms in SoC Development: From Pre- to Post-Silicon

As System-on-Chip (SoC) designs become increasingly complex, development teams are under growing pressure to deliver high-performance, software-rich silicon solutions with faster time-to-market and fewer costly mistakes. To stay competitive, the industry has embraced methodologies that allow teams to “shift left” in the development cycle. One of the most powerful enablers of this shift is the […]

RISC-V is a shifting but consistently growing ecosystem – particularly in Europe

Although RISC-V started life over 15 years ago, its prominence and the magnitude of its potential threat to proprietary ISAs has only been truly appreciated in the last five years. However, as any technology surrounded by such ‘hype’, the companies driving the evolution of RISC-V have had varying degrees of success. In 2025, we have […]