05.Embedded Change Just Happens! WHITE PAPER Embedded Change Just Happens! By Oliver Bailey, Timelines Industries, Inc. Executive Summary How many times have you said, “I would use an FPGA but I need analog, and I don't have the time or budget for an ASIC and, the project still has requirements that only a microcontroller can fill?” The product release date to production is in the next few weeks; marketing is still adding last minute “features,” and engineering management has made a mandate to reduce the bill of materials. We've all experienced the above scenario in one way or another, usually because of last minute changes, marketing requirements, competitive pressures, or end-user focus groups. Wouldn't it be nice if a mixed-signal programmable part existed; so……