There is an interesting discussion in the SemiWiki forum in response to the EETimes article: Intel exec says fabless model 'collapsing'. Definitely an interesting debate, one worth our time since the advertising click hungry industry pundits will certainly jump all over it. Clearly Im biased since I helped build the semiconductor ecosystem. I will certainly try and be open minded here, but probably not. Kirk Skaugen, the new general manager of Intels client PC group, moderated a Q&A with Mark Bohr, a 33+ year Intel alum, and Brad Heaney, the Ivy Bridge program manager. This was clearly a scripted Intel PR piece, but also an opportunity for additional hyperbole and commentary. View the full article HERE
TSMC just finished the Q1 conference call. I will let the experts haggle over the wording of the financial analysis, but the big news is that TSMC 28nm Q1 revenue was 5%, beating my guess of 4%. So all of you who bet against TSMC 28nm its time to pay up! Coincidentally, Im in Las Vegas where the term deadbeat is taken literally! View the full article HERE
A miniature atom-based magnetic sensor developed at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been used to measure human brain activity. The scientists used the sensor to measure alpha waves in the brain.
The measurements were compared with signals recorded by a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID), said to be the most sensitive [...] Now that Intel is fabbing FPGAs for Achronix and Tabula, it is interesting to recall what happened when John East, then CEO of the FPGA specialist house Actel, went to try and get a similar fab deal from Andy Grove, then CEO of Intel. View the full article HEREEach quarter, the EDA Consortium publishes the Market Statistics Service (MSS) report containing detailed revenue data for the EDA industry. According to the latest information distributed by EDAC, overall fourth quarter 2011 EDA revenues increased 12.8% compared to the same period in 2010. Total revenue for Q4 was $1700.1 million. it is very interesting to me to note that the most authoritative research service covering EDA from the financial industry reports that revenues for the same period were $1.41 billion corresponding to an increase of 13% over the same period a year ago. There is clearly a discontinuity in the numbers.View the full article HEREDesign And Reuse Search IP IP Based SoC News Industry Articles Blogs Videos Webinars IP-SOC Days Login Join SDIO 3.0 Device USB 3.0 Serdes MIPI Browse Silicon IPs by Category Silicon IP Vendors Browse Verification IPs by Category Verification IPs Vendors Wanted IPs IP Analytics Industry Expert Blogs System-Level Low Power Design What Will it Take to Move There Industry Insights Blog Richard Goering Cadence Apr . 19, 2012 While many low-power design techniques are available to IC designers , the greatest potential for power savings is at the system level , where both software and hardware can be considered . So what's standing in the way of system-level low power design , and what needs to happen to make it practical Qi Wang , group director for solutions marketing at Cadence , provided
Texas Instruments announced the LM48903 stereo Class D spatial array. The LM48903 is an integrated circuit (IC) that converts a smartphone or tablet computer’s narrow soundstage into a much wider and exciting audio experience for consumers. The TI LM48903 is available now in a 30-bump, 2.7-mm x 3.2-mm micro SMD package. Suggested retail pricing is [...]
National Instruments introduced Data Dashboard for LabVIEW mobile apps. The apps for iPhone, iPad and Android devices help engineers integrate the latest mobile technology into their applications. The NI Data Dashboard for LabVIEW mobile apps help engineers access measurement data from data acquisition and embedded monitoring systems. The new apps combine the portability, ease of [...]