Broadcom: Time to prepare for the end of Moore’s Law

CTO Henry Samueli says Broadcom is starting to prepare customers for the end of CMOS scaling in the next 15 years, and it is working out plans for 3-D chip stacks. Read Full Story

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Intel's new CEO shakes things up

Brian Krzanich outlines re-org in internal memo two days after taking the helm of the world's biggest chip maker. Read Full Story

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Slideshow: Maker Faire returns to Silicon Valley

Our man in Silicon Valley spent his Saturday afternoon taking in Maker Faire and here's a glimpse of some of the makers, robots, LEDs and whatnot he saw there. Read Full Story

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Arduino board plugs DIYers into the cloud for $69

Massimo Banzi launched a $69 Arduino board that plugs do-it-yourselfers into the cloud using a Wi-Fi chip from Qualcomm Atheros running a custom variant of Linux. Read Full Story

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AMD launches three mobile APUs

Additions to AMD's lineup of mobile accelerated processing units include chips formerly codenamed Temash, Kabini and Richland.

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Sony’s dilemma: Short-term gain vs. long-term strategy

Sony CEO reiterated that restoring its electronics business is the company’s priority. But how exactly is a partial spinoff of its entertainment ...

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I don't expect them to be able to make inroads in laptops and tablets if they cannot compete in ...

Intel pushes for more research beyond 10-nm

Intel's director of component research says more varied research is needed to catch the next opportunity beyond conventional silicon.

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The last statement flies in the face of today's stock holder, who wants short term performance. It ...

Broadcom’s CTO on Ethernet’s six key directions

As the industry celebrates the 40th anniversary of Ethernet, Broadcom CTO Henry Samueli talks about six directions in which it is heading.

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Samueli speaks out about the end of Moore's Law. See his quote and join the discussion ...

Qualcomm, Samsung pass AMD in microprocessor sales

Thanks to PC sales slowdown coupled with increase in smartphone and tablet sales, AMD slipped to fourth in MPU sales for first time since 1990s.

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with all of the focus on Mobile, you'd expect AMD to make a showing there...

Europe backs FDSOI fabs

A $465 million collaborative R&D project is set to support pilot lines in Dresden and Grenoble for production of fully depleted silicon on insulator ...

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ST is claiming three design wins but has not given any names -- apart from ST-Ericsson. And ...

Thermocouple nodules, cold junctions and integration opportunities

The ability to integrate some common analog electronics has been overlooked, creating a wide opportunity for creative IC developers.

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Slideshow: Google I/O puts 7 platforms on parade

At its annual developer's conference, Google showed advances across seven major platforms--Android, Chrome, Glass, Google+, Maps, Search and Google ...

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Google is creating technology but more significantly, they are accumulating data. People, places, ...

Globalfoundries joins Qualcomm in MRAM research

Globalfoundries has signed up to an IMEC R&D program on STT-MRAM which is seen as a promising high-density, non-volatile alternative to SRAM and DRAM ...

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Curious about qualcomm & tsmc, do they still cooperate?

ST to deny rivals FDSOI access

In an interview Jean-Marc Chery, ST's CTO (shown), said his company could install its FDSOI process in multiple foundries but for now has an agreement ...

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Measuring the transition to disaster

It is possible to see disaster coming. Certain warning signals indicate lack of stability even when a system appears calm.

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Finding consistent transition points have been the bane of science for a long time. Simple systems ...

Samsung 45-nm embedded flash coming in 2014

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has announced that is has an embedded flash memory capability ready for a 45-nm logic manufacturing process.

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It's a logic or a flash process?

Windows 8 learning curve: Two customers speak

Microsoft users expect Windows 8.1 to lessen the learning curve for the new OS. But it may not be as bad as you fear, two education customers report.

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The last new computer that I bought (for me) was the day Vista came out. (I've bought all four kids ...

Marvell rolls quad-core LTE combo chip

Firm claims new Armada chip is first mass market, quad-core, 5-mode Category 4 LTE single-chip solution.

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Seems like WiFi/BT/GPS .. are on a separate chip. Integrate that also to make a monster chip...like ...

Taiwanese researchers take aim at environmental issues

Taiwan has long been recognized for its contributions to microelectronics, but its research labs are now working on pressing social issues.

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Google Glass: 11 lessons in (semi) transparent design

It’s still a pretty secretive project considering it involves 2,000 third parties, but I did manage to learn a few interesting lessons about Project ...

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...but they didn't fully tear it open to check on the TI part because they could not without ...

25% of notebooks to feature touchscreens by 2016

Thanks to falling prices and a push from Intel, 2013 is expected to be the start of a booming growth spurt for touch-screen equipped notebooks.

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London Calling: ST's Bozotti seeks another term

I witnessed the unusual sight last week of seeing a CEO discussing his employment with the financial community.

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What do readers think? Has Carlo Bozotti done a good job as CEO of ST? Has he taken too many risks ...

ARM TechCon 2013 – Call for Papers Now Open

Now in its seventh year, ARM TechCon is ranked one of the top three critical events in the embedded sector.

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Could Intel enable $200 Ultrabook?

Market research firm IHS believes the chip giant could reinvigorate the PC industry--if it's willing to sacrifice its own margins.

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That system with a $200 BOM is not a $600 notebook, it's a $300 notebook. Hardware profit margins ...

Yoshida in Japan: Kyocera-Omron-Renesas connections

Will Omron’s chairman be able to save deeply troubled Renesas? That's the $64 billion question swirling around Tokyo.

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Maybe it has got to do with the technology becoming more accessible than it was in 90s - read ...

Internet of Things' impact on medical care

Healthcare might seem unlikely target application for the Internet of Things technology, but recent developments show small ways that big-data is ...

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Taiwan reversing brain drain

Government funded research labs are enticing Taiwan's brightest expats to return in hopes of revitalizing the country as an innovator.

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In general, people will go where they can thrive, in particular, when they see more opportunities. ...

Girish Mhatre reflects on the early days of EE Times

A former EE Times editor-in-chief ('82-'88) and publisher reflects on the days when Gordon Moore keynoted industry conferences and the home PC was a ...

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I was working at one of the first computer stores in the Chicago area at that time and had to put up ...

London Calling: Amazon 'Coins' its own currency

Why has Amazon created its own money? A bit of fun, a short-term promotion, or could Amazon be testing the water ahead of a BitCoin-like move?

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Will Amazon soon pay employees salary and shareholders using Amazon Coins? A currency similar to ...

Google to Apple: Catch us if you can

Despite a low-key Google I/O conference this year, Google has transformed itself into a company of fearsome focus.

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fully agree

Slideshow: Energy harvesters lift power from surprising sources

Researchers are coming up with new ways to harvest energy from sound vibration, footsteps, and even electromagnetic fields in the air.

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Rapid progress in silicon photonics standards

Silicon photonics sees exciting developments, such as enabling data infrastructure to support codesign of electronics and microphotonics devices in ...

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How much of the chip does IP fill?

How much content does it take to maker a chip unique? Maybe less than you think.

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Chip surface area is a poor metric for measuring IP content. The trend of IP blocks -- both licensed ...

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End of Moore's Law

By rick.merritt on 05.22.2013

Finally someone speaks out honestly about this.

Broadcom CTO Henry Samueli at #ethernet40 celebration:

Moore’s Law is coming to an

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