Cloud-based virtualization goes mobile

Innovations by Citrix and Nvidia could take virtualization to its logical conclusion, allowing users to access their desktops from any mobile device. Read Full Story

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Global FDSOI ecosystem rising

So far, STMicroelectronics has been identified as the only company tilting at the FDSOI windmill. That perception, and a lonely market landscape, are about to change. Read Full Story

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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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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 divisions going to help? Read Full Story

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Intel outlines 3-D NAND transition

Intel and IM Flash Technologies executive says 2-D NAND flash memory can scale to 10-nm and that 3-D NAND needs to be manufactured with at least 32 ...

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Research gap threatens innovation, experts warn

The decline of big corporate R&D groups such as Bell Labs has created a hole in the innovation pipeline said Bill Spencer (pictured) at an event ...

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isn't it a problem of funding and patents. patents are nice if you have them but if you need to use ...

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 ...

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PoE - Power over Ethernet would make these great. But PoE must be cheap and low cost to implement.

Europe launches $12 billion chip support campaign

Europe is planning to spend $12 billion to reverse the continent's decline in chip production. Recreate the success of Airbus in semiconductors, said ...

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It is indeed a very ambitious goal, especially with such a modest sum spread across the entire ...

Volkswagen to lead MCU energy benchmark group

Working group extended to establish energy efficiency benchmark for automotive microcontrollers. Volkswagen is to chair group with 11 chip companies ...

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SOI wafer supplier sees cash halved

Soitec has seen cash resources fall by 50 percent as it made net loss that was 80 percent of sales in financial year to end of March 2013.

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Slideshow: Brilliant gadgets from hands of the young

We see Gadget Freak projects from all walks of life, but many of our most imaginative gadgets are created by budding engineers.

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Intel Haswell packs integrated voltage regulator

Integration eliminates as many as seven external third party chips—one of many power improvements driven by competition with ARM.

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Efficiency and thermal management is always a consideration, whether you have VRM as a stand-alone ...

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 ...

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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I saw the Intel talk. As usually no useful information was given...just a lot of hot air ...

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 ...

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Do these appear all over the country or just at select locations? How can you find out about one of ...

Triangulation in automotive ultrasonic park-assist systems

Ultrasonic park assist systems use ultrasonic distance-ranging methodologies to assist the vehicle driver with back-up parking, parking spot ...

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AMD launches 3 mobile APUs

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

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I can see why anyone would buy the current Intel Atom after 2 days when I can buy a Temash. Check ...

Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Pt 2

Electromagnetic Interference is a problem that has to be dealt with otherwise it can provide for some unexpected behaviors...

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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 ...

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Brussels Calling: Qualcomm wins in a wasteful industry

Is there a difference between the U.S. and Europe on green and sustainability issues? It appears there is to judge from an interaction at the IMEC ...

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Understood Peter! I do give credit to the European initiatives where it is due, as in WEEE and RoHS. ...

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.

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He did not get his vision from Harvard. He was able to resist the conformity that both his high ...

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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The privacy issues will prove to be a larger stumbling block than the technology issues -- even the ...

Facebook kills smartphone's European debut

Facebook asks European partners to stall planned launch of HTC First as it scurries to revamp Facebook Home.

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Did you say 'programmable analog'?

As technology evolves, the definition of "programmable" analog/mixed-signal ICs has evolved as well; most users find the change to be a very good ...

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High-tech jobs migrate

A new jobs report shows where high-tech jobs in U.S. are moving.

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Definition of "High-Tech Jobs" is given in the appendix: engineers, scientists, their managers but ...

Preparing for DAC: Technical panels

There are eight panels at DAC this year. Which ones should you attend?

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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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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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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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According to Google finance: for the last six quarters, STM losses are considerable higher than the ...

Collaborative Advantage: OpenDFM achieves production status

The OpenDFM standard has achieved production support status for process nodes down to 28nm, and development support through 20nm…

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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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I don't want a Windows notebook. A beefed up Chromebook with a non-Google OS is just fine. Mint ...

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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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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