Silicon Valley Nation
Brian Fuller
2/27/2013 1:25 PM EST
That the Chinese are hacking North American networks should surprise no one, especially in the electronics industry. We're all doing it.
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DarkMatter
"Designing around" can sometimes just be a search for loopholes, but sometimes it can result in real ...
Will cuts slam military electronics supply chain?
Brian Fuller
2/25/2013 12:09 PM EST
Doomsday scenarios are everywhere with sequestration cuts in the U.S. federal budget set to take effect Friday, March 1.
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don3605
That and their retirement program, put them on Social Security like the rest of us.
Brian Fuller
2/21/2013 10:35 AM EST
In a recent post in The Atlantic, a capital- and derivatives-markets lawyer concludes that people are becoming less valuable to companies.
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seaEE
I've never seen a robot take home a paycheck (er, I mean have one autodposited in their bank ...
Silicon Valley Nation: Disrupting the fabric
Brian Fuller
2/5/2013 7:38 PM EST
What happens when ip cores become more valuable than the FPGA fabric they're stitched into?
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Silicon Valley Nation: The young and the fearless (engineers)
Brian Fuller
2/1/2013 5:32 AM EST
The emerging generation of engineers is different from previous generations and it may not be just youthful enthusiasm.
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chanj
In general, engineers are able to build. Question is what to build. It takes more than engineering ...
Silicon Valley Nation: The silicon generation
Brian Fuller
1/31/2013 4:16 PM EST
At a documentary premier, the pioneers of the Silicon Valley watch how they transplanted innovation into orchards.
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Hughston
The documentary on Venture Capitalists was good also but I liked it better when it focused more on ...
Silicon Valley Nation: Crowd-funding electronics innovation
Brian Fuller
1/30/2013 2:11 PM EST
A part-timer R&B singer and biochemist is crowdfunding his idea for a better battery charger.
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elPresidente
It's the prototype that costs money - fund that
Silicon Valley Nation: 787 battery-fire probe deepens
Brian Fuller
1/25/2013 3:48 PM EST
Thermal runaway and electrical shorting have been found, but cause remains elusive; a whistle blower surfaces.
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Clance
It is my belief that LiIon batteries exibit positive thermal runaway. For a little less capacity ...
Silicon Valley Nation: VCs still hate you
Brian Fuller
1/24/2013 1:27 PM EST
VC investment fell nearly across the board in 2012, but the electronics industry remains especially neglected.
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Honkers
If there an easy 3 step process to access capital, i would like to know.
Silicon Valley Nation: Which are the most-innovative countries?
Brian Fuller
1/23/2013 2:01 PM EST
Few surprises, but the global appetite for protectionism is high, while education, investment are concerns.
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