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Wherefore art thou Tensilica?
Clive Maxfield
10/10/2012 9:20 AM EDT
Today's news that their licensees have shipped 2 billion IP cores is obviously cause for rejoicing at Tensilica's world-wide command center (click here to learn more).
So, if you have had occasion to stroll past Tensilica's corporate headquarters and R&D center in Santa Clara, California, recently, you may have wondered at the "For Lease" sign planted firmly in front of the building.
What? How can this be? What is going on? In these days of doom and gloom, it's common to see this sort of thing and assume a worse-case scenario.
But fear not my braves, because there is nothing to fear but fear itself (as my dear old dad used to tell me). A little bird tells me that things are going so swimmingly well at Tensilica that they've been hiring furiously, with the result that the current building is bursting at the seams (I hear dire tales of people working out of conference rooms and crammed into closets).
Thus, on 20 October 2012 (just 10 days' time as I pen these words), we will be seeing a mass exodus from Tensilica's current building as the little scamps all move down the road into a brand-spanking new facility.
If only I had the time, on moving day I would take a lawn chair and some cold drinks and ensconce myself on the lawn outside the new building and cheer them on their way. Sad to relate, however, I am up to my armpits in alligators fighting fires without a paddle (I never metaphor I didn’t like), so I will just have to wish them all the best from the comfort of the pleasure dome (my office).
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So, if you have had occasion to stroll past Tensilica's corporate headquarters and R&D center in Santa Clara, California, recently, you may have wondered at the "For Lease" sign planted firmly in front of the building.
What? How can this be? What is going on? In these days of doom and gloom, it's common to see this sort of thing and assume a worse-case scenario.
But fear not my braves, because there is nothing to fear but fear itself (as my dear old dad used to tell me). A little bird tells me that things are going so swimmingly well at Tensilica that they've been hiring furiously, with the result that the current building is bursting at the seams (I hear dire tales of people working out of conference rooms and crammed into closets).
Thus, on 20 October 2012 (just 10 days' time as I pen these words), we will be seeing a mass exodus from Tensilica's current building as the little scamps all move down the road into a brand-spanking new facility.
If only I had the time, on moving day I would take a lawn chair and some cold drinks and ensconce myself on the lawn outside the new building and cheer them on their way. Sad to relate, however, I am up to my armpits in alligators fighting fires without a paddle (I never metaphor I didn’t like), so I will just have to wish them all the best from the comfort of the pleasure dome (my office).
If you found this article to be of interest, visit Programmable Logic Designline where – in addition to my Max's Cool Beans blogs – you will find the latest and greatest design, technology, product, and news articles with regard to programmable logic devices of every flavor and size (FPGAs, CPLDs, CSSPs, PSoCs...).
Also, you can obtain a highlights update delivered directly to your inbox by signing up for my weekly newsletter – just Click Here to request this newsletter using the Manage Newsletters tab (if you aren't already a member you'll be asked to register, but it's free and painless so don't let that stop you [grin]).
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Max the Magnificent
10/10/2012 9:41 AM EDT
By the way, if you are ever moving yourself, as part of moving my office I just discovered that packing supplies (boxes, tissue paper, sticky tape, etc.) are INCREDIBLY cheap at The Home Depot as compared to the outrageous prices I've paid at other places in the past.
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ReneCardenas
10/11/2012 1:19 PM EDT
Max, BYW the first link above in this piece, is a link to this article, sort of a recursive loop, I am sure that was not the intent, was it? ;-)
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Max the Magnificent
10/11/2012 1:25 PM EDT
Good catch -- should be fixed now (refresh your browser)
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