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Max the Magnificent
There's always a critic (grin) ... just wait until you are reincarnated as a duck :-)
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Cat in a shark suit riding a Roomba and chasing a duck
Clive Maxfield
Just when you thought you'd seen it all…
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Max the Magnificent
There's always a critic (grin) ... just wait until you are reincarnated as a duck :-)
Just when you thought you'd seen it all…
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Max the Magnificent
There's always a critic (grin) ... just wait until you are reincarnated as a duck :-)
Invisible embedded: 4- and 8-bit MCUs still sell
Jack Ganssle
The cliché "8 bits is dead" is dead. CPU/MCU shipments are exploding.
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Olaf.Barheine
Yes, I do. And as long as customers want to reuse their existing software libraries I will develop ...
The cliché "8 bits is dead" is dead. CPU/MCU shipments are exploding.
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Olaf.Barheine
Yes, I do. And as long as customers want to reuse their existing software libraries I will develop ...
Atrenta’s Ajoy Bose: 2nd rising of EDA
Brian Bailey
This is the second part of an interview conducted with Ajoy Bose, CEO of Atrenta. He talks about EDA in the past and the future...
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This is the second part of an interview conducted with Ajoy Bose, CEO of Atrenta. He talks about EDA in the past and the future...
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Can Google I/O 2013 top last year?
Thomas Claburn
Look for an improved Nexus 7 tablet, Android 4.3, a new language for App Engine and other products at Google's upcoming developers' conference.
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GroovyGeek
Sigh... Don't really care. All I want from Google at this point is to stop force feeding G+ despite ...
Look for an improved Nexus 7 tablet, Android 4.3, a new language for App Engine and other products at Google's upcoming developers' conference.
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GroovyGeek
Sigh... Don't really care. All I want from Google at this point is to stop force feeding G+ despite ...
A Camera Lucida for the 21st Century
Clive Maxfield
A few days ago I became aware of a rather interesting project on KickStarter.com...
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Max the Magnificent
Can you show us some examples of your work with the iPad App?
A few days ago I became aware of a rather interesting project on KickStarter.com...
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Max the Magnificent
Can you show us some examples of your work with the iPad App?
Segars won't rock the ARM boat
Dylan McGrath
The incoming CEO of ARM obviously believes in one timeless adage: if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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sw guy
conclude instead of concluded
The incoming CEO of ARM obviously believes in one timeless adage: if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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conclude instead of concluded
Is iPhone upgrade really necessary?
Susan Fourtane
Upgrades that come too fast with too few new features are pushing consumers away from the every-18-months upgrade treadmill.
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Frank Eory
There are numerous reasons an owner of an older iPhone should be interested in upgrading to an ...
Upgrades that come too fast with too few new features are pushing consumers away from the every-18-months upgrade treadmill.
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Frank Eory
There are numerous reasons an owner of an older iPhone should be interested in upgrading to an ...
Industrial robot helps researchers
Elizabeth Montalbano
Rethink Robotics is giving researchers an ability to get up close and personal with its Baxter industrial robot with a new research version they can use to build custom software and applications.
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Rethink Robotics is giving researchers an ability to get up close and personal with its Baxter industrial robot with a new research version they can use to build custom software and applications.
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Good Grief! Chocolate Chip Bacon Cookies
Clive Maxfield
These cookies will do me so much good that they practically count as health food!
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Max the Magnificent
I'm so glad you said that -- I was worried it was just me that thought this -- I can't wait to taste ...
These cookies will do me so much good that they practically count as health food!
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Max the Magnificent
I'm so glad you said that -- I was worried it was just me that thought this -- I can't wait to taste ...
What were they thinking: Your remains
Brian Bailey
Death and taxes may be taken for granted, but what happens after that...
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Max the Magnificent
"This too will pass," as they say -- it doesn't matter what they do to your remains -- given enough ...
Death and taxes may be taken for granted, but what happens after that...
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Max the Magnificent
"This too will pass," as they say -- it doesn't matter what they do to your remains -- given enough ...
What will the IP landscape look like in the future
Brian Bailey
This is the first in a series of industry feedback I received from an IP survey sent out some weeks ago. Today the question is what will the IP landscape look like in the future…
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Jacek Hanke, Piotr Kandora, Tomasz Krzyzak from Digital Core Design There’s no question that we see ...
This is the first in a series of industry feedback I received from an IP survey sent out some weeks ago. Today the question is what will the IP landscape look like in the future…
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BrianBailey
Jacek Hanke, Piotr Kandora, Tomasz Krzyzak from Digital Core Design There’s no question that we see ...
Yoshida in Japan: Sony no longer an electronics company
Junko Yoshida
What appears to be an economic recovery in Japan – reflected in Sony’s first annual net profit in five years announced Thursday – could be little more than a blip.
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AKeleon
Agree..Thanks.
What appears to be an economic recovery in Japan – reflected in Sony’s first annual net profit in five years announced Thursday – could be little more than a blip.
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AKeleon
Agree..Thanks.
Munich Calling: Cadence is Ready for software
Peter Clarke
In 2012 Cadence hired Jim Ready, founder and former CTO of MontaVista Software. Right now Cadence is delivering IP core hardware but it is thinking about software. After all that's where the engineers are.
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tomeq
I believe so. We cannot stop civilization process and transition to 32 bit MCUs is unstoppable, but ...
In 2012 Cadence hired Jim Ready, founder and former CTO of MontaVista Software. Right now Cadence is delivering IP core hardware but it is thinking about software. After all that's where the engineers are.
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tomeq
I believe so. We cannot stop civilization process and transition to 32 bit MCUs is unstoppable, but ...
London Calling: Did Allwinner outsell Intel, Qualcomm?
Peter Clarke
It may seem strange but in 2012 Chinese chip vendor Allwinner probably sold more processors for tablet computers than Intel and Qualcomm together.
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resistion
I think the microcontroller market could easily dwarf the microprocessor or SoC market.
It may seem strange but in 2012 Chinese chip vendor Allwinner probably sold more processors for tablet computers than Intel and Qualcomm together.
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resistion
I think the microcontroller market could easily dwarf the microprocessor or SoC market.
Collection: Intellectual Property (IP)
Brian Bailey
Articles, opinions and commentaries related to intellectual property (IP)…
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Articles, opinions and commentaries related to intellectual property (IP)…
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EDA/IP weekly roundup – May 8th 2013
Brian Bailey
Agilent, AMD, Cadence, CircuitSutra, ClioSoft, eMemory, Evatronix, Fishtail, Forte, MOSIS and Synopsys made the lineup today. See here for their news…
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Agilent, AMD, Cadence, CircuitSutra, ClioSoft, eMemory, Evatronix, Fishtail, Forte, MOSIS and Synopsys made the lineup today. See here for their news…
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SlimPort turns smartphone into PC
R Colin Johnson
Analogix Semiconductor has stepped up its SlimPort technology push to interface smartphones and tablets to any nearby display.
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Duane Benson
It's not clear how this differs from a common micro to fullsize HDMI cable that my phone and, I'm ...
Analogix Semiconductor has stepped up its SlimPort technology push to interface smartphones and tablets to any nearby display.
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Duane Benson
It's not clear how this differs from a common micro to fullsize HDMI cable that my phone and, I'm ...
Memory, displays at risk if North Korea goes south
Brian Fuller
South Korea is home to two-thirds of the world's DRAM production and half of NAND production.
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theman
North Korea has been like barking dog for 60 years. And, I do not think Samsung and SK Hynix ...
South Korea is home to two-thirds of the world's DRAM production and half of NAND production.
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theman
North Korea has been like barking dog for 60 years. And, I do not think Samsung and SK Hynix ...
Yoshida in China: MediaTek's top exec in China resigns
Junko Yoshida
Q1 results re-affirm lead in China’s smartphone market, but departure of Hisang-cheng Lu under cloud of suspicion raises questions.
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kevin212
Don't underestimate Mediatek. 5G is years away. The Chinese has their own TD-LTE standards. Pure ...
Q1 results re-affirm lead in China’s smartphone market, but departure of Hisang-cheng Lu under cloud of suspicion raises questions.
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kevin212
Don't underestimate Mediatek. 5G is years away. The Chinese has their own TD-LTE standards. Pure ...
Sage solving an orphan EDA problem
Brian Bailey
What do you do when a problem exists that needs a new solution, but the number of potential customers is small? Expand the market…
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BillM2
I did not mean to imply this replaces Calibre. DRM is critical to anyone that does any type of ...
What do you do when a problem exists that needs a new solution, but the number of potential customers is small? Expand the market…
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BillM2
I did not mean to imply this replaces Calibre. DRM is critical to anyone that does any type of ...
A consumer reports methodology for IP
PIYUSH SANCHETI
SoC designers need better IP quality! They need a system to check the overall quality of the delivered IP, similar to a Consumer Reports analysis...
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SoC designers need better IP quality! They need a system to check the overall quality of the delivered IP, similar to a Consumer Reports analysis...
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Chip sales up 1% through Q1
Dylan McGrath
SIA reports modest growth for March, helped by strong sales in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
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SIA reports modest growth for March, helped by strong sales in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
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Yours truly profiled in Circuit Cellar magazine
Clive Maxfield
Glancing through the contents list my orbs fell across the eye-catching title: "An Interview with Clive 'Max' Maxfield"
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SteveD_Aus
Wow! I never know those 1950s typing pool typists were one-handed!
Glancing through the contents list my orbs fell across the eye-catching title: "An Interview with Clive 'Max' Maxfield"
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SteveD_Aus
Wow! I never know those 1950s typing pool typists were one-handed!
How safe is safe enough?
Charles Murray
One of the ugly truths of engineering is that life has a price. Cars, buildings, power plants, and industrial machinery can be safer for a cost.
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Duane Benson
Regardless of how well or poorly I may have articulated it, my point is in agreement with your ...
One of the ugly truths of engineering is that life has a price. Cars, buildings, power plants, and industrial machinery can be safer for a cost.
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Duane Benson
Regardless of how well or poorly I may have articulated it, my point is in agreement with your ...
Why M2M should go Weightless in white space
William Webb
Optimizing Weightless technology for machine-two-machine in white space spectrum is a good idea, says Neul's Webb.
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Optimizing Weightless technology for machine-two-machine in white space spectrum is a good idea, says Neul's Webb.
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