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SemiWiki Exceeds One Million Users!

SemiWiki Exceeds One Million Users!
by Daniel Nenni on 05-29-2014 at 11:00 am

SemiWiki was launched on January 1[SUP]st[/SUP] 2011 and according to Google Analytics we have officially exceeded one million users (unique visitors). I really don’t know what to say but, WOW, that is a LOT of people reading SemiWiki articles, wikis, and forums (there are now 13,464 posts on SemiWiki).

According to Alexa.com… Read More


A Brief History of the Apple MacBook Pro

A Brief History of the Apple MacBook Pro
by Daniel Payne on 05-12-2014 at 5:49 pm

I’m typing this blog today with my trusty Apple MacBook Pro – a 17″ laptop with matte display and 16GB of RAM, but don’t stereotype me as an Apple fanboy because I also own the fantastic Samsung Galaxy Note II phone (aka phablet). Some industry pundits would have us believe that desktops and laptops are going… Read More


System Design: Turtles All the Way Down

System Design: Turtles All the Way Down
by Paul McLellan on 04-27-2014 at 7:34 am

According to Steven Hawking, Bertrand Russell once gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around the sun and how the sun orbits around our galaxy. At the end of the lecture, a little old lady at the back of the room got up and said: “What you have told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported… Read More


Death to ‘content marketing’

Death to ‘content marketing’
by Eric Esteve on 04-10-2014 at 9:39 am

If you ask me: Are you blogging for Semiwiki? The real answer could be:

No, I am just telling stories, but these are true stories! This idea is perfectly illustrated by this post that I found on:

http://www.pivotalpod.com/death-to-content-marketing/

And in particular this extract, as it is something that I could have written … Read More


A New, Free, Web-Based EDA Toolset in the Cloud

A New, Free, Web-Based EDA Toolset in the Cloud
by Daniel Payne on 04-08-2014 at 11:39 am

In the 1990’s there was a push to build EDA frameworks, however they all failed because no user wanted to be locked into one EDA vendor tool flow. Fast forward to 2014 and there’s an emerging trend to use web-based EDA tools as a framework, instead of downloading and installing software to your desktop or device. I just… Read More


TI’s Way of Strategies – Formation & Execution

TI’s Way of Strategies – Formation & Execution
by Pawan Fangaria on 02-26-2014 at 8:30 am

For a company to stand still and continually prosper even after facing several downturns in its career of 80+ years, and still move swiftly with strong commitment and confidence, its strategy has to be right and rock solid possessing sustainable competitive advantage, and of course it has to be an early mover in everything it does… Read More


The Future of Money is Digital – Part 2

The Future of Money is Digital – Part 2
by Sam Beal on 02-23-2014 at 11:30 am

BitCoin Algorithm
Invented by a mystery person/group with the alias “Satoshi Nakamoto”. [You can read a consolidation of the paper here]. The essential elements are:

· Peer to Peer Network with self-validation
· Exponentially increasing compute cost
· Finite supply with exponential conversion
· Hidden in plain… Read More


Glasses Refocus Mobile Power Design

Glasses Refocus Mobile Power Design
by Bill Boldt on 02-23-2014 at 11:00 am

Contextual awareness likely will emerge as one of the most exciting new user experiences enabled by wearable products. It happens when a mobile device, carried or worn, senses the user’s surroundings and presents information, offers advice, or controls itself and/or other devices according to that specific environment. This… Read More


The Future of Money is Digital – BitCoin Introduction

The Future of Money is Digital – BitCoin Introduction
by Sam Beal on 02-18-2014 at 5:00 pm

By now most people who read or listen to the news know something about Bitcoin (BTC). Most people have the perception that it is either the currency of crime or speculation. Put aside the perceptions and consider this. When is the last time you saw someone write a check in the grocery store, especially someone under 60? Today’s… Read More