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Checkout the Upcoming Synopsys Power Webinar

Checkout the Upcoming Synopsys Power Webinar
by Bernard Murphy on 09-09-2016 at 7:00 am

This is part 3 of a series of 4 on low power design, scheduled for September 21st at 10am. Kiran Vittal and Ken Mason will be discussing using the SpyGlass Power solutions (analysis and verification) to optimize power at RTL. Atrenta always had a leading position in this area; I expect a year following their acquisition by Synopsys,… Read More


GlobalFoundries Enhances FDSOI Roadmap with 12FDX

GlobalFoundries Enhances FDSOI Roadmap with 12FDX
by Eric Esteve on 09-08-2016 at 4:00 pm

Last year, GlobalFoundries filled the competitive gap by offering FD-SOI technology on 22nm, offering better performance than 28nm, you may have read about the news in Semiwiki. Timing is important, as Samsung has announced FD-SOI support one year before (2014) GlobalFoundries, but for 28nm. The announcement made by GlobalFoundries… Read More


FPGAs at Deep Machine Learning

FPGAs at Deep Machine Learning
by Claudio Avi Chami on 09-08-2016 at 12:00 pm

The concept of machine learning is not new. Attempts at systems emulating intelligent behavior, like expert systems, go as far back as the early 1980’s. And the very notion of modern Artificial Intelligence has a long history. The name itself was coined at a Dartmouth College conference (1956), but the idea of an “electronicRead More


Using Blockchain to Secure IoT

Using Blockchain to Secure IoT
by Ahmed Banafa on 09-08-2016 at 7:00 am

IoT is creating new opportunities and providing a competitive advantage for businesses in current and new markets. It touches everything—not just the data, but how, when, where and why you collect it. The technologies that have created the Internet of Things aren’t changing the internet only, but rather change the things connected… Read More


NVIDIA looks inside Parker and automotive-grade

NVIDIA looks inside Parker and automotive-grade
by Don Dingee on 09-07-2016 at 4:00 pm

‘Parker’ is a fascinating name for a chip designed for autonomous vehicles – more likely, the project name was pulled off a map as a bedroom community near Denver. First highlighted on the roadmap in 2013, and advertised as inside the DRIVE PX 2 platform shown at CES 2016, NVIDIA revealed some details of Parker at Hot Chips 2016.… Read More


What you need to Know about Bluetooth 5

What you need to Know about Bluetooth 5
by Bill McCabe on 09-07-2016 at 12:00 pm

The rate of development in IoT is staggering. Not only are there millions of new devices entering the market every year, but there are numerous emerging technologies for wireless communications, especially those that focus on low power. Keeping track with all of the latest technologies can be difficult, even for industry professionals.… Read More


Keeping your design files organized

Keeping your design files organized
by Claudio Avi Chami on 09-07-2016 at 7:00 am

Men marry women wishing they will never change, but they do.Women marry men wishing they will be able to change them, but they don’t.

When I was young, even during my University studies, I was a real disaster in anything related to order. My room was always a mess. Whenever my mother or any other would try to change my ways (even
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Is AMD for Sale?

Is AMD for Sale?
by Daniel Nenni on 09-06-2016 at 4:00 pm

AMD has been artificially pumping up their stock of late so the question I have is; why? What is with the short term strategy? The only answer that I deem noteworthy is that AMD is trying to get acquired and there is a strong case emerging to support that. Also note that AMD CEO Lisa Su is currently the largest single AMD stock holder which… Read More


Will Unicorn Tech Startups Go the Way of the Unicorns?

Will Unicorn Tech Startups Go the Way of the Unicorns?
by Raman Chitkara on 09-06-2016 at 12:00 pm

After a record pace achieved in 2015, there’s no doubt the rate of billion-dollar valuations for startups has cooled down in 2016. But it is too soon to tell if the pause is temporary or reflects a return to the past when billion-dollar valuations for startups were as rare as unicorns.

Success in general brings greater scrutiny and… Read More


IoT Tutorial: Chapter 14 – Wearables IoT Systems and Applications

IoT Tutorial: Chapter 14 – Wearables IoT Systems and Applications
by John Soldatos on 09-06-2016 at 7:00 am

Introducing Wearables
Wearables are small electronic devices, which comprise one or more sensors and are associated with clothing or worn accessories such as watches, wristbands, glasses and jewelry. Wearables come also with some sort of computational capability, which enables them to capture and process data about the physical… Read More