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		Stocks in the semiconductor equipment space continue to fall only this  time along with the broad market. We had recently pointed out that LRCX  was the last to fall among the large cap companies in the space but now  the question becomes when have they fallen enough to say its over, and  which stocks have more to fall……
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		Last week I wrote about the British Museum Algorithm in the context of simulation corners for variability. You walk everywhere. And if you don’t walk to just the right place, you miss something. Just like visiting the British Museum. Today I’m going totally off-topic to talk about something that really is in the British Museum, … Read More 
	 
	
	
	
		
	
		
			
		
	
	
		
		
	
	
	
		There are multiple opinions on from different sources which make the world so obsessed with the IoT. But really, Internet of things is far bigger than anyone realizes. Some people tell that it’s the term given to the connected things and it’s just about providing IPv6 to any “thing” that is available in… Read More 
	 
	
	
	
		
	
		
			
		
	
	
		
		
	
	
	
		With major semiconductor mergers and acquisitions running rampant in 2015 (more than double the M&A activity in 2014), the question is where will we go from here? There are many different ways to slice this but for this blog let’s talk about the thousands of semiconductor professionals that will be changing jobs as a result … Read More 
	 
	
	
	
		
	
		
			
		
	
	
		
		
	
	
	
		At TSMC’s OIP Symposium recently, Xilinx announced that they would not be building products at the 10nm node. I say “announced” since I was hearing it for the first time, but maybe I just missed it before. Xilinx would go straight from the 16FF+ arrays that they have announced but not started shipping, and to the… Read More 
	 
	
	
	
		
	
		
			
		
	
	
		
		
	
	
	
		It’s about 15 years the concept of IP development and its usage took place. In the recent past the semiconductor industry witnessed start of a large number of IP companies across the globe. However, according to Gary Smith’s presentation before the start of 52[SUP]nd[/SUP] DAC, IP business is expected to remain stagnant for next… Read More 
	 
	
	
	
		
	
		
			
		
	
	
		
		
	
	
	
		It is often said that things go in big cycles. One example of this is the design and manufacturing products. People long ago used to build their own things. Think of villagers or settlers hundreds of years ago, if they needed something they would craft it themselves. Then came the industrial revolution and two things happened. One… Read More 
	 
	
	
	
		
	
		
			
		
	
	
		
		
	
	
	
		Ever wondered why they named the most universal wireless technology Bluetooth? Apparently it was named after a 10[SUP]th[/SUP] century Danish King named Harald Blåtand whose nickname was Bluetooth because one of his teeth was blue. King Bluetooth’s claim to fame is that he helped peacefully unite Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.… Read More 
	 
	
	
	
		
	
		
			
		
	
	
		
		
	
	
	
		Apple iPhone 6 and 6s users are recent converts to the latest growth trend in smart phones, large screens at 5.5″ in size and aiming even higher each year. I’ve owned a 5.5″ smart phone from Samsung for some 3 years now, so have immensely enjoyed the larger screen size to get my daily work done with: web browsing, … Read More 
	 
	
	
	
		
	
		
			
		
	
	
		
		
	
	
	
		The market demanded that gadgets it loves become ever more conscious of their power consumption, and chip designers responded with an array of clever techniques to cut IC power use. Unsurprisingly, these new techniques added to the complexity of IC verification. When you’re verifying a design that has 100+ separate power domains,… Read More 
	 
	
	
	
	
		
	 
	
 
		 
		
		
	
Intel to Compete with Broadcom and Marvell in the Lucrative ASIC Business