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Monthly Archives: January 2012
January 27, 2012 - By John Blyler
In today’s litigation crazed business world, IP is the shield but deep hardware and software integration is the competitive sword. Continue reading
January 24, 2012 - By John Blyler
Will recently introduced chip design front-end tools “play” well with existing IP tool suites? Adam Traidman shares his thoughts. Continue reading
January 20, 2012 - By John Blyler
Recent events at the Consumer Electronics Show highlight the divide between intellectual property creators and the Internet giants that need them. Continue reading
January 17, 2012 - By John Blyler
Today’s announcement of Carbon’s IP Exchange portal provides evidence of the growing importance of the semiconductor IP design-manufacturing chain. Continue reading
January 13, 2012 - By John Blyler
Winning Qualcomm’s $10M Tricoder X-Prize will require designers to pack sensor, imaging, computing and communication IP into as few chips as possible. Continue reading
January 10, 2012 - By John Blyler
Challenges from a shrinking semiconductor market, the emergence of subsystems and increases in patent infringements will affect future IP creation. Continue reading
January 6, 2012 - By John Blyler
Apple continues to reduce system costs through customized chip design via IP integration and software tailoring, not through traditional cost per gate. Continue reading
January 4, 2012 - By John Blyler
In the past year, Asia rose as an IP market, thefts continued, patent trolls flourished, Intel and ARM battled, sensors dominated and subsystems grew. Continue reading
