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Monthly Archives: June 2012

June 29, 2012 - By John Blyler
Imec, Belgium’s R&D leader, will join with global partners at Semicon West to showcase nanotechnology advances in almost every imaginable market. Continue reading

June 28, 2012 - By John Blyler
Has software surpassed hardware in terms of complexity? Data from 90nm to 22nm suggests this may be the case. Continue reading

June 22, 2012 - By John Blyler
Although a boon to semiconductor sensor, analog and RF-wireless IP providers, few practitioners seem able to clearly define intelligent embedded systems. Continue reading

June 21, 2012 - By John Blyler
The processor giant seems serious about the handset market as shown by its BOIS collaboration with Phoenix and acquisition of Interdigital 3G patents. Continue reading

June 15, 2012 - By John Blyler
New regulations may create an insurers market for IP that may have investors betting against startups rather than funding them. Continue reading

June 14, 2012 - By John Blyler
Black, white and even grey box testing techniques from the world of hardware and software integration are finding a place in semiconductor IP subsystems. Continue reading

June 8, 2012 - By John Blyler
The last day of our short DAC video “walkabout” concludes with a traffic stop at ICManage and a lunch interruption at Mixel. Continue reading

June 6, 2012 - By John Blyler
Our walkabout on the DAC floor continues in Day 2 with Sean and I using an interferometer and watching things move on a screen. Continue reading

June 5, 2012 - By John Blyler
Sean and I walked the DAC show floor on Monday, meeting interesting people and touching things.

June 1, 2012 - By John Blyler
Service oriented APIs and user experience-based designs are affecting traditional software design approaches. Will IP developers face the same challenges?
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