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Monthly Archives: July 2012

July 27, 2012 - By John Blyler
Has the move to thin and light mobile devices sidetracked the much hyped rise of parallel coding programs for many-core chips? Continue reading

July 24, 2012 - By John Blyler
Show floor interviews with leaders from Semico Research, MEMS Industry Group, ASML, Soitec, Applied Materials, and IMEC. Continue reading

July 20, 2012 - By John Blyler
Cadence’s Jim Ready, founder of MontaVista, tries to bridge the software understanding gap between EDA designers versus embedded-application developers. Continue reading

July 19, 2012 - By John Blyler
Another excellent Design Automation Conference (DAC) 2012 video collage from the pros at Chipestimate.TV. Continue reading

July 17, 2012 - By John Blyler
Nanoscale variability requires many more simulations for statistically valid analysis. Tanner Design discusses this variability impact on traditional analog and RF IP designers. Continue reading

July 13, 2012 - By John Blyler
Soitec panel at Semicon West challenges both the IDM model and the dominance of bulk CMOS as material of choice for chips at 20 nm process nodes. Continue reading

July 10, 2012 - By John Blyler
The Imec-Semi keynote highlighted how the semiconductor collaboration model and technical advances are addressing critical world issues. Continue reading

July 6, 2012 - By John Blyler
So much came to light this week that I can only offer a sampling from each topic. Continue reading

July 3, 2012 - By John Blyler
The semiconductor IP community may lose the freedom to innovate if they are not vigilant toward upcoming changes in local and global patent laws. Continue reading