Recent events hosted separately by Apple and Intel emphasized the need for IP designers to cast a discerning eye at the wearable market. Continue reading »

In Part II, IP Extreme’s Savage reveals why IP standards take so long while discussing brand values, macro trends, and changes wrought by patent trolls. Continue reading »

RF and mixed signal intellectual property (IP) technologies benefits from real growth, rumors of Apple’s WiFi chips, and MEMS. Continue reading »

Is every website in patent infringement? The depth of litigation craziness reaches a new high for both the semiconductor IP and global technology markets. Continue reading »

In today’s litigation crazed business world, IP is the shield but deep hardware and software integration is the competitive sword. Continue reading »

Apple continues to reduce system costs through customized chip design via IP integration and software tailoring, not through traditional cost per gate. Continue reading »

The plot thickens in the game of technology-based patent infringements. Sadly, this winner-take-all spectacle has more to do with market share stratagem than innovation. Continue reading »

While activist investor Carl Icahn is close to breaking even financially on his bet with Motorola Mobility, his appreciation of the patent portfolio value is ahead of the game. Continue reading »

The bankrupt telecommunication company’s creditors are anxious to realize a monetary return. But why are Nortel’s wireless patents even available for auction? Shouldn't many of the over 6,000 patents already have expired? By association, what is the average length of semiconductor design or manufacturing IP patents? Continue reading »

Market forces often create strange alliances. Remember IBM, Motorola and Apple during the height of the PowerPC days. Now a new trinity is appearing on the horizon, this time amongst Intel, Apple and ARM. But this new alliance adds a strong IP twist, especially if Intel begins to make ARM chips for Apple Macs. Continue reading »