Embedded Revolution

Consolidation in the semiconductor industry, a slowdown in innovation, soaring chip design costs, and the growing inability for semiconductor companies to fully monetize the software in their chips, are contributing to the Embedded Revolution.

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Toshiba Locked in Negotiations Over Memory Chip Unit

Aug 31, 2017

Toshiba cleared the air on Thursday about the ongoing sale of its memory chip business. Still in the running are groups led by Western Digital, Foxconn, and Bain Capital along with two Japanese state-backed funds...

What’s the Difference Between Fixed-Point, Floating-Point, and Numerical Formats?

Aug 31, 2017

Integers and floating point are just two of the general numerical formats used in embedded computing.

Electronic Design's Embedded Products of the Week (8/27-9/2)

Aug 30, 2017

Having trouble tracking down the right QFN sockets or MEMS microphones for your latest design? Electronic Design's reporters have pulled together embedded products that stuck out to them the last week. And maybe our list has just what you need.

High-Speed Chalcogenide Glass Supercharges CMOS ICs

Aug 29, 2017

After combining the glass with silicon to create a “hybrid” CMOS circuit, researchers saw processing speeds jump 100X.

Q&A: Refined ReRAM Enters the Storage Wars

Aug 29, 2017

Technology Editor Bill Wong talks with Crossbar’s Sylvain Dubois about how the company is rethinking storage innovation in IoT, AI, mobile computing, and data centers.

Qualcomm's Second-in-Command to Leave at End of the Year

Aug 28, 2017

Derek Aberle, Qualcomm’s president and second-in-command, will leave the beleaguered chipmaker as it tries to repel revolts from regulators and customers unhappy with its patent licensing business...

Groq, Secretive Start-Up Rooted in Google, Hires Top Xilinx Executive

Aug 25, 2017

Krishna Rangasayee, Xilinx’s former executive vice president of global sales, has taken the chief operating officer job at Groq, a secretive semiconductor start-up with roots in the engineering cabal behind Google’s machine learning...

Qualcomm’s 48-Core ARMv8 Processor Runs Windows Server

Aug 25, 2017

The company is releasing its 48-core Centriq 2400 processor, which works with Microsoft Windows Server and Linux.

Q&A: Benchmarking and Optimizing IoT BLE Communications

Aug 24, 2017

Technology Editor Bill Wong talks with Markus Levy, EEMBC President, about EEMBC’s latest benchmark IoTMark-BLE that targets Bluetooth in IoT environments.

Stacy Smith, Formerly Chief Financial Officer, to Leave Intel

Aug 23, 2017

Stacy Smith, Intel's former chief financial officer who serves in a sprawling role as president of manufacturing, operations, and sales, is leaving the company's fluctuating executive ranks...

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