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Ann Mutschler is senior executive editor at Semiconductor Engineering.

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System Bits: Sept. 9
By Ann Mutschler - 09 Sep, 2014 - Comments: 0

First transistor-based flexible device with graphene A flexible display incorporating graphene in its pixels’ electronics has been successfully demonstrated by the Cambridge Graphene Centre and Plastic Logic, the first time graphene has been used in a transistor-based flexible device. The prototype is meant to be a first step towards the wider implementation of graphene and graphene-like ... » read more

Smartphones Show Their Weaknesses
By Ann Mutschler - 04 Sep, 2014 - Comments: 0

According to researchers at the University of Michigan, a weakness believed to exist in Android, Windows and iOS operating systems could be used to obtain personal information from unsuspecting users. This hack was demonstrated in an Android phone and was successful between 82 and 92% of the time on six of seven popular apps that were tested. Gmail, CHASE Bank and H&R Block were among those ... » read more

System Bits: Sept. 2
By Ann Mutschler - 02 Sep, 2014 - Comments: 0

Thinnest semiconductor A team of researchers from the University of Washington, the University of Hong Kong and the University of Warwick have demonstrated that two single-layer semiconductor materials can be connected in an atomically seamless fashion known as a heterojunction, which they expect could be the basis for next-generation flexible and transparent computing, better light-emitting d... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: Sept. 2
By Ann Mutschler - 02 Sep, 2014 - Comments: 0

Hidden patterns Since patterned surfaces are popular among researchers seeking to induce surfaces to repel water or adhere to other things, or to modify materials’ electrical properties, materials scientists at MIT have added a new wrinkle to research on the patterning of surfaces. Most research has focused on patterns on the outer surfaces of materials, but a team in MIT’s Department of ... » read more

The Week In Review: Design
By Ann Mutschler - 29 Aug, 2014 - Comments: 0

Partnerships With an aim to drive adoption of software testing in Japan, Coverity, a Synopsys company said it has tapped OGIS-RI, a Japan-based distributor of IT solutions to partner with Coverity's software testing platform and OGIS-RI's open source license and vulnerability management tool. Maxscend Technologies has joined CEVA’s CEVAnet partner program and will offer complete solutio... » read more

Blog Review: Aug. 27
By Ann Mutschler - 27 Aug, 2014 - Comments: 0

In the spirit of making a positive social contribution, and to recognize employees for their contributions to the local community, Applied Materials’ chairman Mike Splinter accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Nice job, Mike! With development work underway on the 10nm process node, and questions about getting there with conventional lithography, Cadence’s Richard Goering invites us to ... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: Aug. 26
By Ann Mutschler - 26 Aug, 2014 - Comments: 0

Making light work of snaps 'Superradiance', a phenomenon where a group of atoms charged up with energy act collectively to release a far more intense pulse of light than they would individually, is well-known to physicists. In theory the effect can be reversed to create a device that draws in light ultra-efficiently. This could be revolutionary for devices ranging from digital cameras to solar... » read more

System Bits: Aug. 26
By Ann Mutschler - 26 Aug, 2014 - Comments: 0

Heart-on-a-chip Megan McCain, a USC Viterbi assistant professor in biomedical engineering is a self proclaimed cardiac tissue engineer. She is working to re-create the human heart on a chip. Not the kind of chip that leads to arterial plaque, of course, but the kind that perfectly re-creates the cardiac cells and mechanical forces of the human heart. A slice of glass, the size of a quarter, ti... » read more

The Week In Review: Design
By Ann Mutschler - 22 Aug, 2014 - Comments: 0

Earnings Mentor Graphics reported revenues of $260.2 million, non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.23, and GAAP earnings per share of $0.13 for the company’s fiscal second quarter ended July 31. “System design strength, particularly with automotive customers, drove the second quarter with earnings solidly beating guidance,” said Walden C. Rhines, chairman and CEO of the company, in a stat... » read more

The Changing IP Ecosystem
By Ann Mutschler - 21 Aug, 2014 - Comments: 0

Is a larger [getkc id="43" kc_name="IP"] company better suited to deliver what users need – from hardware to software to PDKs and reference designs – with larger and more diverse teams to draw upon, as well as deep foundry relationships? Or does it pay to small, quick and nimble? The answer to that question appears to be playing out in real time. As design complexity has increased, so ha... » read more

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