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Ed Sperling

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Ed Sperling is the editor in chief of Semiconductor Engineering.

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Get Ready For The Uber-Like Economy
By Ed Sperling - 05 Oct, 2017 - Comments: 1

The shift to autonomous cars will have far-reaching effects that go well beyond the loss of a steering wheel. In fact, it could completely shake up the automotive ecosystem and broad swaths of the economy that were largely built around and in cars. Carmakers are now trying squeeze every penny out of the cost of electronics for assisted and ultimately autonomous vehicles to get that price som... » read more

Functional Safety Issues Rising
By Ed Sperling - 05 Oct, 2017 - Comments: 0

Developing semiconductors for safety-critical markets such as automotive, industrial and medical involves a growing list of extra steps that need to be taken pre- and post-manufacturing to ensure product integrity, reliability and security. This is causing several significant changes: • Designs are becoming much more complicated because they require such features as failover and redundan... » read more

Tech Talk: eFPGA Verification
By Ed Sperling - 05 Oct, 2017 - Comments: 0

Chris Pelosi, vice president of hardware engineering at Achronix, explains how to verify an embedded FPGA, and how that compares with verification of discrete FPGAs and ASICs. https://youtu.be/UBLNabLUg9I Related Stories Tech Talk: EFPGA Test How to plan for sufficient coverage for an embedded FPGA and how much it will cost. Embedded FPGAs Going Mainstream? Programmable devices are be... » read more

Tech Talk: Embedded Flash For Cars
By Ed Sperling - 05 Oct, 2017 - Comments: 0

Wei Cong, director of product engineering at Kilopass, talks with Semiconductor Engineering about one-time programmable embedded memory in automotive applications and why it is becoming essential for driver-assisted and autonomous vehicles. https://youtu.be/R_3DHWpxiKc » read more

Starting Point Is Changing For Designs
By Ed Sperling - 04 Oct, 2017 - Comments: 0

The starting point for semiconductor designs is shifting. What used to be a fairly straightforward exercise of choosing a processor based on power or performance, followed by how much on-chip versus off-chip memory is required, has become much more complicated. This is partly due to an emphasis on application-specific hardware and software solutions for markets that either never existed befo... » read more

Thinking Much Bigger
By Ed Sperling - 28 Sep, 2017 - Comments: 0

For the better part of the past decade the focus has been on integrating an increasing number of smaller components on a piece of silicon. It's time to start thinking much bigger. While there is still plenty of work to be done building more powerful processors, or networks of connected processors on a chip or in a package, new opportunities are opening up in markets such as automotive, medic... » read more

Verifying AI, Machine Learning
By Ed Sperling - 28 Sep, 2017 - Comments: 0

[getperson id="11306" comment="Raik Brinkmann"], president and CEO of [getentity id="22395" e_name="OneSpin Solutions"], sat down to talk about artificial intelligence, machine learning, and neuromorphic chips. What follows are excerpts of that conversation. SE: What's changing in [getkc id="305" kc_name="machine learning"]? Brinkmann: There’s a real push toward computing at the edge. ... » read more

Tech Talk: TCAM
By Ed Sperling - 28 Sep, 2017 - Comments: 0

Dennis Dudeck, IP solutions FAE at eSilicon, talks about how to save power and area with ternary content addressable memory. https://youtu.be/y1FhdoNdzOw » read more

EDA, IP Sales Strong Again
By Ed Sperling - 25 Sep, 2017 - Comments: 0

EDA and IP revenues increased 9.8% to $2.21 billion in Q2, up from $2.01 billion in the same period in 2016, according to just-released statistics from the Electronic System Design (ESD) Alliance. The numbers point to strength in traditional semiconductor markets, as well as growth in new areas and new approaches to chip design. For example, PCB/multi-chip modules revenue was $195.4 million... » read more

The Materials Gap
By Ed Sperling - 21 Sep, 2017 - Comments: 0

When consolidation thinned the ranks of semiconductor foundries and equipment makers, materials companies figured things were about to get better. They haven't. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, semiconductors are now so complex and difficult to develop that a slew of innovations are required on all sides. Everyone is familiar with transistor structures, interconnects and lithog... » read more

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