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Jesse Allen is the Knowledge Center administrator and a senior editor at Semiconductor Engineering.

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Blog Review: Aug. 7
By Jesse Allen - 07 Aug, 2019 - Comments: 0

Synopsys' Taylor Armerding considers whether ransomware attacks on cities aren't only about money but if there are political motivations for intentionally sowing chaos and dysfunction. Cadence's Paul McLellan takes a look at the different way radio spectrum for 5G is being allocated in the U.S., which recently auctioned 24GHz bands for mmWave, and the rest of the world, which has focused on ... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: Aug. 5
By Jesse Allen - 05 Aug, 2019 - Comments: 0

Biofuels from microorganisms Researchers at Uppsala University are working on adapting microorganisms to be capable of producing useful biofuels out of carbon dioxide and solar energy. The team is focused on a series of modified cyanobacteria that produces the alcohol butanol, said Pia Lindberg, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Chemistry Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University. "When ... » read more

Week In Review: Design, Low Power
By Jesse Allen - 02 Aug, 2019 - Comments: 0

Rambus will acquire Northwest Logic, a maker of digital controller IP for memory, PCIe and MIPI. "Northwest Logic’s category-leading digital controllers fit perfectly with Rambus’ leadership portfolio of high-speed PHY solutions," said Northwest Logic president and CEO Brian Daellenbach. "This deal creates a one-stop-shop for SoC designers working on state-of-the-art applications across a b... » read more

Blog Review: July 31
By Jesse Allen - 31 Jul, 2019 - Comments: 0

Cadence's Meera Collier checks out a study that uses AI and natural language processing techniques to infer new discoveries in materials science from published academic literature and considers how it could be used in the future. Synopsys' Taylor Armerding considers whether the NIST Secure Software Development Framework, the latest standard aimed at improving software security, can succeed. ... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: July 30
By Jesse Allen - 30 Jul, 2019 - Comments: 0

100GHz transceiver Engineers at the University of California Irvine built a new wireless transceiver that works above 100 gigahertz. The 4.4-millimeter-square silicon chip, called an "end-to-end transmitter-receiver," uses a digital-analog architecture that modulates the digital bits in the analog and radio-frequency domains to process digital signals quickly and energy-efficiently. "We cal... » read more

Week In Review: Design, Low Power
By Jesse Allen - 26 Jul, 2019 - Comments: 0

CEVA acquired the Hillcrest Labs business from InterDigital. Hillcrest Labs supplies software and components for sensor processing in consumer and IoT devices. Hillcrest Labs' MotionEngine sensor processing software already runs on CEVA DSPs (as well as ARM and RISC-V cores) and enables high accuracy 6-axis and 9-axis sensor fusion, dynamic sensor calibration, and application specific features ... » read more

Blog Review: July 24
By Jesse Allen - 24 Jul, 2019 - Comments: 0

Synopsys' Taylor Armerding notes that while two Florida cities may have saved taxpayers millions by paying ransomware demands, doing so is likely setting up a ransomware tsunami that threatens other municipalities. In a video, Cadence's Jacek Duda digs into what's going on with the upcoming USB4 standard and what will change compared to USB 3.x. Mentor's Colin Walls shares a few embedded ... » read more

Power/Performance Bits: July 23
By Jesse Allen - 23 Jul, 2019 - Comments: 0

Image-recognizing glass Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, MIT, and Columbia University developed a way to create 'smart' glass capable of performing image recognition tasks without the need for electronics or power. "We're using optics to condense the normal setup of cameras, sensors and deep neural networks into a single piece of thin glass," said Zongfu Yu, electrical and ... » read more

Week In Review: Design, Low Power
By Jesse Allen - 19 Jul, 2019 - Comments: 0

Tools & IP Arm has a new access and licensing model for its IP. Flexible Access allows SoC design teams to initiate projects before they license IP by paying a yearly fee for immediate access to a broad portfolio of technology, then paying a license fee only when they commit to manufacturing, followed by royalties for each unit shipped. IP available through Arm Flexible Access includes the... » read more

Blog Review: July 17
By Jesse Allen - 17 Jul, 2019 - Comments: 0

Mentor's John McMillan takes a look at the three general classes that have been established by IPC-2221B to reflect progressive increases in sophistication, functional performance requirements, and testing/inspection frequency for PCBs. Synopsys' Dinesh Siwal and Thenmozhy Kaliyamurthy point out the new features and improvements in DisplayPort 2.0, including greater speeds, better power effi... » read more

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