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New Machine Tops The Green500 List
By Barry Pangrle - 10 Dec, 2014 - Comments: 0

The Green500 has released its latest list of the top 500 most energy efficient Supercomputers and there is a new machine, L-CSC from the Helmholtz Center that is the first supercomputer to surpass the 5 GigaFLOPS/watt barrier. The machine is yet another heterogeneous system and is based on AMD FirePro S9150 GPU accelerators and Intel Xeon E5-2690v2 10C 3GHz processors. IBM and NVIDIA aren’... » read more

An Inside Look At The GlobalFoundries-IBM Deal
By Ed Sperling - 20 Nov, 2014 - Comments: 3

GlobalFoundries' proposed acquisition of IBM Microelectronics is the kind of deal that will have business schools talking for many years to come—a gargantuan combination of expertise and technology, built on the back of high-profile business successes and failures, long-running legal struggles and global politics—with far-reaching implications for all parts of the semiconductor supply chain... » read more

System Design Enabling Surround Computing
By Frank Schirrmeister - 23 Oct, 2014 - Comments: 0

For a while now I have been wondering about the next killer application driving electronics. During CDNLive in Austin a couple of weeks ago, Dr. Lisa Su, at the time still Chief Operating Officer and since October 7th president and CEO at AMD, gave some answers at a keynote titled, “The Trends Redefining Our Industry.” The answer may well be “surround computing.” Su identified a coup... » read more

The Week In Review: Manufacturing
By Mark LaPedus - 17 Oct, 2014 - Comments: 0

It’s official: IBM appears to be exiting the chip business. After months of talks, IBM has agreed to pay GlobalFoundries $1.5 billion to take Big Blue’s chip unit off its hands, according to reports from Bloomberg. IBM will also receive $200 million worth of assets, according to the reports. At the upcoming IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), Intel and IBM will present... » read more

The Week In Review: Manufacturing
By Mark LaPedus - 10 Oct, 2014 - Comments: 0

Samsung Electronics signed a memorandum of understanding to construct a new semiconductor fab in the company’s Godeok Industrial Complex in Pyeongtaek. The construction of the new semiconductor fabrication plant will begin during the first half of 2015, and operations are scheduled to begin sometime during the second half of 2017. United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) will participate in a t... » read more

The Week In Review: Design
By Ed Sperling - 03 Oct, 2014 - Comments: 0

IP ARM introduced a new software platform and a free operating system aimed at IoT development. The OS incorporates security, communication and device management features for improved energy efficiency. The device server simplifies the connection and management of devices, incorporating security and improving efficiency. Cadence rolled out a broad IP portfolio for TSMC's 16nm platform, and ... » read more

The Week In Review: Design
By Ed Sperling - 26 Sep, 2014 - Comments: 0

Tools Synopsys rolled out a hybrid verification platform, which it said can shave months off design time. The platform acts like a bridge between emulation, FPGA prototyping, simulation, static and formal verification and debug. Mentor Graphics uncorked a new version of its embedded hypervisor, which includes better system configuration, debugging and hardware support. The hypervisor is aim... » read more

The Week In Review: Design
By Ed Sperling - 19 Sep, 2014 - Comments: 0

Tools Open-Silicon uncorked a 28Gbps SerDes evaluation platform, complete with board, test chip and characterization data, which it says will speed up and simplify development of chips for 100G networks. The chip utilizes PHY IP from Semtech. IP Synopsys rolled out MIPI C-PHY verification IP that utilizes a three-phase coding technique for faster camera, display and SoC interfaces. http://... » read more

Plotting IBM Micro’s Future
By Mark LaPedus - 14 Aug, 2014 - Comments: 1

It’s been a wild ride for IBM’s Microelectronics Group. Neither IBM, nor the other parties involved, have made any public comments about the recent events concerning IBM Micro. Much of the drama has played out in the media. Based on those reports, here’s a rough outline of the events. Not long ago, IBM put its loss-ridden chip unit on the block to shore up the company’s bottom lin... » read more

Server Memory: What Drives Its Growth?
By Loren Shalinsky - 10 Jul, 2014 - Comments: 2

I was recently reading several analyst reports that came out after the end of last quarter, and one caught my eye: "Gartner says Worldwide Server Shipments Grew 1.4%..." It caused me to wonder, how is it possible that server shipments only grow at modest rates, while the DRAM used in those servers is growing at significantly higher rates? Putting my search engine to use, I found a series of ... » read more

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