tag: NXP

How Much Security Is Enough?
By Ed Sperling - 06 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 3

Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss the current state of [getkc id="223" kc_name="security"] and what must be done in the future, with Denis Noël, head of cyber security solutions at [getentity id="22499" e_name="NXP"]; Serge Leef, vice president of new ventures at [getentity id="22017" e_name="Mentor Graphics"]; Andreas Kuehlman, senior vice president and general manager of the soft... » read more

Tech Talk: Mesh Networks
By Ed Sperling - 06 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

Yifeng Zhang, director of systems at NXP, discusses problems in connecting home networks and how that's about to change with Bluetooth Low Energy and mesh networking approaches. [youtube vid=zcET06J2Z2k] » read more

The Week In Review: Design/IoT
By Jesse Allen - 02 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

Synopsys continued its expansion into security with the acquisition of security IP provider Elliptic Technologies. The Canadian company's focus was cryptography cores, security protocol accelerators and processors, Root of Trust embedded security IP modules, secure boot and cryptography middleware as well as content protection IP for integration into SoCs. NXP and Freescale shareholders appr... » read more

Executive Insight: Wally Rhines
By Ed Sperling - 01 Jul, 2015 - Comments: 0

Wally Rhines, chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics, sat down with Semiconductor Engineering to talk about what's changing across a wide swath of the industry, where the new opportunities will be, when security will become a real opportunity for EDA, and why Moore's Law will die but progress will continue forever. SE: Looking back over the past year, what's changed and where are the possible r... » read more

The Week In Review: Design/IoT
By Jesse Allen - 26 Jun, 2015 - Comments: 0

IP Sonics released the latest version of the company's flagship NoC, which expands on their interleaved multi-channel technology and includes new layout optimization features for design flows based on modern physical synthesis and place & route tools. Synopsys extended its PCI Express 4.0 IP to support RAS features to help designers ensure data integrity and increase data protection i... » read more

Blog Review: June 24
By Jesse Allen - 24 Jun, 2015 - Comments: 0

Rambus' Aharon Etengoff reports on a new development enabling a needle measuring just a few millimeters in length to inject mesh electronics directly into the brain, and the medical possibilities of injectable electronics. ARM's Eoin McCann presents seven topics getting a lot of air time both in the booths and in speeches, presentations and panel discussions at DAC. Synopsys' Michael Posn... » read more

Blog Review: June 17
By Jesse Allen - 17 Jun, 2015 - Comments: 0

Can big data help farmers produce bigger crops? From Iowa to Indonesia, Rambus' Aharon Etengoff looks at programs combining sensors, drones, and analytics where narrowing the odds of the next catastrophic crop failure is just the beginning. Forget any preconceptions you might have about the non-profit sector, says ARM's Dominic Vergine. UNICEF's global procurement hub looks and runs like an ... » read more

Consolidation And Innovation
By Ed Sperling - 16 Jun, 2015 - Comments: 0

Consolidation is happening across the semiconductor industry, in ways that are very apparent and others that aren't so obvious. On the chipmaker side, NXP's acquisition of Freescale, Avago's acquisition of Broadcom and LSI, and Intel's acquisition of Altera are so big that they require approval by multiple governments. Less obvious are moves such as Apple's build out of its processor team, a... » read more

The Week In Review: Manufacturing
By Mark LaPedus - 12 Jun, 2015 - Comments: 0

Christopher Rolland, an analyst at FBR, made a startling statement in a recent report. “At the pace of consolidation set thus far this year, 32% of all U.S. publicly traded semiconductor companies would be acquired in 2015! While this run-rate is not likely sustainable and should slow as the year progresses, we still expect ~15% consolidation rates for the remainder of this cycle (above low-t... » read more

The Week In Review: Design/IoT
By Jesse Allen - 12 Jun, 2015 - Comments: 0

Mergers & Acquisitions Synopsys announced Sunday it would acquire privately held formal verification provider Atrenta, for an undisclosed sum. That was followed quickly by Ansys' announcement that it would buy data analytics firm Gear Design Solutions. Tools IC Manage uncorked its big data predictive analytics tool Envision, which provides real-time design progress analytics to pre... » read more

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