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Teardown: Raspberry Pi B
See the results of the IHS teardown of Model B of the Raspberry Foundation's single-board computer.
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Apple Extends Imagination Graphics License Deal
Consumer electronics giant Apple has renewed its multi-year, multi-core licensing deal with Imagination.
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The Math Backs Cadence's Forte Acquisition
Forte's run as an independent EDA company is ending with acquisition by Cadence. This has come after analyst Gary Smith ranked Forte the top high-level design software vendor in 2013.
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Altera SoCs Gain Wind River Software Support
FPGA maker Altera and Intel subsidiary Wind River have worked together to provide operating system and development tool support for Altera's ARM-based system-on-chip families.
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Chip Measures Plaque-Filling Process in Arteries
Researchers use novel approach to learn about how nanoparticles accumulate in plaque-filled arteries.
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Lawyer Activity Follows Entegris Bid for ATMI
An agreed take over in the semiconductor manufacturing supply chain has prompted several legal firms to postulate class-action lawsuits on the grounds that the Entegris' valuation of ATMI Inc. is too low.
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Q4 PC Shipments Disappoint as Anticipated Uptick Proves a No-show
Despite expectations of an uptick in PC sales in the fourth quarter of 2013, consumers' fondness for tablets and other forms of less-expensive mobile computing continued to take their toll.
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Semiconductor Sales Up 4.8 Percent in 2013
Record December helps boost global semiconductor sales past $300 billion for the first time ever in 2013.
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ARM Swings to Loss on IP Write Down
Fall-out from acquisition of MIPS patent portfolio hits the 4Q13 bottom line but ARM’s top line penetration into multiple markets continues.
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As One ARM Pioneer Closes Another One Opens
A comparison of the situations of Calxeda Inc. and Rex Computing shows that relying on startup silicon to attack new markets could be a weakness.
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Transparent and Flexible Conductor Developed for Cell Phones and TVs
Oxidation-resistant gold nanomesh material proves to be a better conductor than silver and copper nanowires.
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China Automotive Telematics Market Shifts to CE-Based Systems
When it comes to automotive telematics systems, Chinese consumers prefer embedded solutions that come from the factory installed in their vehicles. However, the country’s motorists during...
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Startup Leverages ARM, Adapteva for Server Entry
Rex Computing, a startup formed by a young MIT prodigy, is creating server blades using $99 Parallella boards from Adapteva.
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XMOS Replaces Founding CTO with Icera Alumnus
Chip designer and entrepreneur replaces parallel processing academic as chief technology officer at event-driven microcontroller company in preparation for next phase of development.
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ARM Support Claimed for Non-filamentary ReRAM
An innovative non-volatile resistive memory called CeRAM, for correlated-electron random access memory, has attracted the interest of processor company ARM, according to the developer, a professor at the University of Colorado.
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DRAM Stockpiles Not Expected to Rise This Year—An Industry Positive
In a rousing sign of the market’s continuing health, inventories of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) won’t see an uptick anytime soon in 2014. The index measuring...
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ARM Licenses MRAM From Crocus
Processor licensor ARM licenses MRAM technologies from research lab spin-off Crocus Technology to aid the development of security and microcontroller chips.
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IBM Makes Most Advanced Graphene IC
IBM Researchers have reported on a RF receiver IC fabricated with graphene field effect transistors that operates at 4.3-GHz. Made on a silicon CMOS wafer line the circuit highlights the potential for integration with silicon control circuits.
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AMD Launches 'Seattle' 64-bit ARM Server Processor
Taking aim at Intel's turf AMD will be sampling its quad- and octa-cored 28nm, 64-bit ARM-based 'Seattle' processor this quarter. The company has exhibited a development platform for it at the Open Compute Summit in San Jose, Calif.
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Chip Industry Faces Financial Distress
The green shoots of economic recovery could be masking the fact that the semiconductor industry is becoming less profitable with consolidation a likely consequence during 2014 and beyond, according to business consultancy Alix Partners.
