Author Archives: Paul Dempsey

About Paul Dempsey

Paul Dempsey is editor-in-chief of Tech Design Forum and has been a technology journalist for 20 years. His work has also appeared in EETimes, Red Herring and specialist journals published by the Financial Times.
June 4, 2015

COMPUTEX 2015: Wrap 1 – Is ‘The Internet of Things’ that helpful an idea?

Everybody knows the words. Everybody has a different definition. Did calling the next big thing 'The Internet of Things' actually create a hindrance not a help?
June 4, 2015

COMPUTEX 2015: Taiwan and mainland China face off in IoT platforms

It wasn't just ARM and TSMC that launched a 55nm IoT platform this week. Across the Taiwan Strait, Brite and SMIC have unveiled a similar offering. The competition could tell us a lot about the IoT market's future.
June 4, 2015

COMPUTEX 2015: Acer founder urges Taiwan to shift focus to software

Stan Shih says the Internet of Things is forcing Taiwan to reconsider its traditional concentration on electronics hardware.
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June 2, 2015

COMPUTEX 2015: Intel sets out battle plan for Thunderbolt I/O

Thunderbolt speed to double to 40GBit/s, cheaper ownership for consumers, proprietary plug dumped in favor of USB-C as Intel looks to reinvigorate tech.
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May 29, 2015

Heading to DAC? Why not head to the Love IP Party too

This year's Heart of Technology philanthropic event on Monday June 8 promises craft beers, music, a pool tournament and more, all supporting a great cause.
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May 21, 2015

Real Intent tackles CDC at the physical level

Meridian Physical CDC targets post-synthesis gate-level clock domain crossing issues, including unintended glitches and functional failures.
May 15, 2015

Making DAC ‘a must’ for designers

As 2015's general chair for the Design Automation Conference, Anne Cirkel has looked to extend the attraction of the leading EDA, IP and embedded event.
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May 14, 2015

‘I Love DAC’ free exhibit-and-events pass deadline is Tuesday

May 19 is the deadline for 'I Love DAC' offering free access to exhibits and many events, panels and speeches at the 2015 Design Automation Conference.
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May 14, 2015

Leading US editor John Blyler to write for Tech Design Forum

Former Chip Design editor-in-chief to be regular contributor of exclusive analysis on electronics system design.
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April 9, 2015

Mentor’s 2015 Valley User2User is less than two weeks away

IoT-themed keynotes from Mentor's Wally Rhines and Qualcomm's Karim Arabi headline vendor's User2User conference on April 21.