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June 3, 2015

ARM eases interconnect, debug, third-party IP integration for SoCs

Technology from Duolog acquisition used to ease the configuration of interconnect, debug and trace - and the integration of third-party IP
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June 2, 2015

Facing a future of dark silicon

Dennard’s Scaling ended years ago and Moore’s Law is slowing down. What will the future hold for the semiconductor industry?
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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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June 1, 2015

Server, IoT acceleration on Intel’s mind in Altera buy

Altera has agreed to Intel's offer to buy the company, with FPGAs to be integrated into Xeon processors after 2016. Atoms will join programmable logic in IoT-oriented devices.
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June 1, 2015

Avago and Broadcom: integration of another kind?

Last week's announcement by Avago that it would buy Broadcom looks to be only partly about bulk. The merger could help drive SIP and 3DIC integration.
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May 31, 2015

Ten myths of formal verification debunked

Senior verification expert at Imagination Technologies debunks ten myths surrounding the use of formal techniques in SoC design and verification
May 26, 2015

Intersil buck converter aims to cut out intermediate power bus

Intersil is aiming to remove the intermediate converters from the power buses of industrial systems using a buck converter that can take a voltage of 48V and provide power rails down to 1V.
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May 20, 2015

Imagination to extend virtualization across the SoC

Imagination Technologies plans to introduce support for virtualization across all its processor cores, including signal processors such as the Ensigma family, as part of a plan to improve SoC security.
May 19, 2015

Unicef launches device contest for developing world

ARM and Unicef have teamed up to try to find new sources of designs for the developing world, and to stimulate innovation there.
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May 19, 2015

eSilicon offers ‘no gain, no pain’ ASIC block optimisation service

Design and manufacturing services company draws on big data to offer ASIC block optimisations
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