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June 1, 2016

Computex 2016: Microsoft makes play to be the VR OS

Microsoft has launched an OEM version of the Windows Holographic platform it has developed for its own AR headset, the HoloLens.

Article | Topics: Commentary, Conferences, Blog - Embedded, IP | Tags: augmented reality, operating system, virtual reality, Windows | Organizations: Acer, AMD, Arm, Asus, Computex, Dell, HTC, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, MSI, Qualcomm

April 13, 2016

User2User preview: Silicon Valley edition rolls out this month

Companies presenting at User2User Santa Clara on April 26 include AMD, Microsoft, nVidia, Oracle, Qualcomm, and Samsung.

Article | Topics: Conferences, Design to Silicon, Digital/analog implementation, Blog - EDA, - GDSII, Blog - PCB, - RTL, Tested Component to System, Verification | Tags: emulation, fill, floorplanning, formal verification, multi-die package, portable stimulus, structured test | Organizations: AMD, Arm, Mentor Graphics, Micron Technology, Microsemi, Microsoft, nVidia, Oracle, Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics, User2User, Xilinx

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?

Article | Topics: Commentary, Conferences, Blog - EDA, Embedded, IP, PCB, - Product | Tags: Acer, Azure, Crestron, Edison, home automation, industrial, internet of things, smart building, smart factory, Windows | Organizations: Acer, Intel, Microsoft, Nest Labs

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.

Article | Topics: Blog - Embedded, PCB | Tags: 10nm, ADAS, Atom, configurable processors, deep learning, FPGA, neural network, Xeon | Organizations: Altera, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm

March 26, 2014

Better Software, Faster!: free virtual prototyping book available now

Free book explains virtual prototyping and includes case studies about virtual prototyping from Altera, Bosch, GM, Hitachi, Lauterbach, Linaro, Microsoft, Renesas, Ricoh, Siemens, and TI.

Article | Topics: Verification | Tags: ebook, methodology, virtual prototyping | Organizations: Altera, Arm, Hitachi, Lauterbach, Microsoft, Renesas, Siemens, Synopsys, Texas Instruments

January 23, 2013

Future Horizons: prepare for a tight 2014

Even though inventories are slack right, chipmakers could be struggling to find wafers in 2014.

Article | Topics: Blog - EDA | Tags: forecast, foundry | Organizations: Apple, Future Horizons, Microsoft

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