We talked with Samsung about their various memory product lines. The constant drivers for changes are the demands for higher performance, higher capacity, and in of growing importance, lower power. The specific product lines we discussed were DDR three, SSD, and mobile memories. At the high performance and of the spectrum, DDR-3 memories are used [...]
We talked with Imagination Technologies about their suite of processors and development tools at Design West, formerly Embedded Systems Conference. The newest releases include a 4k capable video encoder/decoder, new microprocessors, and many new tools to support developments on the new platforms. The PowerVR VXD395MP video decoder with support for resolutions up to 4Kx2K has [...]
March 27, 2012, Design West Conference, San Jose, CA—Scott Emily from Ramtron posited that their F-RAM (ferro-electric RAM) is better suited for many applications than flash. The technology uses a different storage mechanism than most memories The storage element is a thin ferroelectric film of lead zirconate titanate [Pb(Zr,Ti)O3], commonly referred to as PZT. The [...]
While at the OTT conference, we talked with Cavium about their latest wireless interfaces and media processors. The company focuses on high-performance processors and interfaces. They now have a reference design featuring their media processor that should cost less than $20 for the total BoM. The reference design allows mobile devices with WiFi to connect [...]
As an extension to their existing touch solutions products, Atmel announced a flexible touch sensor. The Xsense is a flexible film-based touch sensor that can be integrated into a flat panel display. The impetus for this product is the growth in touch-based interfaces on many products. The primary drivers are smart phones and tablets, but [...]
March 2012 – San Francisco, CA – At the 2012 GDC we had a chance to sit down and talk about the company and thier new game “The Walking Dead” with TellTale Games’ founder & CEO Dan Conners. Unlike a number of the new gaming companies that have moved to third party workflows and render [...]
March 2012, Santa Clara, CA – In a recent interview with Ely Tsern Chief technologist of Rambus’s Global Semiconductor Business Unit, we had the chance to discuss the new directions being addressed by Rambus. The conversation was prompted by visable omission of any Rambus papers in the DRAM session at ISSCC held in Feb 2012. [...]
February 28, 2012 – San Francisco, CA – At the RSA 2012 show, Inside Secure was showing their new NFC (Near Field Communications) and security solutions. The company has been providing IC solutions with secure micro-controllers for 25 years to the industry. One of two NFC chip suppliers in the marketplace, they were the primary [...]
January 2012 – At CES this year Maxim introduced a new family of consumer electronics system ICs, we recently had a chance to catch up with Vijay Ullal, Group President, Consumer & Automotive Solutions away from the craziness of the show to talk about the new TINI product line and the directions at Maxim. The [...]
January 2012, As result of the recent rise in advanced imaging and motion control with head and eye movement for the gaming and generalized computer use, we contacted the Co-Founder of iScan Corporation of Cambridge MA to get an update on the industry and their products. For those that are unfamiliar with iScan, they have [...]
