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May 2012 – Following along with the recent APU announcements for the processor line at AMD, they have released thier next generation of embedded processors called the R-Series. These APUs based on the 2nd generation Bulldozer architecture and the “piledriver” core. The GPU in the part has a new high speed direct memory interface along…
Samsung Looks at FinFETs
March 14, 2012, Common Platform Technology Forum, Santa Clara, CA—Jong Shih Yoon, senior vice president of semiconductor R&D at Samsung described their efforts in 3-D device technology. The Common Platform is driving changes in business and interpersonal relations. The Common Platform has changed the nature of development in light of the demands for integrating higher…
Fast, Simple, Scalable Storage for HPC and Big Data
September 9, 2014, Intel Developer Forum, San Francisco—The underlying tools and infrastructure software allow users to get high-performance storage to match to their compute and data needs. The Lustre file system allows for both enterprise and cloud configurations to support the storage requirements needed in the datacenter. The cloud version is optimized for AWS (EC2)…
New Technology will require 10x reduction in power
February 21, 2011, ISSCC, San Francisco–The plenary session ended with a roundtable discussion entitled ” Beyond the Horizon: The Next 10X Reduction I Power- challenges and Solutions”. The panel looked at the challenges and changes needed to achieve a order of magnitude reduction in power consumption. Jan Rabaey from UC Berkeley moderated the discussion, assisted…
Future of MEMS
March 27, 2012, Design Week Conference, San Jose, CA—A panel moderated by Alissa M. Fitzgerald of AM Fitzgerald looked at the possible futures for MEMS devices. The panel consisted of Rob O’Reilly for Analog Devices, Dave Rothenberg from Movea, and Stephen Whally from Intel. O”Reilly reviewed the current markets and noted that the industry really…
Xilinx Offers Security in FPGA
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