August 8. 2012, Siggraph, Los Angeles—The Jon Peddie Research organization presented some research findings on the growth of hardware for the computer graphics markets. After the presentation, a short panel discussed the impact of multi-core processors on their graphics work. Although growth has been uneven, it has been averaging over $10B per decade, and seems…
We talked with Venkat Mattela from Redpine Signals about their new WiFi module. The company has been developing various wireless components and systems for over 10 years and now is offering a self-contained WiFi module. Figure 1 – WiSeConnect Block Diagram This self-contained device is targeting the Internet of things through low-power design, and…
November 3, 2011, International Gaming Innovation Conference, Orange, CA–Craig Hampel from Rambus wondered if gaming can benefit from the increasing availability of free transistors. Moore’s law forecasts ongoing increases in transistor density and performance and the game hardware makers are taking advantage of this largess. CMOS is the workhorse technology for consoles and PCs. Only…
March 15, 2011, ISQED, Santa Clara, CA—Eshel Haritan, vice president from Synopsys described the benefits of developing systems by starting with virtual prototypes. This technology allows the early matching of hardware and software in a system design to speed up the design process and enable greater abilities for verification and debug. One challenge in systems-level…
September 30, 2010, Digital video Expo, Pasadena, CA—Oliver Peters, freelance editor and colorist described “Post Production Trends for 2011″in one of the last talks in the program. Cameras are driving a lot of changes in postproduction. The industry is seeing new codecs, recording media, and many other changes. Next-generation processing will use digital, still, and…