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AIMS hopes to standardize migration to IP
December 2015 – A major move for the broadcast industry is the transition from SDI to IP. This transition will include not only infrastructure, but also interoperability and workflows for the new broadcast methodology. To help guide this transition, a new industry group has been formed that is called the Alliance for IP Media Solutions…
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Innovation is Thriving in Semiconductors
November 10, 2015, ARM TechCon, Santa Clara, CA—Mike Muller CTO from ARM talked about the changes in semiconductors over the past 25 years. Not only has transistor density increased according to Moore’s law, but so have functionality and capabilities. The change have also gone into other categories, like data discs. A CD has row and…
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Imagine launches VersioCloud
September 2015 – Imagine Communications recently released version 3 of the Versio platform. The version 2 was an appliance that handing the baseband control, input/output, clip control and all the other standard functions of the broadcast. The version 2 appliance, however, was constrained by the bandwidth and distribution limitations of the coax that connected the…
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Linley IOT – Focus on Security
June 2015 – The Linley group held their first event focusing on IOT and the issues and breakthroughs in the technology and the market. The three topics addressed by the conferne were processor design for IOT applications, security at the IP and product level and finally the key to battery operated mobile design energy efficiency….
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HardwareCon 3 Breakout Sessions Address Production
March 2015 – In the weekend event that was the first annual HardwareCon3, the main session was equally attended at the topic specific breakout sessions. Arranged from introduction to advanced on topics and depth, the 3-4 concurrent breakout sessions were both diverse and well attended. Some of the breakout highlights and topics follow: One of…
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Secure power analysis at ARM Techcon
October 2014 – At the ARM conference in Santa Clara, Rambus was showing their new Differential Power Analysis (DPA) product that was developed by their cryptography research division. The DPA space solution is targeted at keeping data private that may be radiated through fluctuations in the power supply to a chip. The EMC certification for…
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Hollywood IP at Gamesbeat 2014
September 2014 – One of the keynotes was on the topic of transmedia licensing which was titled Hollywood IP: From the big screen to mobile devices. The panel featured Michael Pachter of Wedbush Securities as the moderator and Peter Levin of Lionsgate along with Chris Petrovic of Kabam. Lionsgate is fresh off an acquisition of…
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Imagination at EE Live!
April 1, 2014, San Jose, CA—Imagination Technologies once again attended a show and introduced a host of new and updated products. The focus at the EE Live! Conference and Expo was on embedded products, especially wearables and IoT. For this sector of the embedded space, the key issues are in battery life, size, and performance….
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Churchill Club Discusses Manufacturing
October 2013 – As a change of pace from the traditional electronic systems, communications and software topics that are the subject of discussion at the Churchill Club, the event in early October focused on the changes and transition coming to the manufacturing world. The centerpoint of the discussion was predicated on the advent of 3D…
