March 27, 2013, Game Developers Conference, San Francisco—We talked ARM about breaking out technology for gamers. The growing move to mobile platforms means that more of their underlying IP is being used for the casual, and mobile games. Native gaming on the GPU enables high resolution and activity games on mobile. The potential for large…
January, 2013, CES, Las Vegas—We talked with Marvell about their latest product releases. As a component supplier, it is usually easier to identify their OEM customers and products than the underlying products. Some notable partners building smart screens include ASUS, Hisense, Netgear, Lenovo, LG, and TCL. These companies are offering new UHD TVs and GoogleTV…
January, 2013, CES, Las Vegas—We talked with Imagination Technologies about all the changes in the products in the last quarter. The first statement was that their CEO, Hossein Yassaie, has been awarded a knighthood by the Queen in Her Majesty’s New Year Honors 2013. The award was given in recognition of his services to industry….
January 7, 2013, CES, Las Vegas—Press day at CES is a chance for exhibitors to capture some members of the press for a while, and make a pitch about their latest and greatest new gadgets. This event is an opportunity to package a message and put new releases into some perspective, in an environment more…
December 6, 2012, Printed Electronics USA, Santa Clara, CA—Peter Harrop from IdTechEx noted the trends in the printed electronics industry segments. This area is moving rapidly into commercial production and covers a wide area of applications. The most important trends are performance, wide area printing, and disposable electronics. The latest materials are leading to enjoyable…
October 24, 2012, Renesas DevCon, Anaheim, CA—We talked with Cathy Dotson, Dale Maunu, Dean Collins, and Yuji Kondo from NLT Displays about their various display products. The displays are from the former NEC LCD Technologies company and geared for industrial use. The context for the display group is that they are not in the consumer-grade…
October 22, 2012, Renesas DevCon, Anaheim, CA—The senior executives described the efforts and results in the company since their acquisition of the NEC assets. They noted that the third DevCon had more attendees and 36 percent of those people were not from existing customers. They heralded their increasing number and value of ecosystem partners. The…
October 15, 2012, CEA Industry Forum, San Francisco—A panel looked at the issues associated with do-it-yourself healthcare. Apps and new devices enable consumers to track and manage their health by themselves. Scott Stropkay from Essential Design moderated the panel which was comprised of Jody Rank from GigaOm, Rob Lister from AT&T foundry, and Scott Moore…
September 6, 2012—We talked with Xilinx about the release of some new reference designs directed towards the broadcast industry. These new designs cover the entire range of content processing, from capture to delivery. The broadcast landscape is becoming more complex, as facility technologies move to the consumer. The transition to digital puts a premium on…
July 11, 2012, Flextech Alliance Workshop, San Francisco—Matt Grimshaw from Future Fab International moderated a panel on metal oxide thin film transistors at a workshop held during the Semicon conference. Panel members included Malcolm Thompson, chief technical advisor from Flextech Alliance, David Barnes, analyst from Bizwitz, David Allee from the Flexible Display Center at Arizona…