Oct 25, 2011 – Chicago , IL – At the 4G world conference, Imagination Technologies intorduced the HelloSoft V.VOIP solution for smartphones. This solution is the first major integration into the Imagination product line from the HelloSoft acquisition. The V.VOIP (for voice and video over IP) is an SDK for smartphones that supports their mult-platform…
September 20, 2011, CICC, San Jose, CA—A panel moderated by Rao Tummala from Georgia Tech considered the issue of MCMs (multi-chip-modules) possibly delaying 3-D IC developments. Heterogeneous integration techniques of multiple ICs like SIP, wire-bonded stacked die, and silicon carriers offer an alternative to 3-D ICs with TSVs. Tummala noted that MCM technology is over…
June 28, 2011, Creative Storage Conference, Culver City, CA– Larry Jordan, producer and host of Digital Production Buzz, talked about “why do filmmakers and IT pros have trouble talking to each other” in his keynote address. There is a major disconnect between filmmakers, who are not technology experts, and the IT market, which considers computers…
June 22, 2011, PCI-SIG developers forum, Santa Clara, CA—Al Yanes and Ramin Neshati gave an industry-level overview of the PCI-SIG. The organization has over 800 members, many of whom are readying the release of PCI 3.0 boards and systems. 23 boards and 16 systems were submitted for evaluation at the latest workshop. The next generation…
June 22, 2011, PCI-SIG, Santa Clara, CA—Richard Solomon from LSI provided a background and history of peripheral component interconnect (PCI) in a talk PCI-SIG developers conference. In 1992, PCI was developed as an alternative to other bus structures to enable plug-and-play of computer peripherals. The first incarnation used a 32-bit, 33 MHz bus and was…
May 23, 2011, Churchill Club, Santa Clara, CA—the Churchill Club held their 13th annual technology forecast. This session looks at the developments most likely to become significant in the next three years. The forecast panel consisted of moderator Tony Perkins, founder of Always On, and panelists Steve Jurvetson, managing director from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Ajay…
So where will television be in 2020? I posed the question last week at a panel I led during NAB with execs from DreamWorks, Sony Electronics, Starz, Nielsen and Technicolor. Of course, nobody really knows what TV will look like in two years, let alone most of a decade. But the panel took some educated…
March 16, 2011, IEDEC, Santa Clara, CA—Thomas Zimmerman, member of research staff and master inventor at IBM talked about the efforts to open the pipeline of students at the lower grades to consider college and engineering. His talk, “Building electronic circuits in the classroom; accessible, engaging, and educational” looked at a couple of local programs…
March 1, 2011, OTT Con, San Jose, CA– Scott Puopolo, vice president service provider practice Cisco projected next generation television characteristics. In some ways, the future is already here. The three drivers are altering the landscape are technology advances, business changes, and behavioral changes. People already use multiple channels, screens, and platforms to get the…
January 31, 2011, Medical Electronics Summit, Santa Clara, CA—Ben Wilson, health strategist for Intel looked at the needs for computers and systems as a solution to the graying of people everywhere. The increase in the average age of populations in the industrialized countries is driven by the baby boomer generation hitting retirement age. In the…