For universal consumer use, there are still some obstacles AR, like VR, is and has been, used for industrial, military, and scientific applications in controlled environments, and by professionals who understand and tolerate the technologies’ ...
I know how to talk the talk I’m going to get me a few of the IoT development kits every semiconductor and IP company is offering—all I’ll have to do is pick the one or ...
Fragmentation threatens market expansion Google representatives recently spoke with several SoC builders about developing chips based on Google’s designs. It is part of a push by the company to bring uniformity to what they fear ...
New platforms, new requirements, and rules will challenge the suppliers Do you have a GPU in your boat? Your car? Your airplane, tractor, or your motorcycle? Maybe not today, but developments in all those categories ...
To build a truly heterogeneous SoC, you need at least four processors The announcement of ViriSilicon’s acquisition of Vivante heats up the IP space, and puts pressure on Synopsys (which recently acquire Virlogic, which previously ...
Discrete GPU shipments have been in decline for some time, as software to take advantage of their power lags and Moore’s Law let free- GPUs, those integrated GPUs that come with the processor and aren’t ...
Let’s start buying stuff The fed didn’t raise interest rates because the economy and inflation are flat. China’s artificially stimulated and misrepresented growth is off (even China couldn’t hide it this time). Russia is taking ...
Google understands packets better than any, any, company on the planet. If you have trouble with that statement, go back to the sports page or People, and skip this. Google is developing an autonomous, cute, ...
AR lets you move; VR is restricted because you can’t see the real world and so you bump into things. Sitting still in a planetarium or movie is not VR just because things are in ...
They’ll love you forever, until they don’t … I remember, not too long ago, when Qualcomm was the darling of Wall Street, the prince of processors, the regal radio rogue, the king of the hill ...
I was thinking about the Pluto flyby and a comment made by an older gentleman that he doubted we would see as much technological progress as he had, having seen the Wright Brothers (when he ...
In the land of technology, the second quarter isn’t so much about spring as it is about laying plans, getting ready, and marshalling forces. Traditionally, the commercial spring refresh is about updating and spiffing up ...
