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Charting China’s Dominance of Global Chip Startup Activity
A Berlin-based think tank offers a graphical and analytical overview on “Who is funding the chips of the future?”
Everyone Hates ASIC, But Hyperscalers Want Them
Hyperscalers want customized chips for their data centers. But that’s a tricky proposition for chip vendors looking for volume market opportunities.
Marvell Bets Big on Compute and Custom Strategy
Marvell’s custom ASIC expertise has proven effective in network infrastructure. Can the company repeat the success in hyperscalers’ data center chips?
Podcast: No More Passing the Buck on IoT Cybersecurity
It’s time for a grownup conversation about cybersecurity on IoT and embedded devices.
Chip Leaders Are Responsible for Capex Disarray
Semiconductor executives are directly liable for the flawed forecasts and capital expenditure misses that trigger the industry’s boom and bust cycles. They cannot keep deflecting the blames.
IoT: Welcome Mat to Insecurity
No IoT device has lifetime security. Its vulnerability must be tracked. Here’s why.
Who’s in the Zoo: A Brief Taxonomy of AI Systems
The ubiquity of AI begs for a good definition. But there is no simple definition—a myriad of different technologies huddle under the AI umbrella.
Japan’s 2nm Ambition Needs a Solid Foundation
Rapidus lacks real-world yield experience at 10nm, 7nm, 5nm, 3nm. And that’s something process provider IBM cannot supply, because Big Blue, in recent years, has not been involved in bringing a real circuit to commercial yield on its own process.
Sony Buys Its Way into IoT/Industrial Market via Raspberry Pi
Sony has become the first semiconductor company to invest in Raspberry Pi. What’s behind the move?
The Contrarian View: Infineon Should Try Again to Buy Wolfspeed
Wolfspeed is the most attractive acquisition target in the power semiconductor market today and Infineon owes itself another attempt to acquire the silicon carbide supplier.
Does Your Car Know Jack? Or Jill? Or Anyone?
If you think fully autonomous vehicles are hard, don’t expect partially automated vehicles to prove any easier.
Analysts: Onsemi Is Natural Candidate to Buy Wolfspeed
Wolfspeed, compared to other suppliers, has taken a clear, if tenuous, lead with its improved yield for silicon carbide (SiC) wafer manufacturing, an advantage that might well peg Wolfspeed as an acquisition target.
The Artificial Me
I just wish ChatGPT (and its advocates) were as aware of its ignorance and as humble about its fallibility.
Infineon Flourishes on ‘Good Times’ for Power Semiconductors
As some reel, Infineon invests and gets energized on power chips.
Your Next Car Will Know How Drunk You Are
Among measures contained in the Biden infrastructure bill is a drunk-driving technology provision with the potential to save lives.
Corporate Culture? What Corporate Culture?
The power of storytelling comes alive only when companies identify the moment they believe they’ve defined who they are.
Microchip: Could This M&A Predator Become Prey?
Buy or be bought. That is the future Microchip must contend with now.
Microchip Forges Strategies on MCUs, Analog, Power
In Microchip’s definition, the microcontroller provides control functions. But peripherals – analog, memory, and connectivity – that surround it is what differentiate it and define specifications.
Microchip: Preserving Corporate Culture After M&A
Through acquisitions, Microchip has gained not just markets and product lines, but people. “We have a commitment to the people,” says the company’s senior vice president. “We don’t get rid of them.”
Microchip CEO Pursues ‘Bowling Pin’ Strategy
Ganesh Moorthy discusses Microchip’s plan to pick off the adjacencies of its core products, bulk up capabilities with more peripherals, and create a strong presence in broader embedded markets.
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