Intel writes to customers on 14nm shortages; scepticism persists

Intel’s CFO and interim CEO Bob Swan (pictured) has written to customers detailing Intel’s reaction to the shortage of 14nm CPUs. There is a certain amount of scepticism being expressed in the notebook OEM community about whether these measures will alleviate the shortfall. Here is the letter: “The first half of this year showed remarkable ...

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Q2 EDA revenues up 8.2%

Q2 EDA revenues increased 8.2% on Q1  to $2.39 billion compared to $2.21 billion in Q1, reports the The Electronic System Design (ESD) Alliance. “The EDA industry continues to report growth in Q2, led by double digit increases in the CAE and Printed Circuit Board and Multi-Chip Module categories,” says Mentor CEO Wally Rhines (pictured), ...

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CommScope opens PoE lab

CommScope has opened a lab in Greensboro, North Carolina to  trial PoE applications to verify the performance and safety of the structured cabling systems that support them, especially regarding thermal performance. The lab will also host demonstrations of next-generation PoE applications such as high-definition security cameras, in-building wireless systems and digital signage in collaboration with ...

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13.7 Mc/s dB for a penny

58 years ago, Electronics Weekly published this ad in its edition of November 2nd 1960:  

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Arm adds fpga option and new business model to DesignStart

Xilinx Developer Forum, California: Arm Cortex-M1 and Cortex-M3 cores have been added to the DesignStart portfolio in a collaboration with Xilinx to bring instant and license-free access to developers. The announcement in San Jose is an extension of the DesignStart development portal and also marks a change in the business mode. Phil Burr, Director of ...

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Cortex-M available on Xilinx FPGA

 Arm has is collaborating with Xilinx to bring Arm Cortex-M processors to FPGA through the Arm DesignStart program. The move delivers scalability and a standardized processor architecture across the Xilinx portfolio. Arm processors have, of course,  been available on Xilinx FPGAs for decades, so EW asked Arm what is the significance of this announcement. “To date Arm’s ...

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Training Day in Embedded Linux and Security completes successfully

Thank you to all those who attended our Linux and Security training day in Reading last week, in conjunction with training specialists Doulos and sponsored by Avnet Silica.

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