The year 2021 was strange, you can read more of it from A 2021 technology retrospective: Strange days indeed. But how strange will 2022 be? Here are some predictions for year 2022:
2022 preview: Will the global computer chip shortage ever end?
The growing demand for computer chips, used in everything from cars to fridges, has collided with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, leading to a global shortage that is likely to continue through 2022
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2022-2022-preview-will-the-global-computer-chip-shortage-ever-end/#ixzz7GqrP1H9A
Industry Transforming In Ways Previously Unimaginable
https://semiengineering.com/industry-transforming-in-ways-previously-unimaginable/?cmid=3dedf05d-0284-497a-b015-daf7747872e6
As we look back over 2021, there have certainly been some surprises, but the industry continues to take everything in its stride.
2022 tech themes: A look ahead
https://www.edn.com/2022-tech-themes-a-look-ahead/
The continued COVID-19 question mark: The world quickly and dramatically changed. It hasn’t yet reverted to pre-pandemic characteristics, and it very likely never will. Sad but true, the pandemic isn’t even close to being over yet.
Deep learning’s Cambrian moment: Look at today’s participant-rich deep learning silicon and software market, spanning both training and inference.
The ongoing importance of architecture: As the number of transistors that it’s possible to cost-effectively squeeze onto a sliver of silicon continues to slow, what you build out of those transistors becomes increasingly critical.
Open source processors’ time in the sun: There is a burgeoning RISC-V movement. It’s likely a little-known fact to some of you, that a public domain instruction set for v2 and earlier versions of the Arm ISA exists. And both Sun (with OpenSPARC) and IBM (OpenPOWER) have also joined the open-source silicon movement.
The normalization of remote work (and the “Great Resignation’s” aftershocks): I suspect that, to at least a notable degree, we won’t ever completely return to the “way it was before.” In fact, I’d wager that having a taste of a work-from-home or “hybrid” employment lifestyle is one of the key factors behind the so-called “Great Resignation” that tech and broader media alike inform me is well underway.
The metaverse starts to stir: Perhaps we’ll look back at 2022 as the year when the crossing of the chasm started in earnest.
Autonomy slowly accelerates: 2021 was another year filled with fully autonomous car tests and premature “coming soon” pronouncements; 2022 will likely be the same.
Batteries get ever denser, ever more plentiful, and ever cheaper
Space travel becomes commonplace
Global semiconductor industry forecasts for 2022
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20211229VL205.html
“2021 is the year that everyone remembered that chip mattered,” said Wired Magazine. So far 2022 seems likely to be another fruitful year for the semiconductor industry.
World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) also has predicted that the global semiconductor market is projected to grow by 8.8 percent in 2022, to US$ 601 billion, driven by double-digit growth of the sensors and logic category. All regions and all product categories are expected to continue positive growth. Wafer foundry manufacturers sales likely to remain strong due to tight supply. 5G smartphone silicon content increase to drive demand for foundry service higher. Demand for digital transformation is here to stay, no sign of weakening for foundry service sales.
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated digital transformation over the past two years. Work from home, virtual conference, and remote learning have driven up the demand for cloud computing, laptops, and servers, and hence the sales growth of related semiconductor products. Demands for CPU, GPU, AI accelerator (including FPGA) foundry services will remain strong in 2022 because trends such as virtual conferences, live streaming, and large capex of data centers are likely to stay. Long-term demands for customized chips in IoT, 5G infrastructure, HPC, and EV applications, like ADAS, autonomous driving, V2X, in-Vehicle Infotainment, will provide robust growth momentum for chip foundry services.
Chip crunch is not ending in 2022, as the lead time of some electronic components is stretching into 2023. Meanwhile, the increasing adoption of RISC-V open standard instruction set architecture is an important trend that can not be ignored. RISC-V market will double its size in 2022, compared to 2021, as it is attracting small and medium-size chip designers and manufacturers, especially those in China. RISC-V designs are now being used by Qualcomm, Samsung, Google, Microchip, Nvidia, and more.
Taiwan’s chip industry emerges as a battlefront in US-China showdown
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2022/01/01/2003770517
The country dominates production of chips used in almost all civilian and military technologies. That leaves the US and Chinese economies reliant on plants that would be in the line of fire in an attack on Taiwan. The vulnerability is stoking alarm in Washington
40 prosenttia pienempiä latureita
https://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12981&via=n&datum=2021-12-20_14:53:12&mottagare=30929
The size of a standard mobile phone charger can be reduced by up to 40 percent when using GaN components or it can be designed to produce more power in the same size. GaN chargers are becoming the most popular charger technology for billions of devices, so it’s no wonder that European semiconductor giant STMicroelectronics is also excited about them.
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Tarkka testeri löytää muuntajien tehohäviöt
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Yogokawa on esitellyt WT5000 Precision Power Analyzer -sarjaan uuden Transformer-version, joka on suunniteltu auttamaan muuntajien valmistajia kehittämään ja validoimaan sähköteollisuuden asiakkaille tarkoitettujen erittäin tehokkaiden tuotteiden häviöt. Muuntajat ovat ratkaisevassa asemassa sähköverkossa, joten niiden hyötysuhteen parantaminen on ensiarvoisen tärkeää.
Jakeluverkkojen omistajat määräävät muuntajien valmistajille sakkoja kuormittamattomassa testissä mitatun häviötason mukaan. Koska nämä sakot voivat ylittää 13 000 euroa kilowattia kohden ja sisältävät mittausepävarmuuden, muuntajien valmistajien on tärkeää mitata nämä häviöt tarkasti ja mahdollisimman luotettavasti.
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Tomi Engdahl says:
Canalys:
North American smartphone shipments grew 3.7% YoY to 39M units in Q1 2022; Apple grew its market share to 51% with 19.9M units as Google grew 380% to 1.2M units — North American smartphone shipments reached 39.0 million units in Q1 2022, up 3.7% year on year.
North American smartphone shipments up 4% in Q1 despite growing inflation concerns
https://www.canalys.com/newsroom/north-america-smartphone-market-share-Q1-2022
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Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, says it will offer 10% faster CPU performance, 10% faster GPU clocks, and have up to 30% better power efficiency
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, for when flagship isn’t flagship enough
Bragging rights (and battery life?) for gaming phones
https://www.theverge.com/23131792/qualcomm-snapdragon-8-gen-1-plus-soc-cpu-gpu?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4
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Russia Picks a Slow Chinese x86 CPU to Replace Intel/AMD Chips
Intel and AMD chips are no longer available, so Russia looked to China for an alternative.
https://uk.pcmag.com/components/140465/russia-picks-a-slow-chinese-x86-cpu-to-replace-intelamd-chips
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Nvidia’s moved most of the code to firmware before releasing Open-Source Linux drivers
By Hope Corrigan published 4 days ago
https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-moved-most-of-the-code-to-firmware-before-releasing-open-source-linux-drivers/
Not really even open enough to squeeze through.
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Daily Crunch: ‘Things don’t look good’: Y Combinator sends founders a 10-point survival strategy
https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/19/daily-crunch-things-dont-look-good-y-combinator-sends-founders-a-10-point-survival-strategy/?cx_testId=6&cx_testVariant=cx_undefined&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s
Startups and VC
The team at Y Combinator just waded in and told its founders to strap in and prepare for the worst. “If your plan is to raise money in the next 6–12 months, you might be raising at the peak of the downturn. We recommend you change your plan,” Manish reports.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Bloomberg:
Sources: Broadcom is in talks to acquire VMware, which has a ~$40B market cap; the discussions are ongoing and there’s no guarantee they will lead to a purchase — Broadcom Inc. is in talks to acquire cloud-computing company VMware Inc., according to people familiar with the matter …
Broadcom in Talks to Acquire Cloud Company VMware
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-22/broadcom-said-to-be-in-talks-to-acquire-vmware
Purchase would extend chipmaker’s push into software
VMware has changed hands a number times since 1998 founding
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Max A. Cherney / Protocol:
Q&A with Arm CEO Rene Haas on the company’s plans, business model, open-source competitor RISC-V, Intel relationship, need to invest more in R&D, and more
Arm’s old CEO thought an IPO spelled doom. Its new CEO is planning one.
https://www.protocol.com/enterprise/arm-ceo-ipo-plans
Arm CEO Rene Haas told Protocol that Arm will be fine as a standalone company, as it focuses on efficient computing and giving customers a more finished product than a basic chip core design.
The new path for Arm is beginning to come into focus.
Weeks after Nvidia’s $40 bid to acquire Arm from SoftBank collapsed, the appointment of Rene Haas to replace longtime chief executive Simon Segars has set the business on a fresh trajectory. Haas appears determined to shake up the company, with plans to lay off as much as 15% of the staff ahead of plans to take the company public once again by the end of March next year.
It’s hard to argue that Arm isn’t thriving. Last week, the company reported adjusted profitability of $1 billion on revenue of $2.7 billion for fiscal 2021, the latter of which jumped a healthy 35%. Arm’s adjusted profit number leaves a lot to wonder about, as the company didn’t disclose what it had moved around to arrive at the $1 billion figure (the company did not respond to a request for further details). Arm counted $1.13 billion in licensing revenue, which comes from companies like Apple that pay to use Arm designs for their custom chips, and $1.54 billion in royalty sales. Throughout the year, the company said that 29.2 billion Arm-based chips shipped.
Your predecessor Simon said last year, in no uncertain terms, that if Arm went public, it would die. Now Arm plans to IPO, and I know you’re shedding some of the workforce, but it doesn’t solve the fundamental problem that Simon articulated — that the pressure to achieve short-term revenue growth and profitability would suffocate the company’s ability to invest, expand, move fast and innovate. So how are you going to make it work?
It’s a fair question, and I’ll answer it. Talking about the results for a moment, because that does segue into it — we’ve never done over $2 billion of revenue in our history, so now we did $2.6 [billion]. Our non-royalty number was over a billion. We’re never done over a billion, ever. It was up 60% year-on-year, which is kind of the indication for what the demand for products looks like going forward. And then our royalties were $1.5 billion, also a record.
I took over the [intellectual property] business in 2017, and we did a kind of fundamental pivot away from the general purpose processors and moved more to market-specific products. At the same time, we started shedding products: display IP, video IP, that weren’t highly differentiated and commoditized. We really doubled down what I would call the compute platform — the CPU, the GPU, and the business around that.
The restructuring was really not about trying to fit into an EBITA envelope. It was a combination of looking at whether we have the right profile of [expenses] versus research and development. We need to invest more in R&D, so part of it was creating space to invest more, and that gives me a high degree of confidence — IPO or non-IPO — that we have a very healthy business.
This year, we’ve started to transition to v9 [architecture] royalties, but not in a big way, that will start next year. V9 royalty rates are better than v8, so that gives us confidence. And at the same time, these new markets with hyperscalers such as Amazon and Microsoft, automotive and such, I think we can manage that balance.
It’s a tricky balance, and I’m not going to take issue with what Simon said because those are his words, not mine. But I’m confident that we’ve got a strong business.
You’re thinking of investing more in research and development, in expending more resources there: How does Arm go about doing that? How do you plan to allocate R&D dollars? Some companies have made specific performance targets, such as an 1,000x increase.
We’re very focused on performance efficiency. Because I think one of the things that’s going to drive our growth, we’ve already seen: more and more chips are using more and more cores.
In a multicore system, you need a high degree of efficiency around performance per watt. And if you think about the data center, or the EV, or the base station, those all need a heck of a lot of performance, but they really need performance per watt. So if Intel is saying 1,000x better performance, we’re certainly going to be competitive on performance, but we’re going to be relentless on performance per watt.
Looking at the data center — if a new data center is going to be built in Ireland, let’s say, for them to get the land and an energy contract, only so much square footage is going to be allowed, [and] there’s going to be only so many megawatts they’re allowed. If they’re going to have no compromise on performance, it’s really going to be around performance per square foot, and performance per square watt. This is why when [Amazon CEO] Andy Jassy stood on stage and said, “Why Graviton2?” He talked about 40% better performance in the same power envelope.
More broadly speaking, for us, it’s all about the compute platform, in terms of the GPU, the CPU and machine learning. Arm did have a lot of other products that were around the periphery, which took a lot of engineering work, and I don’t think we were highly differentiated or added a lot of value.
Arm used to develop cores and then let other people build their own chips: How is that changing over time? Does Arm develop more of the final design for customers now than it used to?
Increasingly, what we’re finding is that throwing that piece of IP over the wall isn’t going to be enough to ensure a world-class product. There’s a lot of things around system design that are increasingly important: the interconnect, the physical design, the memory subsystem. We are being much more prescriptive about how to build a [system-on-chip] using Arm [designs].
When you think of high-performance systems, they’re really hard to build. Our world is disaggregated: there’s Cadence tools, there are Synopsis tools, there’s TSMC, there’s a substrate guy. If you leave it up to everybody to figure out what their secret sauce is, you’re going to have some compromises. Since the performance engine is most tied to the CPU, we feel we have an obligation to be a bit more prescriptive in terms of how those products are built.
With only two dominant chip designs, who do you see as Arm’s biggest competition at this point?
If you just think about the CPU business, the way to think about competition is the instruction set architecture. There are really only three that are in vogue. There’s x86, which only two companies in the world [Intel and AMD] can build. So it’s a competitor, but not in the classic sense, because it’s not open.
There’s only one other open ISA, and that’s RISC-V. And RISC-V is absolutely a competitor to what we do, and they’re unique because they’re an open-source implementation. They’re a very interesting competitor because one of their greatest strengths could be their greatest weakness.
They’re open source, so anyone can build anything they want with it. It can be modified, it can be extended, everywhere in the world could have their own RISC-V flavor. But the more you differentiate, and the more you create different extensions not adopted by everyone in the ecosystem, you get a high degree of potential for software fragmentation.
For RISC-V, the jury is still out — it’s early. There’s a lot of momentum around RISC-V, no doubt about it. Where we see they’re getting traction is in what I would call the deeply embedded space, where the software externally doesn’t really matter. It’s controlled, in a black box. There’s no developer, there’s no software kits in that world. For the hyperscalers, there’s a lot of work that needs to be done around the software optimizations and workloads. And then you get into the situation of if everyone would be happy with their own kind of risk-five implementation. There has to be a standard.
I think the RISC-V thing will be a very interesting story to see play out.
How do you think about your relationship with Intel? On the one hand, the company is a competitor, but on the other hand, it has opened its factory doors and is willing to make anyone’s chips.
People would be surprised that Intel is a big customer of ours: one of our largest ones, believe it or not. I would love to see Intel Foundry Services be wildly successful, because when you take Arm, which is the most ubiquitous processor in the world, there’s going to be a marriage there somewhere.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Nopeat lähiyhteydet pienellä Wifi-moduulilla
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2022/05/24/nopeat-lahiyhteydet-wifi-moduuliin/
Uusin WiFi ja Bluetooth postimerkin koossa
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/13618-uusin-wifi-ja-bluetooth-postimerkin-koossa
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Xiaomi kamerayhteistyöhön Leican kanssa
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/13625-xiaomi-kamerayhteistyoehoen-leican-kanssa
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Yhteistyö kameravalmistajien kanssa tavallista älypuhelimissa
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/13626-yhteistyoe-kameravalmistajien-kanssa-tavallista-aelypuhelimissa
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AMD rikkoo viiden gigahertsin rajan
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/13622-amd-rikkoo-viiden-gigahertsin-rajan
AMD esitteli eilen Computex-messuilla seuraavan sukupolven pöytäkoneprosessorit. Ryzen 7000 -sarja perustuu uuteen Zen 4 -arkkitehtuuriin ja uuteen AM5-kantaan. Prosessorien kellotaajuus ylittää viisi gigahertsiä, mutta samalla pääjohtaja Lisa Sun esittelemät suorittimet laittavat emolevyt vaihtoon.
Lisa Su esitteli Ryzen 7000 -prosessorit näyttävästi. 16 ytimen ja 32 säikeen Ryzen 7000 ohitti Blender-renderöintitestissä Intelin tehokkaimman Core i9 12900K -suorittimen. Demossa Ryzen 7000 teki testin lähes kolmanneksen nopeammassa ajassa.
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8-bittinen löytää paikan oheisprosessorina
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/13620-8-bittinen-loeytaeae-paikan-oheisprosessorina
Mikro-ohjaimien myynti kasvaa tasaisesti, mutta kasvu painottuu 32-bittisiin. Viime vuonna ohjanpiirejä myytiin 19,6 miljardilla dollarilla. Siitä 8-bittisten osuus oli 2,6 miljardia. Kaikkiaan MCU-piirejä myydään vuonna 2026 noin 27,2 miljardilla dollarilla.
Vaikka 8-bittisten myynti ei seuraavan viiden vuoden aikana kasva, niiden rooli on muuttumassa. Yhä useammin niitä käytetään piirikortilla erilaisten oheistoimintojen ohjaamiseen. Tällaisia ovat esimerkiksi käyttöliittymän ohjaus tai järjestelmän yleistason kunnossapito.
Uusiakin 8-bittisiä markkinoille tuodaan. Microchip esitteli viime kuussa peräti 65 uutta 8-bittist ohjainperhettä suosittuihin PIC- ja AVR-sarjoihinsa. Kannattaa muistaa, että ensimmäisen PIC-ohjaimen kehitti General Instruments jo vuonna 1975. AVR sai alkunsa Trondheimissa Norjan teknillisessä korkeakoulussa vuonna 1990-luvulla.
Microchipin uusia siruja esitellyt tuotemarkkinoinnin päällikkö Öyvind Ström muistutti, että kaikki muut valmistajat ovat luopuneet 8-bittisten kehittämisestä. Microchipillä on hallussaan kolmannes 8-bittisten noin viiden miljardin dollarin markkinoista ja ohjaimien tuotantoon kolmessa tehtaassaan yhtiö panostaa miljardi dollaria seuraavan vuoden aikana.
- Itse asiassa 8-bittisten markkina kasvaa tasaisesti. Siruja valmistetaan 130 nanometrin prosessissa, joka on osoittautunut ihanteelliseksi suorituskyvyn ja kustannusten yhdistelmäksi, Ström kehuu.
Microchipin valikoimassa on 8-bittisissä yli 1500 tuotenumeroa ja osaa siruista on valmistettu yli 20 vuoden ajan. Nyt valikoimaan lisätään neljä uutta PIC-perhettä ja yksi AVR-perhe. – 8-bittisten kysyntä kasvattaa älykkyyden jakaminen. Ohjaimille tulee lisää analogiatoimintoja ja CIP-lohkojen eli ytimestä riippumattomien oheislaitteiden käyttökelpoisuus kasvattaa suosiota, Ström sanoo.
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Uusi ennätys: Lähes 40 prosenttia auringonvalosta sähköksi
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/13615-uusi-ennaetys-laehes-40-prosenttia-auringonvalosta-saehkoeksi
Tomi Engdahl says:
Mitä vaaditaan tulevaisuuden testauslaitteilta?
https://etn.fi/index.php/tekniset-artikkelit/13621-mitae-vaaditaan-tulevaisuuden-testauslaitteilta
Millaisia mittaus- ja testauslaitteita tulevaisuudessa tarvitaan? Mihin standardeihin mittaukset perustuvat? Kuinka tarkkoja mittaukset ovat? Miten insinöörit käyttävät testauslaitteita? Kaikki nämä vaikuttavat siihen, mitä tulevaisuuden testereiltä vaaditaan.
Yksi selkeä liikkeellepaneva voima uusien testauslaitteiden kehittämisessä on se, kuinka valmistajat ovat tekemisissä asiakkaiden kanssa määrittääkseen insinöörien kohtaamat haasteet. Vaikka mittaustarkkuuden ja kaistanleveyden parantamiseen panostetaan jatkuvasti, monet suunnittelun muutokset johtuvat instrumenttien käyttötavoista.
- Kyse on ensisijaisesti asiakkaasta. Suunnittelemme tuotteen sen mukaan, miten he käyttävät sitä. Asiakkaan työskentelyn helpottaminen on ensiarvoisen tärkeää, sanoo Fluken vanhempi insinööri ja teollisen kuvantamisen asiantuntija Justin Sheard.
- Käytämme paljon aikaa keskustellaksemme asiakkaiden kanssa selvittääksemme, mitä he tarvitsevat juuri nyt, mutta ennen kaikkea, mitä he tarvitsevat muutaman vuoden kuluttua.
Asiakkaat ajavat uusia toimintoja
Keskittyminen asiakkaiden sitouttamiseen johtaa oivalluksiin paitsi siitä, kuinka suunnittelijat ovat vuorovaikutuksessa työkalujen kanssa, myös siitä, millaisia ominaisuuksia uusien instrumenttien on tuettava. Esimerkiksi energiatehokkuus on jo nyt suuri huolenaihe monille suunnittelutiimeille. Nyt valmistettaviin tuotteisiin menevien resurssien saatavuus ja ympäristökustannukset ovat yhä tärkeämpiä yhteiskunnalle ja sitä kautta tuotesuunnittelutiimille.
Parannuksia käytettävyyteen
Keskittyminen asiakkaiden tarpeisiin on johtanut siihen, että Tektronixin kaltaiset valmistajat haluavat löytää tapoja kehittää uusiksi laitteidensa käyttöliittymiä, jotta asiakkaat voivat tehdä tarvitsemansa mittaukset nopeammin. – Näimme trendin, jossa insinöörit haluavat pystyä tekemään asioita nopeammin ja helpommin, Bradley Odhner selittää.
Ensimmäinen askel oli keksiä uusi alusta alkaen suunniteltu käyttöliittymä, joka sai positiivista palautetta asiakaskunnalta. – Tästä upouudesta käyttöliittymästä tuli nykyinen käyttöliittymä 3-, 4-, 5- ja 6-sarjan oskilloskoopeissamme.
Instrumentaation kasvavan ohjelmistosisällön ansiosta käytettävyysparannusten ei välttämättä tarvitse odottaa uusia laitteistoja. – Asiakkaamme voivat yksinkertaisesti ladata ohjelmiston uusimman version ja he saavat takautuvasti käyttöönsä kaikki ominaisuudet, jotka on lisätty ohjelmiston uusimpaan versioon, sanoo Mike Purday, Pico Technologyn EMEA-alueen johtaja.
- Tällä hetkellä työskentelemme erittäin suuren uuden julkaisun parissa; kaikki, joilla on PicoScope, hyötyvät tästä päivityksestä ilmaiseksi, Purday jatkaa.
Kehittynyt teknologia valuu edullisempiin järjestelmiin
Mitä tulee ominaisuuksiin, jotka ovat tulossa lähivuosina valtavirran instrumentteihin, osa niistä on saatavilla huippuluokan tuotteissa jo nyt. Kun elektroniikan kustannukset laskevat tuotteen oppimiskäyrän ansiosta, kehitys etenee edistyneistä laitteista edullisempiin järjestelmiin.
Keysightin tuotepäällikkö Mike Hoffman näkee saman ilmiön oskilloskoopeissa. – Takavuosina 1 GHz:n oskilloskooppi oli oskilloskooppien ”ferrari”. Ajan myötä tekniikan kehittyessä 1 GHz:n skoopin valmistaminen tuli edullisemmaksi. Jos näin ei kävisi, keksimme uusia tapoja rakentaa se ja tehdä siitä edullisempi.
Uusia standardeja innovoinnille
Lopuksi standardointi on alue, jota testausyritykset seuraavat ja johon ne aktiivisesti osallistuvat. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) ja vastaavat tahot edistävät aktiivisesti PCIe-, Ethernet-, WiFi- ja muiden viestintästandardien kapasiteettia ja suorituskykyä. Testauslaitteiden toimittajilla on aktiivinen rooli monissa näistä järjestöistä.
- PCIe:n kaltaisissa asioissa istumme näissä lautakunnissa yrittäessämme määritellä standardia ja saadaksemme tietoa siitä, mitä standardi tulee olemaan tulevaisuudessa, jotta voimme alkaa kehittää laitteita, jotka testaavat sitä, Odhner sanoo.
Toinen näkökohta standardointielimiin osallistumisessa sekä vuorovaikutuksessa tiedemaailman kanssa on tarve varmistaa, että kehitetyt protokollat voidaan testata tehokkaasti ja että voidaan määrittää, tarvitaanko vaihtoehtoisia menetelmiä. – Kun puhutaan alhaisen tason mittauksista, yksi ensimmäisistä kysymyksistä on, kuinka alhaalla voin mitata? Perusrajat ovat olemassa, Odhner selittää.
- Universumi ei salli meidän mitata tiettyjä jännitteitä tietyistä resistanssimateriaaleista, koska silloin törmätään epävarmuusperiaatteeseen. Maailmankaikkeudellamme on fyysiset rajat sille, kuinka pitkälle voit mitata.
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João Carrasqueira / XDA Developers:
Microsoft debuts Power Pages, a low-code website builder, and Power Apps Express Design, which can turn images into an app with controls and data storage — It’s that time of the year again when Microsoft holds its Build developer event, and with it comes a ton of news for all kinds of Microsoft products.
Microsoft’s Power Platform can now build websites and turn images into apps
https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-power-platform-build-websites-apps-images/
It’s that time of the year again when Microsoft holds its Build developer event, and with it comes a ton of news for all kinds of Microsoft products. That includes the Power Platform, Microsoft’s low-code development platform meant to make it easier for business to create apps without requiring advanced programming skills. This year, Microsoft is introducing Power Pages, a low-code website builder, as well as Power Apps Express Design.
Power Pages is a brand-new addition to the Power Platform family, and it makes it easier for businesses to create modern and secure websites using the low-code platform. Users can start designing a website from the ground up, adding text, video, images, forms, and so on, or you can use one of the templates Microsoft offers to get started. While it’s meant to be friendly for low-code users, it also integrates with Visual Studio Code, Azure DevOps, and GitHub so you can use these code-first tools for more advanced capabilities.
Another big piece of news is the Power Apps Express Design feature. With this, it’s now possible to feed any design input – such as a PDF file, designs from Figma, or even a hand-drawn design – into Power Apps and see it come to life as a proper app with working controls and data storage. You can add more screens to the app by adding more images. This should make it easier than ever to go from the design stage to having a working app
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Microsoft unveils Project Volterra, an ARM-powered developer kit to explore “AI scenarios” coming in 2022, as Windows gains support for neural processing units
Microsoft brings support for Arm-based AI chips to Windows
https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/24/microsoft-brings-support-for-arm-based-ai-chips-to-windows/
Today at Build 2022, Microsoft unveiled Project Volterra, a device powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform that’s designed to let developers explore “AI scenarios” via Qualcomm’s new Neural Processing SDK for Windows toolkit. The hardware arrives alongside support in Windows for neural processing units (NPUs), or dedicated chips tailored for AI- and machine learning-specific workloads.
Dedicated AI chips, which speed up AI processing while reducing the impact on battery, have become common in mobile devices like smartphones. But as apps like AI-powered image upscalers come into wider use, manufacturers have been adding such chips to their laptop lineups. M1 Macs feature Apple’s Neural Engine, for instance, and Microsoft’s Surface Pro X has the SQ1 (which was co-developed with Qualcomm). Intel at one point signaled it would offer an AI chip solution for Windows PCs, but — as the ecosystem of AI-powered Arm apps is well-established, thanks to iOS and Android — Project Volterra appears to be an attempt to tap it rather than reinvent the wheel.
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Sign of the times…….near enough is good enough. Unfortunately the new generation will never know how precise or accurate some old equipment and components were manufactured to.
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DRAM-markkina kolmen suuren hallussa
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/13637-dram-markkina-kolmen-suuren-hallussa
Kolme suurista DRAM-valmistajaa pitää hallussaan peräti 94 prosenttia markkinoista. Samsung on ykkönen 43,6 prosentin markkinaosuudella. Sen DRAM-myynnin koko oli viime vuonna lähes 41,9miljardia dollaria.
Viimeisen 30 vuoden aikana DRAM-markkinoita ovat leimanneet näyttävän kasvun jaksot ja nopeat romahdukset. Viimeksi DRAM-markkinat putosivat 37 prosenttia vuonna 2019, mutta nousivat 42 prosenttia vuonna 2021.
Nousujen ja laskujen syklit ovat kutistaneet suurten DRAM-toimittajien määrän 1990-luvun puolivälin 20:stä vain kuuteen. Näiden kuuden joukossa kolme suurinta eli Samsung, SK Hynix ja Micron ovat omassa luokassaan. Korealaisten Samsungin ja SK Hynixin osuus maailman DRAM-myynnistä oli viime vuonna 71,3 prosenttia.
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Uusi Arm-prosessori ensimmäistä kertaa piillä
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/13636-uusi-arm-prosessori-ensimmaeistae-kertaa-piillae
Englantilaisen Arm:n uusin sulautettujen sovellusten prosessori on mallimerkinnältään Coretx-M85. Nyt japanilainen Renesas kertoo saaneensa ensimmäisen toimivan uuteen ytimeen perustuvan piirin. Sirua esitellään Nürnbergin Embedded World -messuilla juhannuksen aikaan.
Uutuus tulee osaksi Renesasin Arm Cortex-M -pohjaisten ohjainpiirien RA-perhettä. RA-perheessä (Renesas Anvanced) on nyt 17 eri ohjainryhmää. Yksittäisiä siruja perheessä on jo yli 200.
Renesas kehuu Arm-arkkitehtuuria vuolaasti tiedotteessaan. Totuus on, että japanilaisyritys on yhtä vahvasti sitoutunut myös avoimeen RISC-V-arkkitehtuuriin. Yhtiön strategiana on tarjota asiakkaille sitä, mitä nämä haluavat. Useille se on edelleen Arm.
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Yhden sirun tutka paljastaa pienetkin liikkeet
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/13634-yhden-sirun-tutka-paljastaa-pienetkin-liikkeet
Yhden sirun tutka paljastaa pienetkin liikkeet
Julkaistu: 25.05.2022
Devices Embedded
NXP on esitellyt ratkaisun, joka mahdollistaa erittäin tarkan liikkeentunnistuksen ultralaajakaistaisella UWB-tutkalla. Uusi Trimension-siru on markkinoiden ensimmäinen yksisiruinen ratkaisu, jossa UWB-tutkaan on tuotu tarkan liiketunnistuksen mahdollistava laskenta.
Piirillä on monia käyttökohteita, jotka liittyvät sekä turvallisuuteen että käyttömukavuuteen. Sen avulla voidaan valvoa elintoimintoja, kuten vaikkapa pikkuvauvan hengitystä. Käyttömukavuus puolestaan kasvaa monissa laitteissa, kun piiri tunnistaa liikkeet ja eleet todella tarkasti.
UWB-tutkan ansiosta laitteet voivat havaita ympäristönsä sekä etäisyyden muihin UWB-yhteensopiviin laitteisiin. Tämä tekee liikeherkkyyden, mukaan lukien läsnäolontunnistuksen, elintoimintojen valvonnan ja eleiden tunnistuksen, tuomisesta mobiili-, esineiden internet- (IoT) ja autoteollisuuden sovelluksiin helpompaa ja kustannustehokkaampaa.
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ez Corden / Windows Central:
Microsoft confirms it is developing an HDMI device codenamed Keystone, that connects to any TV or monitor, and offers Xbox game streaming
Exclusive: Microsoft continues to iterate on an Xbox cloud streaming device codenamed ‘Keystone’
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/exclusive-microsoft-continues-to-iterate-on-an-xbox-cloud-streaming-stick-codenamed-keystone
For a few years, rumors have persisted that Microsoft was exploring building some form of streaming stick to offer Xbox Cloud Gaming via a more affordable dongle, similarly to Chromecast and Google Stadia. The first hint was Project Hobart. More recently, a code name “Keystone” appeared in an Xbox OS list, lending fire to rumors that Microsoft was continuing to explore additional hardware for the Xbox lineup.
We can now confirm that that is indeed true, and it pertains to a modernized HDMI streaming device that runs Xbox Game Pass and its cloud gaming service. Microsoft is, however, taking exploring additional iterations of the product before taking it to market.
In a statement provided to Windows Central, a Microsoft spokesperson described its commitment to lowering boundaries to Xbox content via low cost-hardware, while acknowledging that the existing version of Keystone needs a little more time to bake before going live.
“Our vision for Xbox Cloud Gaming is unwavering, our goal is to enable people to play the games they want, on the devices they want, anywhere they want. As announced last year, we’ve been working on a game-streaming device, codename Keystone, that could be connected to any TV or monitor without the need for a console,” a Microsoft spokesperson stated.
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Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
Microsoft plans to slow hiring in Windows, Office, and Teams groups, citing a need to realign staffing priorities; EVP Rajesh Jha must approve all new hires — Microsoft Corp. will slow hiring in its Windows, Office and Teams chat and conferencing software groups, citing a need …
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-26/microsoft-to-slow-hiring-in-windows-office-teams-chat-groups
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Chavi Mehta / Reuters:
Broadcom offers to acquire VMware for ~$61B in cash and stock, paying $142.50 per share, a nearly 49% premium, and will assume VMware’s $8B in net debt
Chipmaker Broadcom to buy VMware in $61 bln deal
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/chipmaker-broadcom-buy-vmware-61-bln-deal-2022-05-26/
May 26 (Reuters) – Broadcom Inc (AVGO.O) said on Thursday it will acquire cloud computing company VMware Inc (VMW.N) in a $61 billion cash-and stock deal, the chipmaker’s biggest and boldest bid to diversify its business into enterprise software.
The acquisition is the second biggest announced globally so far this year, trailing only Microsoft Corp’s (MSFT.O) $68.7 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc (ATVI.O).
Broadcom Chief Executive Hock Tan, who built his company into one of the world’s biggest chipmakers through acquisitions, is now bringing his dealmaking playbook to the software sector.
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Brendan Sinclair / GamesIndustry.biz:
Data.ai and IDC: global consumer spending on video games is set to reach a record $222B in 2022, of which the mobile gaming market would account for 61%+
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-05-25-global-gaming-market-to-hit-usd222-billion-this-year-data-ai
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Bloomberg:
The tech market collapse, aided by macroeconomic forces, is an opportunity to reckon with wildly inflated valuations, overpaid VCs, and crypto pyramid schemes
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-05-26/meta-amazon-tesla-big-tech-s-stock-selloff-is-long-overdue
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Steve Dent / Engadget:
Oura debuts the Gucci x Oura Ring wearable with its Generation 3 tech to monitor live heart rate, sleep, activity, and more, available in select stores for $950
Oura collaborated with Gucci to make an 18 carat gold smart ring
Priced at $950, the ‘Gucci x Oura’ uses its Generation 3 activity tracking tech.
https://www.engadget.com/oura-collaborates-with-gucci-on-an-18-carat-gold-smart-ring-130528030.html
Oura, the startup that’s pushing the limits of how small a wearable can be, just announced a collaboration that could boost its profile considerably. It’s teaming with fashion house Gucci on the Gucci x Oura Ring, crafted in black synthetic corundum and adorned with the famous interlocking “G” and a braided torchon pattern, both in 18 carat yellow gold. It comes with Oura’s latest Generation 3 tech, letting users monitor live heart rate, sleep, activity and more.
The ring weighs just four grams (0.14 ounces), but can read heart rate, respiratory rate and temperature to tell users if they’re stressed or sick. It can supposedly measure heart rate more accurately than wrist-based smart watches by using arteries in the fingers. Users also receive sleep analysis based on those same vitals, with everything summarized into Sleep, Activity and Readiness scores displayed on the Oura App. It can then offer “science-backed content on how to optimize each day,” according to the company.
In our last Oura Ring hands-on, we noted that the company has switched to a subscription model that costs $6 per month on top of the price of the ring ($300 for the current Oura Ring). Getting it down to such a small size was quite the feat of engineering, but it’s still a tad chunky compared to a regular ring.
Oura’s third-generation Ring is more powerful, but not for everybody
It’s the perfect wearable for people who don’t like wearables.
https://www.engadget.com/oura-ring-version-3-150032257.html
The wearables business is hard, especially if you’re a small startup with a device you could, perhaps uncharitably, call “niche.” Oura, which makes activity-tracking rings worn endorsed by a number of celebrities, recently released its third-generation model. This new hardware is a technical marvel, packing many of the features that most wrist-worn devices take for granted. But the need to keep the cash rolling in has seen Oura, like Fitbit, Apple, Wahoo and others, pivot to a recurring-revenue model. Oura says that this is key to shift from the idea of buying a device that never changes, to supporting its broader goals of building an evolving fitness ecosystem.
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Sam Nussey / Reuters:
Sony plans to ramp up PlayStation 5 production as supply chain issues ease, and a radical broadening of its game portfolio, including more PC and mobile titles
https://www.reuters.com/technology/sony-says-it-plans-ps5-ramp-up-shortages-ease-2022-05-26/
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10 of the Most In-Demand IT Jobs — and Why
https://www.skillsoft.com/blog/10-of-the-most-in-demand-it-jobs-and-why?utm_source=security+week&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=SKL+IT-SW-NA+FY23-ALL-PM-BLG-10+Most+in+demand+IT+jobs&utm_content=SKSTDMostDemandedJobs
While demand for skilled talent isn’t a new issue in IT, due to the Great Resignation competition has intensified for roles in cybersecurity, cloud, data science, and other areas.
It’s left tech leaders struggling to hire the workers they need. Nearly 40% of IT decision-makers have three or more unfilled roles on their teams.
“Conventional IT companies are no longer the only ones looking for IT workers, as more companies look to drive efficiency and scale to their business,” said Nev Ross, VP of Software Engineering at Skillsoft. “This has added an additional challenge to filling IT roles, which can delay project deliverables, affect company growth and customer satisfaction. Having open roles can be very costly to an organization in many ways.”
While competition for skilled workers remains high, another challenge continues to worsen at the same time: skills gaps. While most IT teams have skills gaps, what’s really staggering is how they impact the organization.
According to a joint IDG-Skillsoft survey, 89% of IT leaders see losses in revenue due to skills shortages, 76% see business go to the competition, and 72% see declines in customer satisfaction.
The 10 Most Challenging Areas of Tech to Hire For, According to IT Leaders
In a survey of more than 9,300 IT professionals worldwide, we reported in our IT Skills and Salary Report that the top 10 most challenging areas to hire for are these:
Cybersecurity
Cloud Computing
Analytics and Big Data
AI and Machine Learning
Systems and Solutions Architects
DevOps
Leadership and Management
Networking and Wireless
Data Policy and Governance
Project Management
For the past several years, cybersecurity has risen to the top of the list. Roles in this area remain among the most highly coveted and for good reason. According to IBM’s annual report on the topic, the average cost of a data breach is the highest it’s ever been at $4.24 million. Organizations continue to prioritize these roles because of the critical nature of security.
But, again, talent scarcity challenges IT leaders with team vacancies. Cyber Seek, an initiative to gather data on the cybersecurity job market, shows there are 597,000 open cybersecurity jobs in the U.S.
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“Finding experienced engineers to match the specific skills for the job is a big challenge today,” said Murali Sastry, SVP of Engineering at Skillsoft. “If you can’t hire the right people, you can’t meet the company’s goals.”
Talent shortages force IT leaders to focus their attention on upskilling and reskilling their existing teams, while bringing in new staff. “Hiring junior engineers and growing the skills of team members have become business critical,” Sastry said. “This approach has proven to help with employee retention and attracting new talent to the company.”
https://www.skillsoft.com/blog/10-of-the-most-in-demand-it-jobs-and-why?utm_source=security+week&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=SKL+IT-SW-NA+FY23-ALL-PM-BLG-10+Most+in+demand+IT+jobs&utm_content=SKSTDMostDemandedJobs
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When will the global chip shortage end?
What do cars, laptops, cellphones, and other electronic gadgets have in common? – they all run on
chips
https://cdn.baseplatform.io/files/base/ebm/electronicdesign/document/2022/04/When_will_the_global_chip_shortage_end_A4_ES.625ee404718ae.pdf
How to spot counterfeit electronic components
https://cdn.baseplatform.io/files/base/ebm/electronicdesign/document/2022/04/How_to_spot_counterfeit_electronic_components___A2_ES.625ee12795815.pdf
Counterfeits electronic components are Electronic components that are misleading as to the origin or
quality relating to the parts. It is possible to counterfeit a certain electronic component and potentially
infringe one’s trademark license rights.
Counterfeit parts often have inferior specifications and quality. They may be a hazard in a critical
system such as an aircraft navigation and life support equipment or space vehicle. The sale in
consumer markets of electronic components making it easier for counterfeiters to integrate inferior
and counterfeit goods into the market.
The Global Chip Shortage has affected our lives more than you think, and it’s not solely due to low
supply. One of the main reasons is very high demand. The demand for electronic products that use
microchips like computers, smartphones, tablets, and even vehicles has skyrocketed in recent
months.
The increased demand from distributors, the manufacturing sector, suppliers, and other legitimate
businesses increased activity for the proliferation of counterfeit components.
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Intel, Micron and Analog Devices Join with MITRE Engenuity’s Semiconductor Alliance to Define Principles for Joint Research and Collaboration for a More Resilient U.S. Semiconductor Industry
https://mitre-engenuity.org/blog/2022/04/06/intel-micron-and-analog-devices-join-mitre-engenuitys-semiconductor-alliance/
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https://hackaday.com/2022/05/29/hackaday-links-may-29-2022/
It looks like the ongoing semiconductor shortage isn’t getting any better, and if the recent spate of computer thefts from semi trucks is any indication, it’s only going to get worse. Thieves seem to be targeting the Freightliner Cascadia, probably the most popular heavy freight truck on the road in North America today, with “smash and grab” thefts targeting the CPC4, or Common Powertrain Control module. These modules are sitting ducks — they’re easy to locate and remove, the chip shortage has made legit modules nearly unobtanium from dealers, and they truck won’t run without them. That’s driven the black market price for a CPC up to $8,000 or more, making them a tempting target.
Rash of parts thefts is leaving Freightliner trucks inoperable
Semiconductor shortage blamed for rash of rip-offs that leaves trucks for dead
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/thefts-of-powertrain-modules-plague-daimler-truck
A rash of thefts of semiconductor-loaded powertrain control modules from parked Freightliner and Western Star trucks is turning the tractors into oversize paperweights. Daimler Truck North America is going after the bad guys but has few leads.
The rip-offs of common powertrain control module 4 units relate to the ongoing shortage of microchips. Harvesting and reprogramming the modules allow them to work in other trucks, Daimler said.
“The theft of CPC modules is a crime that threatens the livelihood of customers and disrupts our dealers’ operations,” Paul Romanaggi, DTNA chief customer experience officer, said in a press release Monday.
A shortage of semiconductors is one of the major shortfalls limiting new truck production. It is a big reason why low-mileage used trucks have practically doubled in price over the past year. Fleets are holding on to their trucks beyond the typical trade-in cycle, reducing the availability of desirable used equipment.
Other truck manufacturers did not immediately respond to a FreightWaves query about possible similar thefts.
Chip thefts
In one theft in April, thieves stole modules from 24 trucks awaiting sale at an auction yard in Pennsylvania, Daimler said. A large number of other thefts have occurred at dealerships and customer terminals. Daimler said it is aware of about 175 thefts to date.
The list price for a CPC4l is about $1,400. Like the thefts of air bags and catalysts more common to passenger vehicles, the used CPCs can attract a lot more on the black market.
Experienced thieves can steal the module quickly, assuming they have access to the truck. And Daimler knows of smash-and-grab thefts that damage wire harnesses, dashes and windows.
Vehicles cannot operate without a powertrain control module, which controls various engine and powertrain functions. Daimler would not disclose the number of programmable chips in a module. A Class 8 truck has about 17 chip sets controlling everything from power windows to safety systems.
The chip shortage has led to red-tagging of trucks, built to near completion and parked while awaiting necessary semiconductors. Manufacturers shift chips around in production to finish as many trucks as they can for delivery to customers.
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Passant Rabie / Gizmodo:
Elon Musk: “Starlink 2.0 satellites are almost an order of magnitude more capable than Starlink 1.0” and weigh 4.8X more, needing the upcoming Starship rocket
Elon Musk Reveals Details of Next-Generation Starlink Satellites
The generation-2 satellites are meant to be more powerful than their earlier counterparts.
https://gizmodo.com/spacex-elon-musk-starlink-satellites-starlink-2-0-1848995490?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4
The next generation of Starlink satellites are going to be larger, and more powerful, designed to provide internet access to remote parts of the world, according to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The space billionaire recently discussed the details of the Starlink Gen2 System on the popular YouTube show, Everyday Astronaut.
In the 32 minute clip, Musk reveals that SpaceX has already produced the first Starlink 2.0 satellite. The new generation satellite is 7 meters (22 feet) long and weighs about 1.25 tons (approximately 2,755 pounds or 1,250 kilograms). Starlink 1.0, by comparison, weighs about 573 pounds (260 kilograms). The extra weight accounts for a more effective satellite, according to Musk.
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They said that about 2 years ago too
Samsung to stop making LCD displays this year
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-stopping-lcd-business-3171234/
Samsung is throwing in the towel on its LCD business.
Samsung, once a leader in the LCD market, is getting out of the business as a result of several factors.
Samsung has long been known as one of the top display makers in the industry, with its screens used in TVs, smartphones, tablets, and more. Despite its success, according to The Korea Times, the company is exiting the business due to falling prices and increased competition from Taiwanese and Chinese companies.
The move was expected for some time, with Samsung’s display unit originally wanting to shut down in late 2020. Thanks to increased demand as a result of the pandemic, Samsung kept the business running. With demand once again stabilizing the company can no longer justify continued operations, especially since prices were 58% lower in April 2022 than at their peak in June 2021.
Moving forward, Samsung will focus on OLED and quantum dot (QD) displays. Employees from the LCD division will likely be moved to the QD business.
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Managing Cloud Migration: Lift & Shift or Going Cloud Native?
https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/19522/525540?player-preauth=BuK9QIk90x8EmwCc4ZMkXU%2FII87dYmMCjDtIJwX5FnU%3D&utm_source=brighttalk-promoted&utm_campaign=network_weekly_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=collab-recommended&utm_term=222022
An increasing number of organizations are deciding to move their digital operations into the cloud, but this is only the first step in a long migration process. Today’s companies are presented with several options on how to get to the cloud and this choice carries seriously high stakes. Get it right and the business will see cost savings and improved performance. Get it wrong and join McKinsey’s estimated 70% of companies whose digital transformation efforts failed.
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Nvidia teases server designs for Grace-Hopper Superchips
x86 still ‘very important’ we’re told as lid lifted on Arm-based kit
https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/24/nvidia_cpu_hpc/
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https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/23/why-in-the-world-would-chipmaker-broadcom-be-interested-in-vmware/
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How real is TSMC’s bid for conversion to 1.4-nm process node?
https://www.edn.com/how-real-is-tsmcs-bid-for-conversion-to-1-4-nm-process-node/#comment-28998
Here comes a new ripple in the process node wars among the mega-fab rivals TSMC and Samsung Foundry. The industry reports about TSMC converting its 3-nm process R&D into a 1.4-nm process in June is likely to spark another round of process node duel between Taiwan’s leading pure-play fab and Samsung. However, it’s still not clear how this ambitious conversion to 1.4-nm process geometry will actually work.
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Original killer PC spreadsheet Lotus 1-2-3 now runs on Linux natively
As Google guru who ported it points out, the operating system did not exist when 1-2-3 came out in 1983
https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/25/lotus_123_for_linux_appears/
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Testing Products for Consumer Reports Maria Rerecich checks that they work as claimed
https://spectrum.ieee.org/consumer-reports-maria-rerecich-profile
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The Big Bet Behind the Infrastructure Processing Unit
May 25, 2022
Intel has revealed a roadmap for its infrastructure processing units (IPUs) that extends through 2026.
https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/embedded-revolution/article/21242007/electronic-design-the-big-bet-behind-the-infrastructure-processing-unit?utm_source=EG+ED+Connected+Solutions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS220526056&o_eid=7211D2691390C9R&rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C7211D2691390C9R&oly_enc_id=7211D2691390C9R
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Broadcom to Acquire VMware for Approximately $61 Billion in Cash and Stock
https://www.broadcom.com/company/news/financial-releases/60271
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Spain to spend 12.25 bln euros on microchip industry
https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/spain-spend-1225-bln-euros-microchip-industry-2022-05-24/
MADRID, May 24 (Reuters) – Spain’s government has approved a plan to spend 12.25 billion euros ($13.12 billion) on the semiconductor and micro chip industry by 2027,
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Nokia strengthens partnership with Microsoft to enhance performance at the mission critical industrial edge
https://www.nokia.com/about-us/news/releases/2022/05/30/nokia-strengthens-partnership-with-microsoft-to-enhance-performance-at-the-mission-critical-industrial-edge/
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Magical makes $35M appear to move data between webpages
https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/06/magical-nabs-35m-to-move-data-across-webpages-automatically/
It’s the belief of some analysts that the market for robotic process automation, which leverages AI to automate certain software tasks, is headed toward consolidation. A recent Forrester Research report predicts that the segment will start to flatten as soon as 2023 as companies shift to broader automation solutions. There’s evidence to support this. UiPath, one of the largest RPA vendors, saw its market cap drop from $35 billion to $15 million within the span of a year. And a number of smaller players including Signavio, Intellibot, and Servicetrace were snatched up by incumbent tech firms.
The headwinds might disincline most RPA entrepreneurs from forging ahead, but not Harpaul Sambhi. He’s the co-founder of Magical, an RPA startup that’s designed to move data across websites and web apps with a few keystrokes.
While Sambhi positions Magical as an RPA platform, it’s more akin to a text expander. Typing in a custom abbreviation (e.g., “@name,” “@email”) prompts Magical to insert snippets of text (e.g., “Alex,” “[email protected]”) such as words, emojis, phrases, paragraphs, blocks of code, or templates. The software — which only supports Chrome for now — detects and “remembers” elements on webpages, enabling the sharing of shortcuts (called “magic packs”) with other users and teams.
When asked about data retention, Sambhi said that Magical stores metadata but not any of the underlying data that the platform moves. Keystrokes don’t leave a user’s computer.
“Shortcut data is stored on our servers and is encrypted. We store shortcut and shortcut text on our servers in real-time and complete general backups daily (backups are retained for 14 days),” Sambhi said. “All communication with our servers is encrypted (via HTTPS). Our shortcut database is encrypted, and shortcut text has an additional layer of encryption to provide even better security and privacy.”