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China in 2020: Electric vehicles rebound, the rise of the Greater Bay Area

Jan 08, 2020 | SemiWiki.com

Vehicle manufacturers in China had a tough 2018 and 2019. The overall market fell 8 percent by volume in 2018 and another 3 percent in the year to October 2019. Looking forward, demand faces several headwinds. Anyone spending time in a major city realizes just how unpleasant the … Read More

2020 Calendar — Engineers’ Desktops

Jan 08, 2020 | Max’s Cool Beans

The few whose desktop photos are selected will be the envy of all their engineer friends. https://www.clivemaxfield.com/2020-calendar-engineers-desktops/

Toyota’s “Woven City” Models Society Driven By AI

Jan 08, 2020 | EE Times

Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda announced Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) plans to build a new city in Japan. The post Toyota’s “Woven City” Models Society Driven By AI appeared first on EETimes.

New OmniVision 48MP image sensor provides unparalleled high dynamic range and 4K video performance for flagship mobile phones

Jan 07, 2020 | I-Micronews

Industry’s first sensor for flagship smartphones with dual conversion gain HDR and large 1.2 micron pixel, providing best low light performance, and Optimized Output for 4K2K Video and High Resolution Still Captures OmniVision Technologies, a developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, announced at CES the OV48C, a 48 megapixel (MP) image sensor with a large […]

What Engineers Are Reading And Watching

Jan 01, 2020 | SemiEngineering

Some new areas are emerging, while other tried and trusted topics continue to lead. The post What Engineers Are Reading And Watching appeared first on Semiconductor Engineering.

5 Defining Moments and Trends in Sensors in 2019

Jan 01, 2020 | EE Times

These events reshaped the MEMS and sensors industry in 2019 and serve as guideposts for 2020. The post 5 Defining Moments and Trends in Sensors in 2019 appeared first on EETimes.

Nisrine El Turky of ​IOTree, Re-Inventing Agriculture: Women In Tech Lebanon

Jan 01, 2020

Today we get to know Nisrine El Turky of ​IOTree. IOTree (Internet of Trees) is a wireless sensory network of smart traps connected to a mobile application interface in order to signal to the farmer remotely and wirelessly useful information about: the outbreak of pests, the amount and dosage of pesticides that he needs to […]

AI: A Little Too Human, But Not Human Enough

Jan 01, 2020 | EE Times

Because AI is so iso passively absorptive of the data fed into it, it cannot help but reflect the biases — conscious or oblivious — lodged in the hearts and minds of its human developers. The post AI: A Little Too Human, But Not Human Enough appeared first on EETimes.

Webinar on coping with the complexities of 3D NAND design

Dec 18, 2019 | SemiWiki.com

In order to beat Moore’s Law NAND Flash memories have moved from a planar topology to 3D construction. This allows for increased memory sized in much the same way a multistory building provides more building square footage on the same size building lot. Just like in building construction, adding a third dimension to the mix […]

Episode 237: ARM’s big move and the future of food

Oct 11, 2019

In this week’s episode, we start off with speculation about wearables and why we might put the internet of things into clothing. From there we speculate on whether IoT is the new asbestos.  I did this show from ARM’s annual tech conference, where I tried to explain some of the big news from the show, […]

Reliability’s Road

Oct 11, 2019

“The road to success is paved with the hot asphalt of failure.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough In this week’s episode of Fish Fry, we take an in-depth look at the complex reliability issues present in today’s automotive designs.  Hany Elhak (Cadence Design Systems) and I chat about the role that mixed-signal chips play in the […]

Drones, Dragons and Data Centers

Oct 11, 2019

This week’s episode of Fish Fry is absolutely brimming with geeky goodness! First, I check out some new Dungeons and Dragons names created by optical research scientist and neural network trainer extraordinaire Janelle Shane. Next, I chat with Matt Burns (Samtec) about the trends in interconnects and how interconnects are going to lead the charge […]

Communication’s Third Wave

Oct 11, 2019

Hello security, my old friendI’ve come to design with you againBecause a hacker came creepingleft its malware while I was sleepingand the code that was planted in my brainstill remainswithin the sound of IoT In this week’s episode of Fish Fry, I sit down with Vinay Gokhale (VP Business Development of ThirdWayv) to discuss the […]

DAC At It (Again)

Oct 11, 2019

The intrepid EE Journal team is back (and taking no prisoners) at this year’s Design Automation Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. First up, we chat with the DAC Monday keynote speaker Galen Hunt (Microsoft – Distinguished Engineer and Managing Director, Microsoft Azure Sphere). Galen and I chat about the seven properties of secure devices and […]

Help One, Help Many

Oct 11, 2019

In this week’s Fish Fry, we are celebrating the winners of this year’s Not Impossible Awards with Kevin Sellers from Avnet. Kevin and I chat about how Avnet, Hackster i.o and Not Impossible Labs are facilitating a new era of groundbreaking technology that is not only good business – but also good for people. We […]

Up Where We Belong

Oct 11, 2019

Fish Fry is flying high this week! We start things off with a little News You May Have Missed where we investigate the technology behind Glasgow, Scotland-based Kite Power Solutions. We take a closer look at out how they plan to make kite energy a commercial reality by 2025, and why their high-flying wind energy plans just got […]

The Next Generation of Engineering

Oct 11, 2019

“Man’s relationship with technology is complex. We always invent technology, but then technology comes back and reinvents us” ― Atul Jalan In this week’s episode of Fish Fry, we investigate the complex role of machine learning in the future of design automation. Norman Chang (ANSYS) joins us to discuss how machine learning will not only change […]

EDA Escapade

Oct 11, 2019

I hope you have your sunscreen and sunglasses packed my friends because we’re going on an EDA escapade this week! First up, we head down the IP interstate with Neil Robinson (Cadence Design Systems) who is giving us a grand tour of LiDAR, radar, 5G and the Tensilica ConnX B20 DSP. Also this week, Bob […]

Accelerating AI at the Edge

Oct 11, 2019

What do robotic beehives, FPGAs, and AI at the edge have in common? This week’s episode of Fish Fry of course! First up, we chat with Sammy Cheung CEO of Efinix. Sammy and I explore the challenges of launching a new FPGA company today and why artificial intelligence applications at the edge are perfect for […]