Revitalizing the Chip Startup Environment

by Peter Gasperini (Markonix) and Oasim Shami (Comira Solutions)

Revitalizing the Chip Startup Environment One of today’s biggest Silicon Valley gripes is the evaporation of venture capital (VC) funding for chip startups. Since the dotcom bust, consumer application-driven silicon innovation has been reduced to a relentless chase after Moore’s Law – improving power, cost and speed for incremental multimedia and wireless enhancements in a race down the consumer product generational roadmap to Inventiveness Oblivion.

With 40+ years combined founding and joining startups and working for giant chip and systems companies, the authors have seen Valley booms and “game changer” technologies come and go. Now, though, industry veterans feel Silicon Valley isn’t re-evolving, but dying.  Read More


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Springtime in the SoC

Posted on 05/17/12 at 11:25 AM by Parag

Parag
I want to use TI MSP-EXP430FR5739 Experimenter Board to design extension project prototype of the current project that I am working on temperature humidity controller for warehouse.

This will be auto temperature and humidity controller for the farms. …

Racing Electronics

Posted on 05/16/12 at 1:22 PM by Jim Turley

Jim Turley
Nice article, Dick. Count me among the envious.

MIPS Plants a New Family Tree

Posted on 05/15/12 at 5:17 PM by kevin

kevin
I think, in processor architecture diagnosis, the term is no longer "hyperAptiv" but "Application Deficit Disorder" - it's when you have a great new processor but not many applications run on it yet...

The Process of Process Tracking

Posted on 05/15/12 at 3:01 PM by Jim Turley

Jim Turley
It's the devil's work, I tell you! Repent!

Oh, wait... It's Satin, not Satan.

Never mind.

MIPS Plants a New Family Tree

Posted on 05/15/12 at 2:59 PM by Jim Turley

Jim Turley
I asked about "hyperAptiv" but suspect that it was considered and discarded.

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