Intel plans to spin off FPGA group as an independent company nine years after buying Altera

On October 3, CEO Pat Gelsinger announced Intel’s plan to spin out the company’s Programmable Solutions Group (PSG) – the group that was once known as independent FPGA maker Altera – into an independently operated company. Gelsinger’s explanation for why Intel is spinning PSG back out into an independent company is that he’s unlocking shareholder value. He said that PSG had underperformed under Intel’s management … Read More → "Intel plans to spin off FPGA group as an independent company nine years after buying Altera"

Edward Keonjian: The High-IQ, Armenian-American Forrest Gump of Microelectronics, Part 5

By 1963, Edward Keonjian had earned a PhD in electrical (radio) communications in the USSR, survived World War II and the siege of Leningrad, escaped a Nazi slave labor camp with his family, emigrated to the US, learned English, worked menial jobs until he could re-establish himself as an electrical engineer, pioneered transistor applications and co-authored the first book on that topic at General Electric during the … Read More → "Edward Keonjian: The High-IQ, Armenian-American Forrest Gump of Microelectronics, Part 5"

Boosting the Efficiency and Performance of Silicon Chips with a Special Epitaxial Layer

Did you ever see the Doctor Who episode “Vincent and the Doctor”? This starts with the Doctor and his companion, Amy, visiting a Vincent van Gogh exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. When they spot an alien creature in one of Vincent’s paintings, they travel back in time to find out what’s happening and sort things out. 

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Edward Keonjian: The High-IQ, Armenian-American Forrest Gump of Microelectronics, Part 4

The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, was a red flag to the US government. It signaled the USSR’s development of ICBMs that could deliver nuclear weapons across oceans. In response, the US government ramped up its own ICBM program with the completion of the Atlas and development of the Titan missile systems. American Bosch Arma benefitted from those programs by winning … Read More → "Edward Keonjian: The High-IQ, Armenian-American Forrest Gump of Microelectronics, Part 4"

The Tale of MOSA, SOSA, and NO-SA: Chassis Platforms for Military and Rugged Applications

Let’s talk about Chassis Platforms! In my Fish Fry podcast this week, Justin Moll (Pixus Technologies) joins me to discuss the roles that MOSA, SOSA and NO-SA play in chassis platform development for military and rugged applications. We discuss the challenges and key elements of MOSA, SOSA, and NO-SA and the benefits all three can bring to military and rugged designs.  

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Is This the Ultimate Chiplet Interconnect Technology?

I love the smell of fresh chiplets in the morning, but I bet you hear that all the time these days. As you may recall, rather than creating a semiconductor device as a single humongous piece of silicon, the latest and greatest alternative is to take multiple dice, mount them on a common substrate, and present everything in a single package, which may be referred to … Read More → "Is This the Ultimate Chiplet Interconnect Technology?"

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Inductive Position Sensors for Motors and Actuators
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Hall effect sensors have been quite popular for a variety of applications for many years but inductive positions sensors can provide better accuracy, better noise immunity, can cost less,  and can reject stray magnetic fields. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Mark Smith from Microchip about the multitude of benefits that inductive position sensors can bring to automotive, robotic and industrial applications. They also check out the easy to use kits that can help you get started using them for your next design.
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Accelerating Embedded Software Development with the Intel® Simics® Simulator for Intel FPGAs

Sponsored by Intel

In a traditional FPGA design flow, the main portion of the software development cannot start until hardware is available. Intel provides the Intel Simics simulator for Intel Agilex 5 SoC FPGAs to give developers a vehicle to exercise their software in parallel with hardware development. Developers can run the same compiled binary software files providing the same results in the software’s execution. Software can be developed, debugged, and verified on the virtual platform up to a year in advance of the physical hardware becoming available.

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Intel Agilex® 3 FPGA and SoC FPGA

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Extend Intel Leadership with Intel Agilex® 3, to complete the full spectrum of FPGAs portfolio from high to low, all built on our resilient global supply chain.

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Posted on Oct 4 at 1:22pm by Max Maxfield
Hang on... #1 Intel buys Altera #2 AMD buys Xilinx #3 Intel spins off the Programmable Systems Group (Altera) #4 ...?...
Posted on Oct 4 at 1:21pm by Max Maxfield
O-M-G! WTW? ("What the What?) I'm gobsmacked. I'm flabbergasted (rarely has my flabber been so gasted!)
Posted on Oct 4 at 1:19pm by Max Maxfield
Very interesting -- thanks for sharing Jesse -- much appreciated -- Max
Posted on Oct 4 at 12:50pm by Jesse Jenkins
As I understand it, Else Kooi (from Philips) had the early epi patents. Just skimmed your Atomera article. More detail here: https://patents.justia.com/inventor/else-kooi -JJ
Posted on Oct 4 at 8:31am by Max Maxfield
Arrggghh -- great catch -- I just made the change -- now I must chastise myself soundly :-)
Posted on Oct 3 at 6:47pm by joeiniowa
The sentence should read across all process nodes not notes. These quantum-engineered thin films can enhance the power, performance, area, and cost of transistors. Even better, MST is effective across all process notes and many application areas.
Posted on Sep 25 at 6:58am by Max Maxfield
Hi there -- I just bounced over to read your article -- very interesting indeed -- however, if I were looking for extreme response speed, I would stick with the SPDT with SR Latch.
Posted on Sep 23 at 4:29pm by M. Simon
In case you missed it I left this comment at the first installment of the series. I have designed a SPST SR Latch debouncer. It tells you – like the SPDT SR Latch circuit – as soon as the switch starts changing state (plus deglitch time). Either opening or closing. https://spacetimepro....
Posted on Sep 23 at 5:21am by M. Simon
I have designed a SPST SR Latch debouncer. It tells you - like the SPDT SR Latch circuit - as soon as the switch starts changing state (plus deglitch time). Either opening or closing. I was a Naval Nuke so I can see the point of a quickly reacting SCRAM ...
Posted on Sep 22 at 8:42am by M. Simon
So sad to hear. I was there at the beginning. Designed the IO board that went into the World's First BBS. I helped Randy and Ward a little with the software. The Intel 8251 was a dog. The 8253 and 8255 were excellent.
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Switch to Simple with Klippon Relay
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