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We worry a lot about Moore’s Law running out of gas right about now. Now comes former AMD CEO Hector Ruiz with this piece on Harvard Business Review’s blog: “There, however, is a possible “off-ramp” to Moore’s Law that offers [...]
LOS ANGELES–So often, we get ahead of ourselves a consuming public, especially when it comes to technology innovation. Take power generation and smart-grid management. We know that electronics that drive enormous efficiency gains on the grid. After all, our smart [...]
By Malcolm Fuller, contributing writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. – You wake up in your chilly San Francisco apartment (or any chilly place for that matter), and your first instinct is not to crank up the thermostat several notches (too expensive!). [...]
By Brian Fuller We’ve written all lot about the quickening pace of innovation in automotive electronics design. And you’ll recall the centerpiece of the first part of the Drive for Innovation was an all-electric Chevy Volt, which took us around [...]
China
Design engineering: Not for the faint of heart
(Odometer: 31,350 miles) BURNABY, B.C.–You can build an engineering company, you can compete with startups, and you can live in a world where the Chinese "give away" design. That's the word from Bruce Stevens, CEO of PDE (Pacific Design Engineering) here, not far from Vancouver, where a couple of dozen engineers work in an environment that celebrates great design and
Securing your future
TAMPA, Fla.–Every introduction of new technology into the smart grid opens it up to further attack. That was Mike Duren’s frank assessment when we stopped here at Sypris Solutions to chat with him and Mike Walsh, the company’s president. More design resources Sypris is an EMS and engineering-services company, but it has built a solid reputation in the electronics threat-mitigation business.
We’re under attack
(Odometer: 8,810 miles) FREDERICK, MD.–In the larger, realpolitik world, countries tend to downplay espionage. It is, for many, an acceptable part of the game. For companies, however, it's turning into all-out war, with consequences as potentially devastating as getting hit by a real bomb. The U.S., for the first time, talked openly and frankly, about cyber security and the Chinese.
Would you send your technology abroad?
General Motors announced this year it will develop electric cars in China. That's all well and good and strategically smart, but it comes at a price: GM has to transfer technology to the venture. The Chevrolet Volt is not a part of the deal. According to the New York Times: "As part of the agreement to expand (the Shanghai-based Pan
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HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000
The world’s most advanced storage platform has extended its midrange offerings, delivering effortless, efficient, bulletproof, and future proof storage to the entire midrange. Store all of your data on a single system that supports advanced features, such as storage federation and automated tiering, and which enables you to start small and grow without disruption.
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Advantech RISC Computing Platforms
UBC-DS31 is powered by a Freescale ARM Cortex-A9 i.MX6 dual core processor, with 1GB DDR3 memory & 4GB flash onboard. It has 2D and 3D graphics built in, and supports dual displays with up to 1080p high resolution output on low power consumption.
