
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 [...]
(Odometer, 8,836 miles) ANNAPOLIS, MD.–The Super Bowl is this Sunday, featuring some of the most elite football players on the planet. Over the years, coaches and trainers have fine-tuned players' diet and exercise regimens to turn out better and better players–players who play longer, hit harder, recover more quickly. Now they're turning to technology to turn the crank again. More
WILMINGTON, Mass.–A cynic might say the National Football League is only interested in protecting its players because owners’ investments in the players are astronomical these days. Nevertheless, there’s an important movement afoot to assess the impact of head trauma, and the electronics industry is riding to the rescue. More accelerometer design resources In July, we spent time with Shockwave Impact and
(Odometer: 1,057 miles) HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.–Fred McNeil was a star in the National Football League with the Minnesota Vikings. He often can’t remember his teammates’ names. McNeil has early-onset dementia that doctors believed is linked to his football career. He suffered six concussions in college and the pros, and his experience illustrates a point doctors are increasingly trying to make