
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 [...]
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 phones can guide us to someplace we’ve never been, so why not immediately optimize all our home appliances to help
AUSTIN, Texas–Necessity, as we know, is the mother of invention. So too is transformation, as city officials here are realizing. Austin Energy, the big utility here, provides power for millions of Texans, but it's realizing that being a power provider is a limiting business model long term. Indeed, the company's tagline today is "More than electricity." To that end, it's
RALEIGH, N.C.–Everything in life and engineering is a balance and a series of tradeoffs. That tension is what makes great companies and kills others. We convened another innovation panel here (continuous excerpts embedded below) to dig through issues around how to nurture great R&D, great teams and help customers understand complex markets. Larry Steffan, vice president of product development at