
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 [...]
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–One of the most interesting interviews we came across on the drive was here at Renesas, where we didn't really expect a philosophical discussion of the merits of nurturing innovation. But we found it in Ranjit Deshpande, Renesas' vice president of engineering. He's a veteran of 2Wire, the communications company, and so brings a systems-level perspective to his
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