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Nvidia’s China Nightmare Has Only Just Begun

Nvidia’s China Nightmare Has Only Just Begun

Nvidia had for years known that it has a massive and growing China problem, yet it persisted in developing products for the country, ignoring America’s apprehensions and warnings. The solution is to exit the country before it is driven out both by China itself and the United States.
ST Heats up SDV Market with Expandable Memory MCUs

ST Heats up SDV Market with Expandable Memory MCUs

STMicroelectronics’ new automotive Stellar MCU with xMemory feature extends product capabilities without increasing costs, enabling incremental updates and faster time-to-market, the company said.
Embedded Quest 2025: MCU Vendors Step up Edge AI Play

Embedded Quest 2025: MCU Vendors Step up Edge AI Play

Edge AI was the primary focus of microcontroller vendors at the 2025 Embedded World Exhibition. We caught up with some industry executives for our annual Embedded Quest program, asking them about their take on Edge AI.
Intel Sells 51% of Altera to Silver Lake

Intel Sells 51% of Altera to Silver Lake

Altera and Intel are officially terminating their 10-years long attachment as Silver Lake takes a majority stake in the FPGA supplier.
US-China Tariff War: Prepare for a Wild Ride

US-China Tariff War: Prepare for a Wild Ride

Who will back down first in the tariff war? Both China and America have pushed themselves into a corner with neither ready to yield. Electronics makers can’t escape the adverse effects.

Infineon Bulks Up with $2.5B Marvell Ethernet Deal. Expect More

Infineon’s $2.5 billion offer for Marvell’s ethernet business could be the first of more, possibly larger, deals under CEO Jochen Hanebeck.
Leveraging Technology for Deep Space Exploration

Leveraging Technology for Deep Space Exploration

The world’s largest telescope is unlocking the origins of the universe as Microgate adaptive optics reconciles light emitting particles with precision power conversion.
The Lip-Bu Tan Story, as Narrated by Lip-Bu Tan

The Lip-Bu Tan Story, as Narrated by Lip-Bu Tan

Intel’s new CEO used the opportunity of his first major public speech to provide a personal narration of his education, professional background and philosophical drivers.
Rapidus 2nm is Rolling, but Just How Far Can It Go?

Rapidus 2nm is Rolling, but Just How Far Can it Go?

Rapidus stepped out of the 2-nanometer process gate at blazing speed. To go farther, though, the Japanese foundry must keep its government support and win the approval and patronage of many more customers than it has signed so far.
Seeing Machines Debuts ‘Cost-effective’ 3D Sensing Solution for Auto OEMs

Seeing Machines Debuts ‘Cost-effective’ 3D Sensing Solution for Auto OEMs

Seeing Machines’ reference camera design leverages Airy3D innovation to improve in-cabin sensing and monitoring at reduced cost.
Intel Board Shuffle: Another Missed Opportunity

Intel Board Shuffle: Another Missed Opportunity

Intel is fluffing a new opportunity to reinvigorate its board of directors by keeping a clutch of poor performing old-timers.

What’s Cooking at OYR (and at my house): The Chainsaw of Stupidity

Is the US still the world’s preeminent destination for the best and brightest minds in science, engineering, and technology?
Synopsys Talks and Walks AI with Nvidia

Synopsys Talks and Walks AI with Nvidia

Synopsys is tapping Nvidia’s CUDA to accelerate its internal efforts to inject AI into EDA and the design cycle
Hot Stuff: Synaptics Astra SR-series Edge AI MCUs

Hot Stuff: Synaptics Astra SR-series Edge AI MCUs

Synaptics Astra AI-native MCU platform has been expanded with the SR-series featuring ultra-low power performance and multiple tiers of operation for consumer, enterprise, and industrial IoT applications.
RIP:Truth Justice and the American Way on one line and the dates Sept 2 1942 - Mar 17

What’s Cooking at OYR (and at my house): Funeral for a Friend

The semiconductor industry must grapple with a stark new reality. The foundation upon which enterprises operate is being weakened and threatened by actions indicating the US government believes it can ignore the law and due process or make them conditional rather than guaranteed.
Hot Stuff: Ceva Strengthens UWB IP for Secure Access

Hot Stuff: Ceva Upgrades UWB IP for Secure Access

Ceva demonstrated its latest ultra-wideband IP for secure access at high-density locations such as smart homes and industrial settings at the Embedded World Exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany
Intel may not Survive Another Bad CEO Verdict

Intel may not Survive Another Bad CEO Verdict

Former Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger got sacked because he didn’t pay attention to why he was hired – to improve shareholder value. Whatever strategic policies his successor Lip-Bu Tan implements, raising the company’s market value must be a prime objective.
Hot Stuff: Microchip AI Coding Assistant

Hot Stuff: Microchip AI Coding Assistant

Microchip’s AI coding assistant promises to sharply reduce software and engineering development time.
Hot Stuff: MIPS Atlas Portfolio for Physical AI

Hot Stuff: MIPS Atlas Portfolio for Physical AI

MIPS unveiled its software and silicon Atlas portfolio at the Embedded World Exhibition, aiming it at physical AI for automotive, autonomous and industrial applications.
Lip-Bu Tan must split up Intel

Lip-Bu Tan must split up Intel 

The best course of action for Lip-Bu Tan, Intel’s incoming CEO, is to set the foundry unit free as an independent company. Will he?
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