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MicroEJ Challenges IoT’s Forest of Silos

MicroEJ aims to turn conventional embedded systems — traditionally siloed and unconnected — into more agile, software-defined IoT devices.

Girding for War, Taiwan Must Also Invest In Its Economic Future

A survival strategy includes nurturing a new generation of leaders focused on more than defying China’s intentions to subjugate the island.
Taiwan Semiconductor Pioneers

Taiwan’s Illustrious But Aging Semiconductor Pioneers

Who’s who in Taiwan’s booming semiconductor industry–and who’s next.
Liang-Gee Chen, Taiwan's former Minister of Science and Technology.

Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry Must Look Outward

Former technology minister says overseas expansion also addresses the island’s resource and talent constraints.
Apple CEO Tim Cook at the opening ceremony of TSMC's Arizona fabs. (Source: Apple)

The Tangled Triangle of Biden, Apple and TSMC

Why is Apple willing to pay as much as 50 percent more to have TSMC manufacture its chips in Arizona? One possibility is a corporate tax break.
Back to the Future movie

HU’s in Charge Here?

“Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” —Doc Brown, Back to the Future 2
graceful exit from TI

Time for Templeton of TI to Make a Graceful Exit

Incoming CEO Haviv Ilan must form his own management team as the analog and embedded vendor charts a new course.

Level 3 Cars? ‘No Customer Buys It’

BMW CEO’s declaration, ‘No customer buys it,” serves as the death knell for the self-driving dream.
Taiwan Strait and TSMC

What’s Plan B if TSMC is Shut Down?

If China moves on Taiwan, foundry customers could turn to Samsung, Intel or others while considering older manufacturing nodes and design workarounds.
What Tesla claimed in an opener of its promotional video, "Full Self Driving Hardware on All Teslas," released in Oct. 20, 2016

Tesla Deposition Exposes Disregard for Human Drivers

Tesla and others are enabling abuse of automated features in systems, then blaming users for accidents. They are willfully programming human drivers to fail.

Higher (STEM) Education Diplomacy

A U.S. foreign assistance program is training the next generation of technologist in the ex-Soviet Republic of Georgia.
Faulty economic forecast.

$1 Trillion Chip Market By 2030? Think Again

Bearish projections for the coming year make the milestone forecast unlikely, prompting capital spending cuts that could slow Western foundry expansion plans.
Apple Watches

Apple’s MicroLED Gambit: Up, Up and Away or ‘Crash and Burn’?

Apple is lining up key partners to build its microLED supply chain. Still unclear is who is going to assemble and manufacture its displays.
Airborne car in San Francisco

The Automated Streets of San Francisco

Cruise and Waymo are having serious problems deploying their vehicles on city streets. Consumers are watching.
Tower Semiconductor

What Happens If China Blocks Intel’s Tower Deal?

A corporate breakup is not impossible if the chipmaker’s foundry goals are thwarted.

OEMs, Tier Ones, Chip Vendors Scramble for ADAS Edge

The conversation at the CES shifted from TOPS to scalable CPUs. Many chip suppliers are therefore keen on defending their own turf.
Ag technology

Feeding a Hungry World With Precision Farming

A data-driven, connected approach can help farmers grow more food for less, says agricultural equipment manufacturer John Deere.
Road sign in snow on a country road

BMW Fiasco: Failed Testing, Verification, Validation of AI-Driven ADAS

Consumers should question the callousness of automakers using a human driver as a “component” of their safeguards.
BMW Concept Car Dee's Head-Up Display

Optimzing HUD for My Buddy, the Car

The human-machine interface in any device is the hardest part. With safety on the line, carmakers must get the interface right to communicate vehicle automated features to occupants.

Robotic Vehicle Proponents Have Hit the Skids

What machines lack is the necessary ability to successfully interact with humans on public roads.
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