Undermining the Assault on Huawei
Microsoft's president challenges the U.S. to put up or shut up on Huawei accusations, then Huawei's founder offers to license…
What Does GlobalFoundries Hope to Achieve?
Distributors have no direct influence on technologies associated with their suppliers' components, but GlobalFoundries' goal could be to irritate TSMC…
GlobalFoundries/TSMC Spat Holding the Industry Back
The legal battles are going to drag out for a long time. It's hard to see how these lawsuits are…
Is De Geus the Most Important Person in EDA History?
Thirty-three years after helping found what is now the largest EDA vendor, Aart de Geus still loves the constant evolution…
Patents and Standards Create Licensing Woes
Logjams have emerged for licensing standards-essential patents in codecs and cellular, but Wi-Fi may show the way
RISC-V: Not Just an Academic Project
The recent RISC-V Workshop in Zurich gave us a glimpse of where we are in its evolution
RISC-V Adoption to get a Boost from FreeStart
The company has implemented a program that enables designers to try RISC-V for free using its N22 core, with no…
SoC Interconnect: DIY Equals Danger
With so many acquisitions in the interconnect IP market, you might be forgiven for thinking DIY interconnect is a good…
China vs. US: Lost in Translation?
Is the US-China trade war a case where people in two different cultures are totally misunderstanding each other's interpretation of…
Blog: U.S. Gov’t Should Stay Out of the Qualcomm Case
Pressuring a federal judge undermines an independent judiciary and the rule of law.