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Balancing cores and memory with Smart Data Acceleration

Balancing cores and memory with Smart Data Acceleration

Ed Sperling of Semiconductor Engineering recently noted that adding more cores to a processor doesn’t necessarily improve system performance. In fact, designing the wrong size or type of core may actually waste power.

“This has set the stage for a couple of broad shifts in the semiconductor industry,” Sperling explained. “Memory architectures can play an important role here. Most of the current…

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When power becomes a problem

When power becomes a problem

Semiconductor Engineering editor in chief Ed Sperling recently reported that the current emphasis on lowering power – in everything from wearable electronics to data centers – is turning into a “perfect storm” for the semiconductor ecosystem.

“In the past, most issues involving power—notably current leakage, physical effects such as electromigration, electrostatic discharge, RC delay and reduced…

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Will security concerns slow IoT growth?

Will security concerns slow IoT growth?

Writing for Semiconductor Engineering, Ed Sperling confirms the industry is now in “full pursuit” of the Internet of Things (IoT).

“In fact, what started as a trickle has turned into something that more closely resembles Niagara Falls,” Sperling opines. “This is particularly true for the so-called Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), where smart sensors on a factory floor already are saving…

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