MobileNations did a great video touting Samsung’s Smart Window.

As Joanne said, CES was all about the touch screen display – and yes, its very minority reportish.  Putting this one on my wish list.

This year’s CES had a few themes to take away, but the one that seems to define the rest is that the old model is dead. We are firmly at a new frontier of technological development, and whatever new age we’re entering, it’s being shaped by Apple Inc.  Everyone else seems to still be struggling [...]

The semiconductor industry likes to think it doesn’t have to worry about software or Digital Rights Management (DRM). I’m often told “those things will work themselves out on their own.”
But the truth is, DRM defines how a user will interact with technology. And it defines how different devices are able to communicate. Can you play [...]

If you’ve read any of my previous articles, you know I’m not a big fan of cable. So my short, biased answer to the question at the top of this article is yes. The more convoluted answer is “Probably, if you’re willing to test out some hardware.”
Luckily, even though there still [...]

As we head into November, Semico’s forecast of a weak second half is showing to be accurate. June, July, and August all had poor performance and according to the IPI, we will see that trend continue into 1Q12. February of 2012 is still forecasted to be the bottom as OEMs are currently burning [...]

The semiconductor market may be experiencing a downturn, but that doesn’t have to mean all news is bad news. Analog, within the Computing, Consumer, and Communications markets, will see some strong growth over the next few years, growing 13.8%, 8.6%, and 12.8% in 2011, 2012, and 2013 respectively.
These numbers are pulled from our MAP [...]

It’s an accepted fact these days that smart phones are rampaging through the handheld industry, wiping out single use products one after another.  Portable media players, GPS, satellite radio… are handheld games next?
Handheld gaming has had problems over the last few years because high start-up costs keep competition at a minimum.  Microsoft, Sony, Nokia, and [...]

The Freescale Technology Forum was held in San Antonio, TX recently, June 20 to 23, 2011.  Freescale is a leading chip vendor focused on embedded control.  Once again the event drew a large number of attendees, about 2,000.  This is roughly the same as last year, quite impressive considering the current economic conditions.  The exhibit [...]

Morry Marshall:  Repeating the Mistakes of the Past!
Here we go again, right back where we’ve always been.  In the 1980s the Apple Mac OS was the best operating system on the planet, and Apple was heading toward a dominant share in the personal computer market.  Microsoft MS-DOS had a text interface with arcane commands rather [...]

Freescale’s Senior VP and GM of the RF, Analog & Sensor Group, Tom Dietrich, joined us for another year at the Summit.  Tom is always at the forefront of what is trending in the semiconductor industry and this year was no different as he introduced us to Freescale’s vision of a sensor-based future.
Over the next [...]