Intel a Bear on PCs, a Bull on Flash

Amid second-quarter results, Intel said it expects a double-digit PC decline this year but sees flash picking up as it continues a 14nm rollout and starts a 10nm ramp.

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SoftBank's Son: Quixotic or Prophetic?

In a separate Q&A session held for the Japanese media, Son emphasized ARM will become "central to SoftBank's core biz," hardware will play a key role in the platform definition, and Alibaba hopes to play a role in bridging ARM with China.

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Electronic Design’s Products of the Week (7/18-7/22)

Whether you're looking for TVS diodes or micro-architecture processors, Electronic Design has you covered. We've rounded up some of the latest products to help optimize your applications, devices, and systems.

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Cray, Deloitte Don White Hat in Security Service

Cray Inc. and Deloitte & Touche offer service that continually probes a subscribers' computer systems as if it were a hacker, identifying potential threat vectors and alerting the subscriber to patch vulnerabilities before they are exploited by the bad guys.

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Qualcomm Faces $900 Million Fine from Korea

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has said that semiconductor and telecoms company Qualcomm is facing a fine of up to 1 trillion won (about $875 million) for allegedly violating antitrust regulations, according to a Korea Times report.

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Ex-Bridgelux Execs Launch Wide Band Gap Startup

Two former senior executives with Bridgelux Inc., a developer semiconductor technology for solid-state lighting, have founded Quora Technology Inc. (Los Gatos, Calif.).

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Automotive Cries for Earlier, More Efficient Testing

As the amount of software used inside cars rapidly grows, the auto industry is under pressure to implement software and system testing much earlier in their design cycle, and do it more efficiently.

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