A Faraday cage or Faraday shield can best be defined as an enclosure formed by conductive material that is used to block electric fields. As such, Faraday cages either heavily attenuate or block the reception and transmission of radio waves, which are a form of electromagnetic radiation.
Charting a new course for semiconductors
The semiconductor industry is at an inflection point facing challenges, including rising development costs, shrinking margins, market saturation and unprecedented consolidation. Although no stranger to boom and bust cycles, semiconductor companies are actively seeking a return to stability via a more sustainable and collaborative business paradigm.
Will Feature As A Service (FaaS) Become Important? Rambus Thinks So
Mitigating the effects of a declining Moore’s Law will no doubt take many forms. We’re all wondering what the next disruptive technology will be to make the worries moot. In the meantime, one approach to dealing with a stalled Moore’s Law is floated in a recent Rambus Blog, ‘Moore’s Law in the FaaS Lane’ – that’s right feature as a service. Certainly it’s not an entirely new idea.
Rambus Talks CryptoManager Use Cases [VIDEO]
Vice President for Products and Marketing for Rambus’ Cryptography Research Division Simon Blake-Wilson demoes the firm’s silicon-to-cloud security solution in a video filmed during Mobile World Congress 2016.
Interac strengthens digital payment security in Canada
The Canadian-based Interac Association/Acxsys Corporation (“Interac”) recently introduced its Token Service Provider (TSP) service. TSP – developed in collaboration with IBM, Bell ID and Everlink – can perhaps best be described as a proprietary token generation and management service that allows financial institutions, merchants and partners to build and manage secure digital payment transactions.
Chip Makers Need New Business Models
After half a century of sustained expansion and innovation, semiconductor sales and profits are noticeably slowing amid shifts in consumer trends, market forces and the pace of innovation. The resulting slew of consolidations has left many wondering if the industry is losing its mojo. Worldwide chip sales decreased by 1.9 percent during 2015 to $333.7 billion, according to Gartner, with the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization forecasting a slim 1.4 percent sales rebound in 2016 to $341 billion.
