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Will London be cashless in 20 years?
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/will-london-be-cashless-in-20-years-2/A new survey conducted by London & Partners has determined that nearly three quarters of those polled in the capital city believe digital transactions will replace traditional notes and coins by 2036. “[Both] MasterCard and Visa have reported big rises in the number of contactless card payments, fueled by the use of smartphone payment apps,” […]
Prototyping lensless eye trackers for head mounted displays
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/prototyping-lensless-eye-trackers-for-head-mounted-displays-2/Rambus scientists Patrick Gill and Thomas Vogelsang recently presented a paper titled “Lensless Smart Sensors: Optical and Thermal Sensing for the Internet of Things” at the 2016 VLSI Symposia. As Julien Happich of the EE Times explains, Rambus lensless smart sensors (LSS) are based on a phase anti-symmetric diffraction grating (either tuned for optical or […]
Optimizing memory bandwidth
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/optimizing-memory-bandwidth-2/Frank Ferro, a senior director of product management at Rambus, recently sat down with Ed Sperling of Semiconductor Engineering and other industry participants to discuss the slew of new memory initiatives and entrants. According to Ferro, the initiatives were prompted by the need for improved efficiency from a latency standpoint in the memory hierarchy. “You […]
Contactless cards go mainstream in the UK
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/contactless-cards-go-mainstream-in-the-uk-2/A new report from the UK Cards Association confirms a significant increase in the use of contactless cards. To be sure, £7.75bn was spent using contactless cards in 2015 – representing a massive jump from £2.32bn in 2014. According to the report, the increase in contactless card popularity can be attributed to a number of […]
Designing the smart office of the future
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/designing-the-smart-office-of-the-future-2/A recent white paper authored by U.S. furniture giant Haworth describes how sophisticated sensors deployed in the workplace of the future could help contribute to employee well being and increased productivity. According to Dezeen Magazine, smart sensors would be tasked with constantly monitoring environmental conditions as well as the way employee spaces are used. More […]
Securing connected vehicles with Rambus CryptoManager
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/securing-connected-vehicles-with-rambus-cryptomanager-2/Anna Steffora Mutschler of Semiconductor Engineering recently observed that self-driving cars have prompted the semiconductor industry to consider a number of complex legal and regulatory issues. “[Self-driving vehicles] open up a whole new field for legal interpretation, case law, and regulation,” she explained. “While most liability cases in the past never crossed below the system […]
Tyne and Wear Metro see major passenger increase
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/tyne-and-wear-metro-see-major-passenger-increase-2/Ridership on the UK-based Tyne and Wear Metro has hit a six-year high, with the Department for Transport confirming an extra two million journeys on the Tyne Wear Metro for 2015/16. According to Katie Dickinson of the Chronicle Live, the above-mentioned increase represents a 5.7% jump from the previous year, with the number of passengers […]
Rambus and Movimento team on personalized security for automotive
http://gpsworld.com/rambus-and-movimento-team-on-personalized-security-for-automotive/#new_tabRambus Inc. and Movimento are partnering to deliver secure, personalized over-the-air (OTA) vehicle updates critical to safety and performance in the era of the connected car. Rambus is a specialist in digital security that provides a secure foundation for a connected world, and Movimento specializes in OTA software lifecycle and data management for the automotive/IoT […]
Can Rambus Hack Auto Cyber-Security?
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1329834#new_tabMADISON, Wis. — Since last summer, automakers in Detroit have been losing sleep over two vexing issues: Over-the-Air (OTA) software/firmware updates and cyber-security for connected cars. First, OTA is a big unknown to carmakers who have traditionally depended on service visits to dealerships for software updates. Only a few automakers have OTA update capabilities, and […]
EE Times talks Rambus and automotive security
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/ee-times-talks-rambus-and-automotive-security-2/Junko Yoshida of the EE Times reports that Rambus is diving into the field of cyber-security for OTA vehicle updates, which she describes as a “red-hot” issue for the current automotive market. “Rambus, a semiconductor and IP licensing company, has partnered with Movimento, a leader in automotive reflash services with innovations in OTA software,” Yoshida […]
