Month: January 2018

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How Cooperation and Trade Associations Push the Semiconductor Industry Forward

Credit to Author: Nadia Cheraitia| Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2018 16:00:44 +0000

The semiconductor industry is big – estimated to top $339 billion in annual sales in 2017. What’s more, many of the players that dominate semiconductor design and fabrication are also… Read more »

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Is Digitization and IoT a new thing? Not if you come from industrial automation.

Credit to Author: Fabio Mielli| Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2018 22:28:27 +0000

Everywhere and every day we are overwhelmed by articles and talks about the IoT, connectivity, big data, the digital transformation and all the benefits we can derive from this innovative,… Read more »

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Windows, Meltdown and Spectre: Keep calm and carry on

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2018 08:13:00 -0800

I’m increasingly skeptical of security holes that have their own logos and PR campaigns. Yesterday’s sudden snowballing of disclosures about two groups of vulnerabilities, now known as Meltdown and Spectre, has led to enormous numbers of reports of varying quality, and widespread panic in the streets. In the case of Intel’s stock price, that’s more like blood in the streets.

While it’s true that both vulnerabilities affect nearly every computer made in the past two decades, it’s also true that the threat — especially for plain-vanilla Windows users — isn’t imminent. You should be aware of the situation, but avoid the stampede. The sky isn’t falling.

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Apple acts as digital transformation hits panic mode

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2018 08:03:00 -0800

Apple is updating its systems against newly revealed Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities, but it’s not enough to update personal devices – what about older PCs and the millions of servers that may also be vulnerable to the bug?

The bigger picture

The Spectre and Meltdown bugs are causing lots of distress. Meltdown impacts Intel processors, while Spectre appears to threaten chips from AMD and ARM as well. A good explanation of these vulnerabilities is here.

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