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- ASIC
- Application Specific Integrated Circuit Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. The use...
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- MacBook Pro graphics chips failing prematurely
- It appears that the current crop of MacBook Pros seem to be suffering from a premature failure of their Nvidia graphics processors. According to a piece on The Inquirer "All Nvidia G84 and G86s are bad" and MacBooks Pro's with either the Nvidia 8600GT GPUs are prone to failure: ...
- Tags: graphics chip, nvidia corp., apple macbook, graphics, asic, apple macbook pro, chip, symptom, apple discussion forums, asics, semiconductors, hardware, jason d. o'grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-08
- Check Point Acquisition of Sourcefire Checked by Feds
- Check Point Acquisition of Sourcefire Checked by FedsBackdoors by design or accident?Surely you jest, Mr. Stiennon.In 2000, one year after Check Point's Firewall-1 was certified by the NSA as the only EAL-2 compliant application & traffic firewall product, a group of security researchers ripped the product to shreds in a...
- Tags: Firewalls, ASICs, Network security, SECURITY, Symantec Corp., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., firewall, Sourcefire Inc., ASIC, acquisition
- Discussion threads 2006-03-05
- ASIC revenues to reach $76.3 bln in 2005
- Revenue from application-specific integrated circuits and application-specific standard products will rise by 7.5% in 2005, to $76.3 bln. This figure will reach $116.5 bln in 2010, according to Gartner.
- Tags: ASICs, ASIC
- Blog posts 2005-11-07
- Study: Supercomputer clusters shortchange security
- Study: Supercomputer clusters shortchange securityLOL, so imagine when MS releases one!Holy Super Worms!Study: Supercomputer clusters shortchange securityMore proof that when you use linsux you are left insecured and with an OS that can't handle the task.This would be money well spent!Spending tax money on something like this is really no...
- Tags: ASICs, Operating systems, UNIX, KGB OTP, supercomputer, ASIC, security, Linux
- Discussion threads 2004-11-12
Additional Resources
- ServePath GoGrid - an F5 customer profile
- I recently had the opportunity to communicate with Telemachus Luu, Director of Product Engineering at GoGrid, the Cloud Computing Division of ServePath. Please introduce your company and your role GoGrid is the leading Cloud Computing, hosted, Internet service that delivers true â€Control in the Cloudâ€. GoGrid enables system...
- Tags: Load Balancing, Environment, API, ServePath GoGrid, F5, Servers, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- Anchiva Hardware Scanning Engine
- Traditional hardware acceleration technology in security appliances such as firewalls is focused mainly at accelerating packet processing at the network layer. This technology is useful in preventing network breakins when hackers aim their attacks at the network layer (TCP/IP), but is inadequate to detect or prevent today's attacks such as...
- Tags: Network, Hardware, Attack, Anchiva Systems, Firewalls, Tcp/Ip, Security, Networking, Network Security
- White papers 2009-03-22
- ASIC Implementation of Autocorrelation and CORDIC Algorithm for OFDM Based WLAN
- This paper deals with design and implementation of Autocorrelator and CORDIC algorithm for OFDM based WLAN on ASIC. The architectures of both Autocorrelator and CORDIC are processed through ASIC Design flow to check for the timing of both setup as well as hold time for 130nm technology. Autocorrelator is designed...
- Tags: Algorithm, WLAN, Autocorrelator, Matlab Simulation, ASICs, OFDM, Wireless LANs, LANs, Semiconductors, Hardware, Wireless And Mobility, Networking
- White papers 2009-02-28
- IBM System z10 Open Systems Adapter Ethernet Data Router
- The IBM Open Systems Adapter OSA is a family of integrated hardware features that enables direct connection between IBM System z10e hosts and clients on Local Area Networks LANs. The OSA provides a virtual interface to the LAN that may be shared by hundreds of host operating systems. The newest...
- Tags: Router, Adapter, IBM Corp., IBM Open Systems Adapter, Open Systems Adapter, Open Systems Adapter Generation, ASICs, Routers & Switches, Virtualization, Network Technology, Networking, Semiconductors, Hardware
- White papers 2009-01-22
- HP System VLSI Lab Builds Infrastructure for Next-Generation Chip Design With HP Scalable NAS File Serving Software
- The HP System VLSI Lab SVL is responsible for designing and testing the high-performance, high-end Application-Specific Integrated Circuit ASIC chipsets that work in concert with Intel's Itanium processors to power HP Superdome servers. SVL wanted to build a computing and storage infrastructure capable of supporting the design of the next...
- Tags: Software, NAS, Hewlett-Packard Co., VLSI, HP System VLSI Lab, Chipsets, ASICs, Utility Computing, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Semiconductors, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Components, Storage
- Case studies 2008-12-01
- High-Volume Nano FPGAs: Going Where No FPGA Has Gone Before
- Electronic devices have found their way into every aspect of daily life. This popularity is driving demand for more portability and higher integration. While demand is increasing, design teams are challenged with meeting shorter time-to-market demands in their current design processes. Traditional ASIC and ASSP design technologies are limited by...
- Tags: Team, Actel, FPGA, Team Management, Management
- White papers 2008-11-01
- Delivering Application-Layer Security at Data Center Performance Levels
- The shift from network-layer attacks to dynamically changing application-layer threats has dramatically increased security performance needs. Addressing application-layer threats requires an architecture that can quickly evolve to guarantee performance yet maintain a high level of security. While closed, ASIC-based architectures have not been able to make an efficient shift to...
- Tags: Data Center, Performance, Intel Corp., Data Centers, Performance Management, ASICs, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors
- White papers 2008-11-01
- One Router to Connect Them All
- One Router to Connect Them AllWives and out of townI have the same problem. I usually get infuriating phone calls where I have to talk her through the whole device reboot process each time, and she forgets how to do it.God awful from where I liveRead my "Harsh reality of...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Broadband Internet, router, cable, Vonage Holdings Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- IEEE Job Site Search 1.0 (Mac)
- Search for jobs posted by more than 4,000 leading corporation and organizations in fields ranging from ASIC design to weapons system development to transportation. The IEEE Job Site is regularly updated with exclusive job postings from companies in a broad range of industries â€Â" Northrop Grumman, BP Solar, Freescale Semiconductor,...
- Tags: Job, Apple Macintosh, IEEE, Travel Widgets, IEEE Job Site, ASICs, Recruitment & Selection, Transportation, Semiconductors, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Software downloads 2008-07-09
- Supply-Chain Solution Cuts Costs 15 Percent, Boosts Customer Service for ASIC Maker
- ASIC manufacturer Open-Silicon needed a better way to track yields. So, it turned to an integrated financial and supply-chain management solution from Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Tensoft. The solution, including Microsoft Dynamics GP and Tensoft Fabless Semiconductor Management, reduces costs by up to 15 percent or more, gives customers visibility...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Customer Service, Microsoft Corp., SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), ASICs, Enterprise Software, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-05-19
- Data Center Fabric: Leveraging 8 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel End to End in the Data Center
- Speed increase in Brocade switching platforms is one of many advantages from Brocade's next generation ASIC family. Higher speed in the data center brings the immediate benefit of higher-performing ISLs and increased scalability; since ISL performance is doubled, more ports can be used for servers and storage. In addition, 8...
- Tags: Data Center, Fibre Channel, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Chip bugs can lead to major security disasters
- Adi Shamir, professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and "S" in RSA, sent out a warning about a hypothetical scenario in which bugs in widely used processors could be exploited undetected by "sophisticated" intelligence agencies and lead to major security disasters. These bugs chips,...
- Tags: RSA Security Inc., PC, Chip, Attack, Security, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-11-18
- National Security and the PC
- The best thing about being an intellectual right-winger is that I am, of course, always right -something that can't generally be said for everyone. In particular it can't be said for a guy named Lewis Page whose report: DARPA looking to verify imported military chips, on the Register...
- Tags: Security, Integrated Circuit, PC, Semiconductors, Hardware, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2007-11-14
- MacBook battery firmware fix reveals flaws, recall recollected
- [Updated: Oct. 10, 2007 @ 2:00 pm PDT] The battery firmware patch Apple last week provided for users of 15-inch MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks may have uncovered a batch of problem batteries. The company said the problem batteries don't pose a safety risk, however, users...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Firmware, Apple MacBook Pro, Flaw, SMC, Readout, Engineering, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2007-10-10
- Statistical Static Timing Analysis Technology
- With CMOS technology scaling down to the nanometer realm, process variations have been increased. In particular, the increase of delay variations has seriously affected the design periods and timing yields. To estimate more accurately these delay variations, Statistical Static Timing Analysis SSTA, which considers delay variations statistically, has been proposed....
- Tags: Fujitsu Ltd., Variation, Analysis, Statistical Static Timing Analysis, ASICs, Semiconductors, Hardware
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine 6-E CenterFlex Technology
- Cisco CenterFlex technology, innovations enabled by the centralized Application-Specific Integrated Circuit ASIC complex at the heart of the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine 6-E, addresses the need for improved network performance, investment protection, and innovative new features. Cisco CenterFlex technology provides for system bandwidth of up to 320 Gbps...
- Tags: Cisco CenterFlex Technology, Cisco Systems Inc., Supervisor
- White papers 2007-10-01
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