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Category Archives: Tech
Globaltech Wins Western Australian Premier’s Award for Innovation Excellence
I’m a bit late to this, but the project the team at Globaltech and I have been working on has won the Western Australian Premier’s Award for Innovation Excellence for ePLOD – The world’s first & only fully integrated electronic progressive … Continue reading
Posted in Mining Exploration, Tech
Tagged award, eplod, globltech, innovation, plodview, plodware
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Intel Unveils 3D Tri-Gate Transistor
This is exciting. Intel have announced the development of a 3D tri-gate transistor and will be shipped in 2012. Mark Bohr, from Intel, explains in the video below:
Here is a better representation of the tri-gate transistor together with a close up of a tri-gate SRAM cells (source) :
Key points:
50% Power Reduction at Constant Performance
37% Performance Increase at Low Voltage
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How a Memory Chip is Made
Amazing behind the scenes look at how a memory chip is made:
My thoughts on this industrial wonder:
The level of automation in the Utah plant is astonishing – not many employees on the factory floor. Many bemoan that the number of manufacturing workers has been declining as a % of the economy. However, consider all the jobs created from the factory structures, machines, robotics, software and maintenance that was required to build and operate such a plant.
Notice the use of low-priced labour in Asia is used for relatively low-value assembly, testing and packaging. The Utah plant did the technically complex work of turning Silicon into memory chip wafers. I would also bet that the retail packaging would say “Made in China” – which doesn’t really capture that the true value (and Intellectual Property) of the product resides in the US.
There is no one central bureau directing the supply chain and manufacture of this product. The free market, by providing Lexar with the incentive of making a profit, drives this process.
I did my Master’s in Microelectronics and it still amazes me that you can turn what is essentially sand into a device that can store my entire music collection, all my family videos and photos for under $20. Continue reading
Will Net Neutrality Save the Internet?
A good summary of the Net Neutrality debate in the US. Via Reason TV.
Let’s keep the FCC and the government out of the Internet. Continue reading
Posted in Libertarianism, Nanny State, Tech
Tagged fcc, net neutrality, reason tv, video
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[EVENT] Australian Entrepreneurs to Showcase Leading-Edge Innovations in Silicon Valley
Andrew Lacy, SVP Disney Mobile, Co-Founder Tapulous to Keynote at ANZA TechNet’s Australian Innovation Showcase, November 9
10.12.2010– San Francisco, CA – A dozen Australian entrepreneurs will showcase their leading-edge innovations at the ANZA Technology Network Gateway to the US Executive Summit Australian Innovation Showcase at Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, from 6pm to 9:30pm on Tuesday, November 9.
Representative of the Australian tech scene, the Showcase provides a first-look at a broad-spectrum of smart technologies to Silicon Valley insiders who hold key connections to the US market and sales, partnering and funding opportunities.
ANZA’s 2010 Gateway to the US companies include a unique entertainment and media platform, software that interprets ‘brain signals’ to control electronic devices, enterprise solutions that turn management challenges into profits, specialist speech recognition technology, cutting-edge tools for web developers including a new database and a smart solution that trumps the universal remote market.
In addition to showcasing Australian companies new to the US market, ANZA will present two Australian-founded companies making waves in Silicon Valley; ThreatMetrix that has just closed a $12.1 million round and Whereoscope, a recent Y Combinator participant.
“Relative to its population of 21 million people, Australia consistently outperforms in innovative technologies it delivers to the global marketplace,” said Viki Forrest, CEO of ANZA Technology Network. “The Gateway to the US Australian Innovation Showcase underscores the remarkable talent that bubbles up Down Under and celebrates the success it has achieved locally in Silicon Valley.”
Andrew Lacy, Senior Vice President at Disney Mobile will deliver the evening’s keynote. Lacy, an Australian entrepreneur and co-founder of Tapulous, creator of Tap Tap Revenge, sold his company to Disney earlier this year. Nigel Warren, Consul-General & Senior Trade Commissioner at Austrade will emcee the Showcase.
More info here: http://www.pitchengine.com/pitch/94384/ Continue reading
chips@NICTA to Help Microelectronic Startups
From an old colleague, Graeme Robertson:
I just wanted to announce the establishment of the long-awaited chips@NICTA program. (formerly known as Design@NICTA)
What is chips@NICTA?
Cadence and NICTA have signed an agreement for discounted access to EDA tools for early-stage Australian semiconductor companies by aggregating demand through usage of the Cadence EDA-card rather than have companies negotiate independently with Cadence.
Current Eligibility Criteria for SMEs in Australia include:
- Less than 5 years old
- Registered Australian Company
- Turnover less than $5Million
- Must be developing IP for ownership by SME, (i.e. EDA license not used for design services.)
So, if you are an early-stage Australian semiconductor company, have a need for EDA tools and are interested in the chips@NICTA program and would like further information could you please respond to me at gprobertson@ieee.org including the likely time you need access by.
I have been out of the microelectronic design arena for a while now, but I hope it does well! Continue reading
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Tagged cadence, chip@nicta, eda, eda tools, microelectronics, nicta, startup
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Globaltech’s Pathtracker® Range of Trial Software Released
My company has been working on two world-class underground software packages to complement Globaltech’s range of Pathfinder® underground survey system. Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, globaltech, klassic ventures, pathfinder, pathtracker, pathtracker pro, software, survey quality check, underground survey
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