Author Archives: George Leopold

George Leopold

George Leopold has written about science and technology for more than 30 years, focusing on electronics and aerospace technology. He previously served as executive editor of Electronic Engineering Times. Leopold is the author of "Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom" (Purdue University Press, 2016).

Nvidia Alliances Hinted at Arm Deal

October 8th, 2020 (0)

In anticipation of closing its landmark deal to acquire chip IP vendor Arm Ltd., Nvidia is highlighting its partner ecosystem as it seeks to extend its considerable reach beyond personal computing and AI to HPC and the network edge. ...

AWS Reduces GPU Pricing for SageMaker

October 7th, 2020 (0)

Amazon Web Services is cutting prices on its SageMaker managed service for machine learning and deep learning as it attracts more financial services, healthcare and retail customers building and training ML models in production. The cloud giant (NASDAQ: AMZN) said ...

Nvidia’s Huang Vows to Protect Arm’s IP Model

October 6th, 2020 (0)

Arm Dev Summit -- The CEOs of Nvidia and Arm made the case this week for regulatory approval of a proposed mega-merger, arguing the combined chip maker would preserve the IP vendor’s business model since the acquisition is “complementary” ...

AI Triage Model Predicts COVID Oxygen Needs

October 5th, 2020 (0)

Among the first steps when COVID-19 patients are hospitalized is a blood oxygen test used to determine whether they require supplemental oxygen. Given the “wildfire” nature of the pandemic (a more apt description of the pandemic than the standard ...

Intel Advances in DoD’s Chip Packaging Push

October 2nd, 2020 (0)

Developing new capabilities for integrating complex semiconductor devices such as chiplets into a single package is seen as one way of reviving the U.S. chip manufacturing. Recent funding proposals emphasize reshoring IC test, assembly and advanced packaging capabilities as ...

Intel Unpacks Its 5G Portfolio

October 2nd, 2020 (0)

Intel Corp. unveiled a batch of 5G networking components this week, joining a growing list of chip and hardware vendors targeting the estimated $25 billion silicon market for next-generation wireless equipment. The chip maker said Thursday (Oct. 1) it ...

HPE Secures its Server Supply Chain

October 1st, 2020 (0)

A trusted supply chain initiative launched this week by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise addresses growing demand for domestically manufactured and secure servers. HPE announced Thursday (Oct. 1) it has shipped the first ProLiant DL380T servers manufactured in a secure facility and ...

AI, Big Data Propelling Chip Design

September 30th, 2020 (0)

AI and big data generating those algorithms are transforming chip design in unexpected ways, accelerating fundamental tasks like finding the optimal design tradeoffs between performance and power consumption “Chips can help produce better chips” in terms of frequency, power ...

Hailo Adds Acceleration Module to its AI Edge Processor

September 30th, 2020 (0)

Hailo, the up-and-coming AI chip startup, released an acceleration module this week that allows its Hailo-8 processor to be plugged into edge devices. The Israeli chipmaker is also targeting its AI modules at rivals Google and Intel, claiming its ...

VMware, Server Partners, Rework Hybrid Clouds Around Net Adapters

September 29th, 2020 (0)

The shift to hardware accelerators used to boost the performance of AI, machine learning and cloud-native applications is also having the unintended consequence of adding complexity for already overworked development teams. In response, a group of vendors led by ...