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Click here to go to our Semico Impact Event Website! The Semico Impact is a one-day event held in San Jose, California. The day is filled with keynotes and panels focused on the benefits of third-party IP and issues that are enabling or hindering the growth of semiconductor IP. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

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SoC Silicon and Software Design Cost Analysis: Costs for Higher Complexity Continue to Rise

Today, everywhere we turn we hear speakers give presentations at conferences and industry events despairing how the rise in silicon design costs is hampering the semiconductor industries growth path. As part of this problem, we now recognize that software design costs have eclipsed silicon design efforts and have become the largest portion of the SoC creation effort. In addition, IP integration costs are now rising as more discrete IP blocks are infused into SoC designs today.

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MAP Model Update

Semico just updated our MAP Model database.  Desktops, Notebooks, Netbooks, Tablets, Servers, and Workstations are all updated.  We are currently including Ultrabooks in with Notebooks as Semico is assuming Notebooks will morph into Ultrabooks within the forecast period.  For more insight, or to get a demo of our MAP Model, please contact Rick.

Microsoft XBox: More Than a Gaming Console

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published by Tony Massimini on Sat, 2013-06-01 00:39

Even when I have fun, I am still an analyst.  During Memorial Day weekend I attended Phoenix Comicon.  This convention has been growing every year and has a wide variety of tracks for all interests and genres.  I decided to check out the Microsoft XBox Panel.

Where Have All the IP Vendors Gone? Part 3: Market Consolidation

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published by Rich Wawrzyniak on Wed, 2013-05-29 16:43

We have answered the first two questions on Market Growth and Market Maturation. The third question relates to Market Consolidation and its impact on the long term health of the 3rd Party IP market.

Does the fact that we have recently seen several ‘large’ IP companies acquired by other ‘larger’ IP companies mean the long anticipated consolidation in the industry has gotten underway.

In order to answer this question it might be a good idea to consider what conditions contribute to, or force, a market consolidation in the first place:

Jim Feldhan to Speak at ConFab June 2013

Join Semico's President, Jim Feldhan, at this year's ConFab.  It is being held June 23-26 in Las Vegas.  

MEMS and Controllers: Dynamics of Competition

MEMS and microcontrollers work closely together in many applications. In the simplest case, a sensor provides an input to an MCU. The sensor will detect an activity or condition in the environment and convert this to a signal that the MCU uses for its algorithm. In some cases the MCU may drive a MEMS such as an actuator.

Table of Contents: 
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Tony Massimini Speaking at Sensors Expo & Conference

Join Tony Massimini at the Sensors Expo & Conference on June 4th in Rosemont, IL.  Tony will be speaking during the Pre-Conference Symposium titled MEMS Sensor Fusion: Faster. Stronger. Smarter.  This event is hosted by the MEMS Industry Group.  

Where Have All the IP Vendors Gone? Part 2: Market Maturation

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published by Rich Wawrzyniak on Mon, 2013-05-20 23:32

Well, we have answered the first question about market growth, now how about market maturation?

Market maturation can be viewed in two ways:

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